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A globe-trotting American investment banker who’s built a career on deals with Russia and its state-run gas company, Carter Page says his business has suffered directly from the U.S. economic sanctions imposed after Russia’s escalating involvement in the Ukraine. When Donald Trump named him last week as one of his foreign-policy advisers, Page says his e-mail inbox filled up with positive notes from Russian contacts. “So many people who I know and […]

|By Matein Khalid| This was the ghastliest week for global risk assets since September 2011. Not even 290,000 new US jobs in December could negate the raw fear on Wall Street generated by the 10% fall in Shanghai, a yuan depreciation, market meltdowns of 6 – 7% in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Frankfurt, Mumbai and New York. Four months ago, I had published a KT article titled “History’s […]

Mirvette Judeh began covering her hijab with a hoodie two weeks ago while in the car with her two young children. Someone might want to hurt their mother, she explained to them, because the head scarf easily identifies her as Muslim. “Now I have to have these conversations with my kids,” said Judeh, 39, who lives in southern California. “That’s what breaks my heart — to tell […]

Republican presidential contender Donald Trump said his call to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. sparked a useful discussion about radicalism within that community, and he’s not daunted by polls showing most Americans oppose the idea. “I didn’t do this for polls so I don’t even care what the polls say,” Trump said in an appearance Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union With Jake Tapper.” “My polls […]

No topic has so dominated public discussion over the past week like Donald Trump’s call to indefinitely ban Muslims from entering the U.S. Editorial pages have raged, talk shows have engaged, even leaders of his Republican Party have forcefully rejected the proposal. One group of national leaders, however, has said little: corporate chiefs. A few, it is true, have spoken in broad terms, usually without mentioning Trump. […]

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Microsoft 365 Family cuts combined storage to 2TB // Iran displays school strike memorial at COP31 summit // The MICHELIN Guide Thailand Celebrates Its Landmark 10th Edition with Record Numbers of Entries and MICHELIN-Starred Dining Venues // COP31 leaders demand accelerated action as warming intensifies // Moonless skies improve stargazing conditions across northern Saudi Arabia // North Korean hackers widen drone and software attacks // Japan’s Nikkei advances as buyers return after sell-off // Abu Dhabi unveils restored Porsche from royal motorcade // US relocates tankers from second British base amid threats // Messi secures consecutive MLS Golden Boots with 26 goals // Canada seeks tariff easing following US election upheaval // Prudential announces title sponsorship of “Prudential Hong Kong Winter Wonderland in Tsim Sha Tsui”, lighting up Victoria Harbour this winter // Google Health introduces blood pressure logs and glucose overlays // France identifies Iranian Guards as supermarket hacking suspects // New Two Way Trade Momentum Highlighted at China-Africa Cooperation Forum in Yiwu // FinCEN identifies $8 billion in suspect overseas payments // Singapore introduces AI scam alerts for messaging conversations // Flydubai Dammam cancellations persist as Etihad extends suspensions // California electorate defeats proposed levy on billionaire wealth // OnePlus 16 India debut reconsidered amid launch discussions //