Posts by Liam Redmond
As Singapore snares its largest Reit IPO in a decade, the Hong Kong exchange is busier than ever
[SINGAPORE] The last week has seen good news for the Singapore Exchange (SGX). Not only is NTT’s upcoming real estate investment trust (Reit) listing likely to be the largest S-Reit listing in a decade, software company Info-Tech Systems is debuting later this week – marking SGX’s first mainboard listing in two years. Meanwhile, the Hong…
Read MoreWalter Scott Jr., founding member of R&B group ‘The Whispers,’ dead at 81 after cancer battle
Walter Scott Jr., a founding member of the iconic R&B group The Whispers, died after his six-month-long battle with cancer on Thursday. He was 81 years old. Scott was surrounded by his loved ones in Northridge, Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles, when he died, according to the Los Angeles Sentinel. Walter Scott Jr. co-founded…
Read MoreDear Abby: My wife is going through menopause — it makes me want to divorce her
DEAR ABBY: I have been with my wife for 40 years, including 32 years of marriage. I have done the best I could as a boyfriend, a fiance, a husband and a father to our two adult children, and I continue to do so today. Until 10 years ago, I thought we had the best…
Read More100 Delta planes pulled for damage inspection after hailstorm pummels Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Severe thunderstorms triggered travel headaches across the Southeast on Friday evening, bringing flash flooding and hail to Atlanta and causing numerous delays at the nation’s busiest airport. Delta, based in Atlanta, said in a statement on Saturday morning that 90 flights were diverted to other airports in the Southeast on Friday evening as the storm swept through…
Read MoreHit the gas – stocks’ dashboard is working again
HAVE you ever noticed your ability to tune out background noise? So much, you don’t even hear when it stops? Investors do this now with a key global economic indicator: the “yield curve” … which is silently re-steepening. You can profit. The “yield curve” has over a century-long history as a great leading economic gauge.…
Read MoreTech firms warn ‘Scattered Spider’ hacks are targeting aviation sector
Published Sun, Jun 29, 2025 · 11:30 AM [WASHINGTON] Tech companies Google and Palo Alto Networks are sounding the alarm over the “Scattered Spider” hacking group’s interest in the aviation sector. In a statement posted on LinkedIn on Friday, Sam Rubin, an executive at Palo Alto’s cybersecurity-focused Unit 42, said his company had “observed Muddled…
Read MoreBillionaire Michael Dell reaps US$1.2 billion from stock sale
Published Sun, Jun 29, 2025 · 10:30 AM [NEW YORK] Dell Technologies chief executive Michael Dell sold US$1.2 billion worth of shares in his namesake computer company, reducing his stake by about 3 per cent, according to a Friday (Jun 27) filing. Dell, 60, is the 12th-richest person in the world with a fortune of…
Read MoreCitigroup sees bigger IPOs as private deals bulk up valuations
[NEW YORK] A wave of big initial public offerings (IPOs) is building as emerging growth companies stay private for longer and bulk up their valuations through secondary stock sales. “I don’t know if it’s here forever, but I think you are winding up a coil,” said John Collmer, global head of private placements at Citigroup.…
Read MoreBest performing S-Reits post double-digit total returns in H1
[SINGAPORE] The S-Reit sector delivered a stable performance in the first half of 2025, with the iEdge S-Reit index gaining 0.6 per cent to 1,010.73 as at Thursday (Jun 26), and dividends taking the index total returns to 3.2 per cent for the period. More than half the 30 constituents on the iEdge S-Reit index…
Read MoreKristin Cavallari claims her dad ‘traumatized’ her son as she shares more details on their estrangement
Kristin Cavallari further detailed her estrangement from her father, Dennis Cavallari, alleging he once “traumatized” her son. “I haven’t talked to my dad in probably three years,” the TV personality shared on the “Boyfriend Material” podcast with Harry Jowsey earlier this week. She described cutting ties with her dad as “one of the best decisions,”…
Read MoreOpenAI turns to Google’s AI chips to power its products: source
Published Sun, Jun 29, 2025 · 08:00 AM [SAN FRANCISCO] OpenAI recently began renting Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) chips to power ChatGPT and its other products, a source close to the matter told Reuters on Friday (Jun 27). The ChatGPT maker is one of the largest purchasers of Nvidia’s graphics processing units (GPUs), using the…
Read MoreJeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez shut down local bar in Italy for first outing as husband and wife
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez made their first outing as husband and wife to the iconic Harry’s Bar in Venice, Italy, known as the birthplace of the Bellini and a favorite of famous faces. A source tells Page Six the Amazon billionaire and ex-journalist breezed their way through nearby Hotel Monaco & Grand Canal as a…
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