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S'pore downgrades GDP forecast to 0%-2% as US-China tariff war weighs on global growth
2025-04-29 20:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) cut Singapore's growth forecast for 2025 to "0.0 to 2.0 per cent" on concerns that the US-China tariff war could induce a global economic slowdown.This is a downgrade from the 1 per cent and 3 per cent range previously."MTI's assessment is that the external demand outlook for Singapore for the rest of the year has weakened significantly. This has led to a deterioration in the outlook of outward-oriented sectors in Singapore. In particular, the manufacturing sector is likely to be negatively affected by weaker global demand," MTI said on April 14.This, alongside softening global trade, will also weigh on the growth of the wholesale trade sector. The pullback in global trade will similarly dampen the growth of the transportation & storage sector through its drag on demand for shipping and air cargo services, it said.At the same time, the finance and insurance sector could see weaker trading activity due to risk-off sentiments that will adversely a...
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'I expect a lot of people will hate it': PUBG creator Brendan Greene doesn't care if his new game is too hard for players to handle as long as it 'elicits a reaction'
2025-04-29 19:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
Survival games aren't known to be easy; that's kind of the whole point, especially when you often find yourself in remote, unforgiving locations where you need to keep fed, hydrated, and protected from the elements and maybe some hostile mobs. But Prologue: Go Wayback! takes its difficulty to a whole new level."I like brutal games," PUBG creator Brendan Greene tells me. "I grew up with Doom and spent weeks trying to get past its levels. I want to make a space that is hard and difficult, because I do think a lot of gamers like that. Like, there's too much hand-holding, which is fine. But just my game won't have that option."Danger is around every corner in Prologue. But unlike most survival games where there are hostile enemies who deliver the finishing blow, the real risk comes from making the wrong choices. Most of my decisions in Prologue directly led to my death sooner or later. Whether it was trying to climb a mossy rock for a better view of the river, only to slip off and bash my...
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Roberto Clemente Jr. shocked over Pirates removing tribute to dad for an alcohol ad
2025-04-29 19:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
MLBBy Ryan DunleavyPublishedApril 6, 2025, 3:16 p.m. ETThe Pirates pursuit of the mighty sponsorship dollar included scrubbing a tribute to a MLB icon.Hey, they arent nicknamed the Buccos or is it Buck-os? for nothing.The Pirates replaced a section of the right-field wall that used to include Roberto Clementes name and number with an ad for Surfside alcoholic beverages.It caught the attention of angry Pirates fans during Fridays home opener against the Yankees, and left Roberto Clemente Jr. saying Wow on X and a lot more in a written statement.55I was shocked to learn that the Clemente 21 sign a tribute to my father on the right field wall at PNC Park in Pittsburgh had been removed and replaced by an advertisement, Clemente Jr. said. This change was made without any communication or consultation with our family.The Pirates have statues of Clemente and other franchise greats around PNC Park, and the right-field wall is 21-feet high at its peak in honor of Clementes...
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