As China trust-tax deadline looms, wealthy clients explore options across Asia
Advisers note that some clients are underestimating the scope, and have been slow to act[SINGAPORE] One month after China...
UOB Private Bank appoints UBS’ Dominique Boer as Asean market head
Boer, who has held senior roles at UBS and Credit Suisse, will take up the position on Sep 17[SINGAPORE]...
IBT Media Transfers Ownership to Newly Established Delaware Perpetual Purpose Trust
NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2026 — IBT Media Inc., parent company of the International Business Times, announced today that...

Australian, New Zealand dollars pause near multi-month peaks as bond selloff deepens

Published Tue, Sep 1, 2026 · 11:52 AM[SYDNEY] The Australian and New Zealand dollars loitered near multi-month highs on Tuesday (Sep 1) as a global selloff in bonds kept...
Donald Trump Jr’s venture capital firm leads US$1 billion funding round for Polymarket
Reigning In Big Tech: How California lawmakers plan to regulate AI and social media
As China trust-tax deadline looms, wealthy clients explore options across Asia
Advisers note that some clients are underestimating the scope, and have been slow to act[SINGAPORE] One month after China...
UOB Private Bank appoints UBS’ Dominique Boer as Asean market head
Boer, who has held senior roles at UBS and Credit Suisse, will take up the position on Sep 17[SINGAPORE]...
IBT Media Transfers Ownership to Newly Established Delaware Perpetual Purpose Trust
NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2026 — IBT Media Inc., parent company of the International Business Times, announced today that...

Entertainment

Australian, New Zealand dollars pause near multi-month peaks as bond selloff deepens
Published Tue, Sep 1, 2026 · 11:52 AM[SYDNEY] The Australian and New Zealand dollars loitered near multi-month highs on Tuesday (Sep 1) as a global selloff in bonds kept...
As China trust-tax deadline looms, wealthy clients explore options across Asia
Advisers note that some clients are underestimating the scope, and have been slow to act[SINGAPORE] One month after China tightened its tax rules on offshore trusts, wealthy Chinese are...
UOB Private Bank appoints UBS’ Dominique Boer as Asean market head
Boer, who has held senior roles at UBS and Credit Suisse, will take up the position on Sep 17[SINGAPORE] UOB Private Bank has appointed Dominique Boer as its regional...
IBT Media Transfers Ownership to Newly Established Delaware Perpetual Purpose Trust
NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2026 — IBT Media Inc., parent company of the International Business Times, announced today that ownership of the company has been transferred to a newly...
Donald Trump Jr’s venture capital firm leads US$1 billion funding round for Polymarket
Published Tue, Sep 1, 2026 · 09:49 AMDONALD Trump Jr’s venture capital firm, 1789 Capital, is leading a new funding round in Polymarket that values the prediction market at...
Reigning In Big Tech: How California lawmakers plan to regulate AI and social media
SACRAMENTO — Long the epicenter of the global tech industry, California is taking more action to shield its children, communities and workers from the threats posed by the very industry that’s...

Fashion

Australian, New Zealand dollars pause near multi-month peaks as bond selloff deepens
Published Tue, Sep 1, 2026 · 11:52 AM[SYDNEY] The Australian and New Zealand dollars loitered near multi-month highs on Tuesday (Sep 1) as a global selloff in bonds kept...
As China trust-tax deadline looms, wealthy clients explore options across Asia
Advisers note that some clients are underestimating the scope, and have been slow to act[SINGAPORE] One month after China tightened its tax rules on offshore trusts, wealthy Chinese are...
UOB Private Bank appoints UBS’ Dominique Boer as Asean market head
Boer, who has held senior roles at UBS and Credit Suisse, will take up the position on Sep 17[SINGAPORE] UOB Private Bank has appointed Dominique Boer as its regional...
Reigning In Big Tech: How California lawmakers plan to regulate AI and social media
SACRAMENTO — Long the epicenter of the global tech industry, California is taking more action to shield its children, communities and workers from the threats posed by the very industry that’s...
UK retailers raise prices by most since 2024, BRC data shows
The monthly shop price index increased to an annual 1.5% in August from 0.9% in JulyPublished Tue, Sep 1, 2026 · 08:05 AM[LONDON] British retailers raised prices by the...
GetGo launches cross-border car rentals to Malaysia
Users can book vehicles through the app and pick them up from the nearest car park[SINGAPORE] Users of car-sharing platform GetGo will be able to rent vehicles to drive...

