by chung chinyi | Sep 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
Investors watched in awe as the stock market surged this year. The S&P 500 index gained $16 trillion in market value. That marks a 13.3 percent rise so far in 2025. This boom pushed major benchmarks to fresh peaks. The Dow Jones, S&P 500, and NASDAQ all hit...
by chung chinyi | Sep 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
Fed Chair Jerome Powell in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 17, 2025 Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday called the central bank’s rate-setting job “challenging.” His words came after last week’s rate cut. Markets reacted with a pullback. Based on the...
by chung chinyi | Sep 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
President Trump unveiled major updates to the H-1B visa program. One key change adds a $100,000 fee for companies seeking new H-1B visas. This comes as a sharp rise from the old $215 cost to enter the visa lottery. The fee targets only fresh applications. It skips...
by chung chinyi | Sep 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
Every year during the seventh lunar month, Singapore transforms into a spiritual landscape where the boundaries between the living and the dead blur. Streets fill with the aromatic smoke of burning incense, void decks become temporary temples, and stages spring up in...
by chung chinyi | Sep 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
William So’s Drug Scandal and the Complex Intersection of Fame, Redemption, and Cultural Politics Introduction In an era where social media can resurrect decades-old controversies with the click of a button, Hong Kong singer William So’s recent public...
by chung chinyi | Sep 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
An in-depth analysis of how U.S. immigration restrictions offer insights for Singapore’s labor market and economic strategy September 24, 2025 | Singapore Economic Review As President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown continues to reshape the American...
