Risk
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Bitcoin dips below US$90,000 as AI worries dent risk appetite
Fresh concerns about artificial intelligence profits weighed on technology stocks [SINGAPORE] Cryptocurrencies tumbled on Thursday (Dec 11) and bitcoin fell briefly below the US$90,000 threshold in a renewed signal of…
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Keep Politics Out of Museums or Risk Losing Them Altogether
In an era of polarization, public distrust, and accelerating ideological conflict, museums occupy one of the few remaining spaces the public still views as neutral. They are institutions built slowly…
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Why Investors Overlook Engineering Risk in Acquisitions
Engineers working in companies need clear, operational foundations for any merger that aims to create long-term value rather than short-lived momentum. When those foundations are ignored, even deals that seem…
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IMF wades into debate over yuan, warns on risk of trade tensions
It’s lending its voice to a debate over distortions caused by a weaker exchange rate [BEIJING] The International Monetary Fund linked China’s booming exports and growing trade imbalances in part…
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Asian utilities slow to confront climate risk
ASIA might need to grow up when it comes to protecting its power sector against climate-related loss and damage, a new report has suggested. Eleven major power-sector players in Asia…
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Oil hovers near two-week highs on expected US interest rate cut, geopolitical risk
[SINGAPORE] Oil prices hovered at two-week highs on Monday (Dec 8) as investors expect a likely US Federal Reserve interest rate cut this week to lift economic growth and energy…
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Tavares Brewington on Strengthening Risk Culture Through Innovation, Shared Language, and Smarter Reputational Awareness
Tavares Brewington Tavares Brewington, Chief Compliance and Risk Officer at a well-known company, believes there is room to reconsider the role of compliance inside organizations instead of viewing it narrowly.…
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Tropical Depression Wilma Strengthens: Why 20 km/h Movement Puts Central Philippines At Risk
A potent mix of foul weather is currently bearing down on the Philippines as Tropical Depression Wilma slightly accelerates over the Philippine Sea. The slow-moving system, now less than 250…
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Most Immigrants Prefer to Remain in the U.S. Despite Risk of Deportation, Poll Shows
A majority of immigrants living in the United States say their lives are better here than in their countries of origin and that they would choose to migrate again, even…
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Pentagon Investigation Reveals Hegseth Texted Real-Time Strike Details on Signal, Putting U.S. Forces at Risk
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth disclosed sensitive operational information about U.S. airstrikes in Yemen using the encrypted messaging app Signal, raising concerns that he may have put American personnel and missions…
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Allegedly Told to Surrender Passport Amid Flight Risk Fears
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is being made to endure what insiders have called his “final humiliation,” with senior figures reportedly urging him to hand in his passport as scrutiny over his past…
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Apple contests India’s antitrust penalty law with risk of US$38 billion fine, filing shows
[NEW DELHI] Apple is challenging India’s new antitrust penalty law under which the US company could potentially face a fine of up to US$38 billion, a court filing at the…
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Hundreds of Campbell Soup Company Employees At Risk of Losing Jobs Amid VP’s Scandal
Campbell Soup Company is facing a growing crisis after its Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer, Martin Bally, was secretly recorded making severe claims about Campbell’s products during a…
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Trump Tells Ukraine Time Is Up by Thanksgiving: Intel and Weapons Pipeline at Risk
US President Donald Trump has issued an ultimatum to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, warning that US military aid will cease if Kyiv does not agree to a peace settlement with…
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Trump Starts to Dismantle Education Department, Potentially Leaving Millions of Students at Risk
The Trump administration has started to dismantle the US Department of Education to reportedly ‘free schools’ from federal oversight. However, many state officials warn it could create chaos instead for…
