Posts by Liam Redmond
US: S&P 500, Nasdaq open at record levels on trade talk hopes; set for strong quarter
Published Mon, Jun 30, 2025 · 09:42 PM [NEW YORK] The S&P 500 and Nasdaq opened at fresh record highs on Monday (Jun 30), as optimism over the United States striking trade deals with its key partners fuelled bullish momentum, keeping the indexes on track for strong quarterly gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose…
Read MoreCreative Technology CEO Freddy Sim to step down for health reasons; Tan Jok Tin will serve as interim CEO
[SINGAPORE] The chief executive officer of , Freddy Sim, will step down from his role on Jul 11 for health reasons, shortly after taking on the top job in May. The board will look for a new CEO, Creative said in a bourse filing on Monday (Jun 30). During the transition, Creative’s executive chairman Tan…
Read More‘The Waterfront’ ending explained: does Bree survive?
A lot can go down in the span of 43 minutes — at least, that’s what the jaw-dropping finale of Netflix’s The Waterfront proves. After seven episodes of peeling back all the layers of Buckley family trauma amidst earth-shattering secrets and deadly underground drug deals, the final episode titled “Lost at Sea” (Episode 8) ends…
Read MoreUS-based I Squared Capital dumps plans to make separate offer for Hong Kong’s HKBN
Published Mon, Jun 30, 2025 · 08:21 PM [HONG KONG] US-based infrastructure investment firm I Squared Capital has withdrawn plans to make a takeover offer for Hong Kong’s HKBN, the broadband operator said on Monday (Jun 30), as a competing bid backed by a state-owned entity takes centre stage. The announcement comes over a month…
Read More‘Freaked out’ Staten Islander chased by furious turkey in wild driveway showdown caught on camera
Talk about fowl play. A Staten Island man found himself in a wild confrontation when a feisty turkey chased him around his driveway in a bird-brained showdown caught on camera. Noel Colon had just stepped out of his house and was heading to work when the winged menace swooped in from behind and aggressively flapped…
Read MoreAnother interior fit-out firm eyes Catalist IPO as Dezign Format lodges preliminary prospectus
[SINGAPORE] A second interior fit-out company is preparing to list on the Singapore Exchange’s Catalist board in as many weeks, as Dezign Format Group lodged its preliminary prospectus on Monday (Jun 30). This follows a similar move by Lum Chang Creations on Jun 23, as part of its spin-off from mainboard-listed Lum Chang Holdings. In…
Read MoreMice design-and-build specialist Dezign Format eyes Catalist IPO, lodges preliminary prospectus
[SINGAPORE] A second company in two weeks is preparing to list on the Singapore Exchange’s Catalist board, with Dezign Format Group lodging its preliminary prospectus on Monday (Jun 30). This follows a similar move by Lum Chang Creations on Jun 23, as part of its spin-off from mainboard-listed Lum Chang Holdings. In its offer document,…
Read MoreING to cut 230 jobs as it has ‘too many’ managing directors
The lender says the cuts were prompted by a combination of “market circumstances” and the goal of “re-balancing” staff Published Mon, Jun 30, 2025 · 06:23 PM [AMSTERDAM] ING Groep announced a round of cuts focused on senior staff, saying there are just too many of them. The Dutch lender plans to eliminate 230 roles…
Read MoreSingapore shares buck regional rally, STI dips 0.1%
Wilmar International’s shares still under pressure, hits a 52-week low at market’s close; OKP and Keong Hong both at 52-week highs [SINGAPORE] Singapore shares started the week closing slightly lower, bucking the trend elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific, which rode on a record-breaking session on Wall Street last Friday. The Straits Times Index (STI) was 0.1…
Read MoreAI is controversial in Hollywood. For China’s film business, it’s no holds barred
Hollywood’s relationship with artificial intelligence is fraught, as studios balance the need to cut costs with growing concerns from actors, directors and crew members. But in China, efforts to use AI in entertainment are taking a more no-holds-barred approach. The China Film Foundation, a nonprofit fund under the Chinese government, plans to use AI to…
Read MoreMeet the stunning model making her Wimbledon debut — against world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka
She’s got style, she’s got grace, and Carson Branstine also has one heck of a serve. The 24-year-old tennis up-and-comer will face the top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka at Wimbledon on Monday as Branstine looks to make an impact in her first showing at the All-England Club. She’s currently ranked 197th in the world and has already…
Read MoreUBS kicks off share buyback programme of up to US$2 billion
Published Mon, Jun 30, 2025 · 04:13 PM [ZURICH] UBS Group is launching a programme to repurchase as much as US$2 billion worth of its own shares, it said in a release on Monday (Jun 30). The buyback is expected to kick off on July 1, it said, adding that the plan had been previously…
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