Gossip

Game, Set, Smash: The Pierre Hotel’s Tennis Fête Is Its Own New York Story
Alexander Bublik’s table tennis match against Anastasia Potapova was the highlight of the night. Courtesy of the Pierre New York Last Thursday, the iconic Pierre Hotel threw its annual...
How Tom Gilleon Turned a Genre of Nostalgia Into One of Invention
Tom Gilleon, Sunset On The Redman, 2026. Courtesy the artist and KingArts Artist Tom Gilleon is known for his depictions of American West motifs—teepees, lonesome landscapes and Native Americans—that...
As Data Center Opposition Grows, America Needs a Better Blueprint
Data center development is running into resistance from communities and hard limits on power, water and infrastructure, making thoughtful planning more important than ever. Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images...
At 50, Pittsburgh’s Mattress Factory Still Says Yes to Artists
Installation view: Ting Tong Chang’s “The Hidden Shift,” Mattress Factory, through January 3, 2027. Photo: Tom Little At the height of its industrial power, Pittsburgh was also one of...
Yayoi Kusama, the World’s Most Photographed Recluse
Yayoi Kusama in Paris, 2001. Sygma via Getty Images (Editor’s note: This article was originally published on July 18, 2012.) It should be impossible to make a dull exhibition...

Health

IBT Media Transfers Ownership to Newly Established Delaware Perpetual Purpose Trust
NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2026 — IBT Media Inc., parent company of the International Business Times, announced today that ownership of the company has been transferred to a newly...
Trump Keeps Teasing A Third Term. But He’s Also Talking About Life After The White House.
President Donald Trump is increasingly talking about what life could look like after he leaves the White House in January 2029, even as he continues to tease supporters about...
Justice Crane’s $1.5 Million Error: Rent Is Not a Contract Payment
At the center of NW Media Holdings Corp. v. IBT Media Inc. is a simple question: Can a debtor promise to repay a specific $1.5 million debt, make none...
Stocks Fell On Monday As U.S.-Iran Tensions Flare Up Again, But End August In The Green
Stocks fell on Monday after tensions between the U.S. and Iran flared up again around the Strait of Hormuz.The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.12%, while the S&P 500 did...
Michael Saylor’s Strategy Stopped Buying Bitcoin For 10 Weeks. Now It’s Back With A $370M Purchase.
Michael Saylor's Strategy has resumed buying Bitcoin after a 10-week pause, spending nearly $370 million as the cryptocurrency's recovery toward $80,000 gives the world's largest corporate Bitcoin holder more...
Neither Democrats Nor Republicans Have Won Over the Working Class. A New Poll Shows Deep Distrust of Both Parties.
Working-class voters have become one of the most fiercely contested groups in American politics, but a new survey suggests neither Republicans nor Democrats have convinced them that their promises...

Innovation

Kelly Clarkson’s Kids River and Remington Move Her to Tears While Appearing on Her Last Talk Show Episode
Kelly Clarkson's Kids Remi and River Share Sweet Message on Her Talk Show's FinaleBehind Kelly Clarkson’s hazel eyes are tears, because of her kids’ kind words. As the daytime...
Liam Payne’s Girlfriend Kate Cassidy Honors Late Singer With Touching Birthday Tribute
Liam Payne's Girlfriend Kate Cassidy Explains Why She's Removing Tattoo Tributes to HimKate Cassidy will never stop celebrating Liam Payne. Nearly two years after the One Direction member’s death,...
RHOSLC Alum Jen Shah Finishes Prison Sentence After Home Confinement
But before Lisa and Meredith traded harsh words on the Zion trip, there was the hot mic moment to end all hot mic moments. "Meredith can go f--k herself," Lisa...
Keke Palmer Celebrates Birthday With Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Sons Justin and Christian
Keke Palmer Has the Perfect Reaction to Becoming Host of ‘The Voice: Celebrity’Baby, this is Keke Palmer’s birthday party.  The Emmy-winning actress celebrated her 33rd birthday surrounded by some...
Let’s Marry Harry Cast Says Harry Jowsey Had Sex With Multiple Women Off-Camera
As such, she quipped, "Anybody got a tequila soda, hello?" before adding, "I can only speak for myself, I wanted a little bit of closet time," confirming with a...
Dolly Parton Put Secret Song in a Time Capsule to Be Released in 2045
“A world without Dolly doesn’t feel possible, real, or right. But because of the eternally generous way she spent her time on this earth and the countless lives she...

News

Donald Trump Jr’s venture capital firm leads US$1 billion funding round for Polymarket
Published Tue, Sep 1, 2026 · 09:49 AMDONALD Trump Jr’s venture capital firm, 1789 Capital, is leading a new funding round in Polymarket that values the prediction market at...
Why the Straits Times Index matters today
It gives investors a simple way to gain exposure to various sectors through a single benchmark[SINGAPORE] The Republic’s benchmark stock index turns 60 this year, making it almost as...
US stocks: Wall Street ends lower after Fed Chair Warsh reaffirms inflation fight
Published Sat, Aug 29, 2026 · 07:41 AM[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes ended lower on Friday (Aug 28), with investors turning cautious after Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh...
‘Buying opportunity’: Sembcorp’s India unit IPO could lift group value by up to 10%
Sembcorp Green Infra’s listing could also make its parent company more attractive to investors, say analysts[SINGAPORE] The completion of Sembcorp Industries’ planned initial public offering (IPO) of its Indian...
US stocks: Nasdaq, S&P 500 lifted by Nvidia’s forecast; investors eye speech by US Fed’s Warsh
Published Fri, Aug 28, 2026 · 06:15 AM — Updated Fri, Aug 28, 2026 · 06:38 AM[NEW YORK] The technology-heavy Nasdaq outperformed peers at the close of trade on...
Singapore plays premium data centre game as Johor, Batam take on scale
With land and power at a premium, the Republic homes in on workloads with stronger reasons to be hosted on its shores[SINGAPORE] Singapore is carving out a premium role...

