Posts by Liam Redmond
Protect Your Wallet: What Florida Car Buyers Must Know Before Signing Anything
Buying a car in Florida can be an exciting milestone, but it’s also a financial trap for the unprepared. The Sunshine State has its own set of rules, dealership practices, and legal nuances that can catch buyers off guard. If you’re not careful, a simple oversight can cost you thousands of dollars. Before you sign…
Read MoreCourt approves sale of 23andMe to nonprofit led by co-founder Anne Wojcicki
23andMe, a distressed genetic testing company that filed for bankruptcy this year, has received another potential lifeline. A bankruptcy judge approved the sale of the company’s assets and business operations to a nonprofit led by 23andMe’s co-founder and former chief executive, Anne Wojcicki. The nonprofit, TTAM Research Institute, will pay $305 million as part of…
Read MoreTrump is ‘fast forwarding’ the inevitable future of a multipolar world: George Yeo
[SINGAPORE] US President Donald Trump may be at the centre of several global events today, but he did not create the increasingly multipolar world – he is merely fast-forwarding inevitable events, said George Yeo, Singapore’s former foreign minister. “Trump himself is not the author of big events, he’s being carried by big events,” he said.…
Read MoreWhy the Rangers did the right thing letting Zac Jones walk
The Rangers did the right thing by Zac Jones by not qualifying the 24-year-old forever-seventh defenseman and thus setting him free on the open market. Now, after 115 games interspersed over the past five seasons while perceived as no more than a depth figure by a succession of coaching staffs, Jones will finally be able…
Read MoreSingapore shares move in tandem with Wall Street rally
[SINGAPORE] Buoyed by the overnight Wall Street rally, Singapore shares rose on Tuesday (Jul 1), with about the top one-third counters by weighting among the blue-chip-gauge Straits Times Index (STI) all closing higher. The STI was up 25.47 points or 0.6 per cent to 3,989.76 points, after the United States indexes S&P 500 and Nasdaq…
Read MoreTwo Chinese chip firms plan 12 billion yuan IPOs, bet US export curbs to spur growth
[BEIJING] Two Chinese artificial intelligence chip startups are seeking to raise a combined 12 billion yuan (S$2.1 billion) in initial public offerings, hoping US curbs on advanced chip sales to China will boost local demand for their products, their filings show. Beijing-based Moore Threads plans to raise 8 billion yuan, while Shanghai-based MetaX seeks 3.9…
Read MoreHow to watch Wimbledon 2025
That’s right, tennis fanatics: the 2025 Wimbledon Championships have begun! With such an exciting line up of players this season, you won’t want to miss a single second of the action. The Championships kicked off this week, and fans are gearing up to witness some serious heat on the court. The stakes are looking higher…
Read MorePrudential commences third tranche of US$2 billion share buyback scheme
[SINGAPORE] Asia-focused insurer Prudential on Tuesday (Jul 1) announced the commencement of the third and final tranche of its US$2 billion share buyback programme launched in June 2024. This latest US$500 million tranche follows the completions of a first US$700 million tranche in November 2024 and a second US$800 million tranche in June 2025. It…
Read MoreLiving near a golf course is linked to Parkinson’s risk in new study as some cite limitations
If living near a golf course seems scenic and relaxing, it may also be linked to a higher risk of Parkinson’s disease, according to a surprising new study that comes with some limitations. Led by the Barrow Neurological Institute in Arizona, along with Mayo Clinic, the study found that the greatest risk was found among those…
Read MoreChip-design firm SkyeChip is close to a Malaysian IPO, CEO says
Published Tue, Jul 1, 2025 · 03:51 PM [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian semiconductor designer SkyeChip is “close” to an initial public offering after posting consecutive years of revenue and profit growth, said chief executive officer Fong Swee Kiang. The company, founded in 2019, has seen “30 per cent revenue growth every year, and a 30 per…
Read MoreChildren’s grief book author and alleged murderer Kouri Richins slapped with 26 new charges
Children’s author Kouri Richins — who wrote a popular book about dealing with grief after allegedly killing her husband — was slapped with over two dozen new charges involving financial schemes linked to his death. Summit County prosecutors announced on Friday that Richins, 33, allegedly took out massive high-interest loans, forged documents, and shifted money through…
Read MoreMassachusetts man accused of stabbing mom’s boyfriend 17 times, dousing him in lighter fluid in deadly fight over steaks
A Massachusetts man is accused of stabbing his mother’s boyfriend 17 times and dousing him in lighter fluid after an argument over steaks during Saturday dinner. Andrew Horsman, 41, seemingly snapped during the fight over steaks with his mom’s longtime partner, 66-year-old Paul Pomerleau, and went into a bloody rage at the older man’s home,…
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