Posts by Liam Redmond
CapitaLand India Trust wins second hyperscaler agreement for data-centre development
The facility has a gross power capacity of 55 MW and is set to be completed by Q4 2026 [SINGAPORE] The trustee-manager of CapitaLand India Trust (Clint) on Thursday (Jan 15) announced that it has secured its second long-term agreement with a global hyperscaler for Tower 2 of CapitaLand DC Navi Mumbai in Airoli, Navi…
Read MoreAlleged psycho surgeon Michael McKee would ‘torment’ ex Monique Tepe: ‘She had to get away’
The family of the Ohio couple gunned down in their home said the alleged killer, Michael McKee, would “torment” ex-wife Monique Tepe during their short marriage, before he allegedly broke into her house and murdered her and her new dentist husband. “She just had to get away from him,” Monique’s brother, Rob Misleh, told ABC…
Read MoreChina’s central bank cuts structural interest rates to boost targeted lending
The moves signal targeted adjustments to bolster an economy hit by weak demand and imbalances [BEIJING] China’s central bank will lower interest rates on its structural monetary policy tools by 0.25 percentage points, stepping up targeted support for the economy as it enters 2026. Deputy governor Zou Lan announced on Thursday (Jan 15) during a…
Read MoreRiley Gaines reveals she wraps her 3-month-old daughter in bulletproof blanket due to threats
Women’s rights defender Riley Gaines said death threats against her have become so severe that she has been wrapping her newborn daughter in a bulletproof blanket. The 25-year-old former collegiate swimmer — who welcomed her first child, Margot, in September — attended Tuesday’s Supreme Court arguments in a case that could bar transgender women from…
Read MoreWells Fargo misses profit estimates on severance costs, shares fall
WELLS Fargo missed analysts’ profit estimates in the fourth quarter on Wednesday, after it booked US$612 million in severance expenses as part of CEO Charlie Scharf’s effort to streamline operations, sending the bank’s shares lower. Its shares closed down 4.6 per cent at US$89.25, recording its biggest one-day percentage loss in six months. The bank…
Read MoreGrammy-winning singer Julio Iglesias accused of sexually assaulting 2 former employees in the Caribbean
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish prosecutors are studying allegations that Grammy-winning singer Julio Iglesias sexually assaulted two former employees at his residences in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas. The Spanish prosecutors’ office told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the allegations were related to media reports from earlier this week that alleged Iglesias had sexually and physically assaulted…
Read MoreStop Chasing Funding, Start Chasing Customers
There’s a lie many founders hear on day one: you need outside money to build a real business. You don’t. The first step isn’t a pitch deck. It’s a customer. My stance is simple and firm. Funding should not be your default plan—revenue should. This matters because chasing investors sends many founders down the wrong…
Read MoreFirst Sponsor expects net loss for H2, full year 2025 on forex losses
Fair value loss on its financial derivatives is a result of the strengthening of foreign currencies against the Singapore dollar [SINGAPORE] First Sponsor expects to post a net loss for its second half and full year ended Dec 31, 2025. The net loss is mainly due to fair value loss on its financial derivatives as…
Read MoreSouth Carolina confirms over 120 new measles cases, outbreak along Arizona-Utah border grows
Health officials in South Carolina confirmed 124 new measles cases since Friday, as the outbreak in the northwestern part of the state balloons following the holidays. There is a second, separate measles outbreak along the Arizona-Utah border, where 418 people have been infected since August. Last year was the nation’s worst year for measles spread since 1991,…
Read MoreAlibaba and JPMorgan are said to invest in chip designer Montage’s HK listing
[HONG KONG] Chinese chip designer Montage Technology is set to enlist Alibaba Group Holding and JPMorgan Asset Management among the key investors in its upcoming Hong Kong listing, according to people familiar with the matter, in a sign of promising demand for the Asian financial hub’s latest share sale related to artificial intelligence. Alibaba and…
Read MoreCalifornia husband sues McDonald’s after ‘vagrant’ kills his wife in drive-thru
A California widower claimed McDonald’s workers watched and made no effort to save his wife’s life as she was fatally attacked by a “vagrant” in the drive-thru. Jose Juan Rangel filed a lawsuit against the fast-food chain and two franchise holders in Los Angeles Superior Court on Jan. 8, nearly two years after his wife,…
Read MoreScarce landed housing land will entice developers hungry to serve aspiring landed home buyers.
Group’s undervalued share price is unwarranted given its rare landed housing landbank [SINGAPORE] Many affluent Singaporeans aspire to live in private landed homes, the purchase of which is generally restricted to Singapore citizens. Between Q4 2019 and Q4 2025, partly driven by the need for more space in the wake of the Covid pandemic, private…
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