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Doha Bank, Ox Fitness Lab in exclusive deal for premium clients

Tribune News NetworkDohaDoha Bank, one of Qatar’s leading financial institutions, has announced an exclusive partnersh...

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Tim Walz Says, 'It's Okay To Be Successful,' But 'Don't Be A Greedy Bastard And Not Pay Your Taxes'

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz delivered a fiery message on Tuesday to a crowd of more than 2,800 people at a town hall in Youn...

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Consumer Spending Grows Shakier Amid Wave of Tariffs

If consumer spending forms the foundation of the American economy, tariffs could represent an earthquake. That’s accor...

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Washington, Riyadh Agree To 'Pathway' For Saudi Civilian Nuclear Program

Washington, Riyadh Agree To 'Pathway' For Saudi Civilian Nuclear Program Via The CradleThe United States and Saudi Arabi...

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QNB closes $2 bn inaugural Asian syndicated loan

Tribune News NetworkDoha QNB Group, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, announced the succe...

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Bank of Canada faces a close-call rate decision as it stares down economic turbulence

Financial markets and analysts are split on whether the central bank will deliver another quarter-point interest rate cu...

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Trump warns tariffs are coming for electronics after reprieve

The American president downplayed a weekend exemption as a procedural step in his overall push to remake U.S. trade....

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Solar parks vs. blackouts: between illusions and reality (I)

What does the new solar park project currently underway consist of? What is its real impact on the electric power system...

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Trump’s trade war casts a shadow on America’s AI boom

Aggressive tariffs threaten to undermine Silicon Valley’s work on the crucial technology....

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SCB X in search of higher profits via wealthier customers

SCB X, the financial technology conglomerate and holding company of Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), is entering its third ye...

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Moltex Canada pushes on with nuclear project as U.K. parent struggles

Moltex’s wholly owned Canadian subsidiary is facing complications in its taxpayer-sponsored efforts to construct small...

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Initiative to regenerate insurance

The Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC) is preparing to launch an open insurance system, unlocking the industry in ...

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Trump suggests separate set of tariffs on electronics could come this week

The U.S. President says that the entire electronics supply chain could be subject to tariffs imposed under national-secu...

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Port Canaveral-bound Norwegian Aqua christened by ‘Modern Family’ actor

"Modern Family" actor Eric Stonestreet had never cruised before, but was quick to say yes when Norwegian Cruise Line ask...

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Man 'Erroneously Deported' Is Alive In El Salvador Prison: Official

Man 'Erroneously Deported' Is Alive In El Salvador Prison: Official Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man the US government has ...

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Trump’s Tariff Exemption for Tech Products Could Be Short-Lived

President Donald Trump has exempted electronics from his “reciprocal” tariffs, at least for now. The government anno...

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China halts critical mineral, magnet exports as trade war intensifies

The move threatens to choke off supplies of components central to automakers, aerospace manufacturers, semiconductor com...

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Pork, chicken, beef drive 25% increase in Philippines' meat imports at end-Feb.

The Philippines increased its meat imports by 25 percent as of the end of February, as traders ramped up purchases amid ...

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Cautious stock trading expected ahead of Lenten break amid global uncertainty

While conditions are rosy at the domestic front, cautious trading is expected at the local stock market as investors wou...

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Marcos admin debt payments plunge 80% in February 2025

The Marcos administration’s debt payments declined massively by over 80 percent in February, as it suspended its multi...

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Lucio Co's Puregold lowers spending but aims for solid revenue increase in 2025

Lucio Co-led grocery retailer Puregold Price Club Inc. is reducing its capital expenditures to ₱6.35 billion this year...

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BSP expects interest rate cuts to help Philippine economic growth reach full potential

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli M. Remolona Jr. is optimistic that the resumption of monetary policy easi...

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Motorcycle sales outgrow economy as 447,865 two-wheels added to Philippine roads in first quarter

The Philippines’ motorcycle industry is on an upward trajectory, with sales surging in the first quarter of the year, ...

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Jollibee Group embarks on food waste-to-fertilizer program

The Jollibee Group has partnered with Nutricycle Inc. to launch an innovative food waste-to-fertilizer initiative—a cr...

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Philippine tourism industry faces persistent challenges in 2025

The Philippine tourism and hotel industry continued to face challenges in 2024, and these difficulties are seen to persi...

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Shifting the burden: Are GenCos ready for transmission investments, too?

Roughly 6,000 to 7,000-megawatt (MW) capacity ramp up is expected in the next two years, yet grid development is still s...

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Meralco, France's EDF sign MOU to advance nuclear power exploration in Philippines

Manila Electric Company (Meralco) announced that it has partnered with a state-owned French electric utility firm to exp...

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Hope sparkles anew for India’s jewelers after US tariff pause

MUMBAI: India’s gems and jewelry industry is breathing a momentary sigh of relief after US President Donald Trump paus...

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Westpac trials 'basic' bank accounts to improve accessibility

Westpac's basic bank account is designed to have simplified functionality for people who may need additional support wit...

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Firing is one thing, but physically dragging a Social Security worker from the office goes too far; that's what DOGE workers did to a staff member this week

Elon Musk has reportedly indicated for the first time that his Department of Government Efficiency was falling short of ...

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Qatar takes part in meeting of GCC undersecretaries of investment agencies

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar participated on Sunday in the 3rd meeting of the committee of GCC undersecretaries of in...

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Extremist groups find it easy to sink hooks into children online

PARIS — After his arrest, the boy’s mother was stunned to discover that her 12-year-old had been learning how to kil...

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Vancouver tech worker says the renter and DINK lifestyle have boosted her career, retirement savings

Terry, 49, and her partner have enough money now that she’d like to focus more on ‘living for the present’...

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Safe Superintelligence’s Value Jumps Sixfold After $6 Billion Funding Round

Artificial intelligence (AI) startup Safe Superintelligence (SSI) has reportedly raised $6 billion in new funding. The r...

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China halts critical exports as trade war intensifies

New York Times: Tap turned off on rare minerals and magnets used in EVs, chips, aerospace....

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The White House’s 8 Big Tariff FlipFlops Since ‘Liberation Day’

Trump and his aides have repeatedly shifted their stance on tariffs in the weeks since the president’s “Liberation D...

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Martin Lewis explains when using air fryer is more expensive than an oven

Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis set out his 'rule of thumb' when using an air fryer instead of an oven....

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New York Bill Proposes Legalizing Bitcoin, Crypto For State Payments

New York Bill Proposes Legalizing Bitcoin, Crypto For State Payments Authored by Zoltan Vardai via CoinTelegraph.com,A N...

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US says tech tariff exemptions may be short-lived

WASHINGTON, DC — Recent exemptions to sweeping US import tariffs may be short-lived, top officials said Sunday, with D...

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Helicopter in fatal New York crash lacked flight recorders, NTSB says

Helicopter in fatal New York crash lacked flight recorders, NTSB says...

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Clevedon couple working to change minds on farming water buffalo in NZ

Richard and Helen Dorresteyn own and run Clevedon Buffalo Company....

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Mary Fowler suffers knee injury in FA Cup semifinal defeat

Matildas star Mary Fowler limps out of Manchester City's Women's FA Cup semifinal defeat to Manchester United with a rig...