Politics

Croatia vacation hot spot may ban alcohol sales during key hours in sweeping new crackdown
The nightlife in Croatia’s second-largest city could soon look quite a bit different for visitors on vacation getaways. The city of Split is proposing a ban on the sale of...
2 teens charged in connection with TikTok stunt gone wrong that left 16-year-old trapped inside shaft of NYC bridge
Two teens have been charged in connection with a foolish TikTok stunt that caused a 16-year-old boy to plummet 50 feet and become trapped inside a shaft on the...
CBS Sports making big March Madness coverage change for 2026
Nate Burleson will add NCAA Tournament host to his ever-growing résumé at CBS.  The network announced Thursday morning that Burleson will host men’s March Madness coverage for CBS Sports...
New Tahoe ski death as student found on black diamond trail – after eight killed in nearby avalanche
A missing skier has been found dead at a Lake Tahoe resort — just days after eight were killed by an avalanche in the backcountry nearby. Colin Kang’s body...
UCLA hasn’t learned its lesson
UCLA must think it is off the hook for antisemitism and bigotry after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from imposing a billion-dollar fine for blatant discrimination against...
Savannah Guthrie never ‘coming back’ to ‘Today’ show after her mom’s disappearance: report
Savannah Guthrie is probably never returning to the “Today” show after her mother Nancy’s heartbreaking disappearance, according to a new report. The “Today” anchor has not appeared on the...

Special Edition

“Choosin’ Texas” Breaks Record For Longest-Running No. 1 Non-Holiday Pop Single
There’s a new queen of the Billboard Hot 100, with a longest running no. 1small asterisk. Ella Langley‘s stone smash “Choosin’ Texas” has racked up a phenomenal 20th week...
Kacey Musgraves Continues Boston Show Amid Onstage Fire
Kacey Musgraves managed to keep her cool as a small fire broke out on stage at her latest Middle of Nowhere Tour stop. On Saturday, the 8x Grammy winner...
Acclaimed, Controversial Play ‘Downstate’ To Get Broadway Staging – Report
The marquee at Broadway‘s Booth Theatre appears to confirm the rumors: Bruce Norris‘ acclaimed and controversial play Downstate will take up residence at the venue in an upcoming production...
‘The Big Break’ Reboot’s Debut Season Shelved Amid Golf Ad Scandal
A major scandal that has rocked the golf world has impacted the debut season of The Golf Channel‘s reboot of The Big Break reality competition series. The new season,...
The Troop Movie From Paramount Primal Based On Nick Cutter Book In Works
EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Primal, the studio’s new genre label led by J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules, has acquired rights to The Troop, the 2014 horror novel by Nick Cutter, enlisting Chris Basler...
‘Love Island USA’ Renewed For Season 9 At Peacock
I’ve got a text!!! Love Island USA has been renewed for Season 9 at Peacock. Ariana Madix, who recently earned her first Emmy nomination for her duties on the...

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Lionel Richie Hospitalized in ICU After Concert
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Jordyn Woods Addresses Criticism Over Jaden Smith’s Involvement in Her, Karl-Anthony Towns’ Wedding
Jordyn Woods is taking a couple minutes to show her love for Jaden Smith. Two weeks after the influencer married Karl-Anthony Towns, she addressed criticism surrounding the Karate Kid...
Tom Hardy Unveils Rap Career With Debut Album Under Stage Name Frankie Pulitzer 
Tom Hardy’s alter ego rises.  The MobLand actor shocked fans after he released his debut rap album under the stage name Frankie Pulitzer in collaboration with hip-hop group Czarface titled Czarface Meets Frankie...
Serena Williams’ Husband Alexis Ohanian Enjoys “Papa-Daughter Basketball Night” With Olympia
Alexis Ohanian and his daughter Olympia are having a ball. Indeed, the Reddit co-founder and his 8-year-old daughter—he and wife Serena Williams also share Adira, 2—enjoyed a father-daughter outing at...
Adam Scott Says He Hasn’t Drank Alcohol in 12 Years
Ultimately, the attempt backfired. As he put it, “For sure, by the end of the day, everyone thought it was cocaine.” And when it came to solving his nosebleed...
Andy Cohen Reveals Whether He’ll Appear on Dancing With the Stars
How Much Do the Celebrities Get Paid to Be on Dancing With the Stars?Citing multiple sources, Variety reported in 2019 that Dancing With the Stars contestants make $125,000 for...