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A growing wave of congressional Democrats and former national security officials are urging President Joe Biden to step down from the 2024 presidential race. On Friday afternoon, 34 Democratic lawmakers publicly called on Biden to reconsider his candidacy. Biden’s campaign co-chair said the president is considering who would be the strongest candidate to uphold Democratic values ​​and win in November. In addition, more than 50 former U.S. national and foreign security officials, including Anthony Lake, former national security adviser under President Bill Clinton, have also advised Biden to end his campaign. They have expressed concerns about Biden's ability to secure…

Fueled by a surge in technology stocks and rising expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut, Asia-Pacific markets rose on Thursday. The highlight was Japan's Nikkei 225 index, which topped the 42,000 mark for the first time ever. The Nikkei rose nearly 1%, with technology stocks leading the charge. The broader Topix also hit new highs, rising 0.7%. This rally mirrored the performance of U.S. tech giants the day before, with chipmakers such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Nvidia posting significant gains. However, a separate report from Japan pointed to a potential weakness in the economy. Orders for…

It was their private club. Five women who collaborated at the Public Theater, who met to drink and dream, to share frustrations and ideas, to commiserate, to brainstorm and laugh together. They coined their alliance "Women and Ambition," a cheeky nod to the fact that "ambitious" still had a strong connotation for young women. Their meeting at Public in the mid-2010s proved more than just a fond memory: each has now become an empowered leader in a field desperately in need of fresh inspiration. “These women changed the course of my life,” said Maria Goyanes, now artistic director of the…

Rishi Sunak, the outgoing British Prime Minister, has managed to retain his parliamentary seat in North Yorkshire, albeit by a narrower margin than in the previous election five years ago. Sunak won 47.5% of the vote in his constituency of Richmond and Northallerton in northern England. The result was likely a relief to Sunak, who was said to be worried about holding on to his once-safe seat in the run-up to the election. Few in Richmond expected Sunak to be unseated. The Conservative Party has long dominated rural Yorkshire. A defeat would make Sunak the first sitting prime minister to…

On June 21, 2024, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing celebrated its 24th listing anniversary, amid growing optimism about the future of the city’s IPO market. In an interview with CNBC, George Chan, global head of IPOs at EY, expressed confidence that the Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) market is set to see substantial improvement over the next five years, starting in the second half of this year. Chan noted that while it may take a few years to reach the peak levels seen in 2021, the trend is clearly positive. “I see light at the end of the tunnel,”…