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It's a public holiday in Singapore to mark lunar New Year and the start of the year of the wood snake, which symbolizes self-improvement and the need for balance. Possibly with this in mind, a team of Singapore credit traders quit en-masse on Monday.

The Federal Reserve held its key interest rate in check Wednesday, reversing a recent trend of easing policy as it examines what is likely to be a bumpy political and economic landscape ahead. In a widely anticipated move, the central bank's Federal Open Market Committee left unchanged its overnight borrowing rate in a range between 4.25%-4.5%. The decision followed three straight cuts since September 2024 worth a full percentage point and marked the first Fed meeting since frequent Fed critic Donald Trump assumed the presidency last week and almost immediately made known his intentions that he wants the central bank to cut rates. The post-meeting statement dropped a few clues about the reasoning behind the decision to hold rates steady. It offered a somewhat more optimistic view on the labor market while losing a key reference from the December statement that inflation «has made progress toward» the Fed's 2% inflation goal.

Congress MP from Wayanad Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday while she was on her way to visit the family of the woman killed by a tiger last week in Mananthavady village here. The black flags were waved at Priyanka's cavalcade near Kaniyaram here by CPI(M) workers over her alleged delay in returning to the district, especially after the tiger attack, since she won from the constituency.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s last three budget speeches were marked by an absence of key figures that had in the past aided in articulating the government’s priorities and, sometimes, to justify a long-term goal that posed short term difficulties.

Naomi Girma has made history as the first million-dollar player in women’s soccer. The 24-year-old completed her transfer from San Diego Wave to Chelsea for a record-breaking $1.1 million (900,000 pounds) on Sunday.

Masahiro Nakai, one of Japan's top TV hosts and a former pop star, says he is retiring to take responsibility over sexual assault allegations

Move over, Moo Deng! There’s a new baby hippo in town, and her name is Poppy. Born at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia, this pint-sized pygmy hippo is quickly becoming the latest internet sensation. Fans of Moo Deng, the adorable pygmy hippo from Thailand who captured hearts worldwide last summer, no longer need to travel across the globe to meet their favorite tiny mammal.

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Mark Zuckerberg appearing to gaze at Jeff Bezos’ fiancée, Lauren Sanchez, has ignited a wave of amusement on social media. Captured at Donald Trump’s inauguration at the U.S. Capitol on January 20, the poorly timed image quickly became a focal point of online chatter.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : Two major investors in business-to-business (B2B) marketplace OfBusiness, Alpha Wave Global and Z47 Partners (formerly Matrix Partners India), are set to make partial exits worth $100 million in the next six to nine months, as the company prepares for its public listing later this year, according to co-founder and CEO Asish Mohapatra. The shares will be sold to high-net-worth individuals (HNIs) and family offices, Mohapatra told Mint, without disclosing details about the buyers.

A fire at a one of the world’s largest battery plants in California contained tens of thousands of lithium batteries that store power from renewable energy sources