Posts by Liam Redmond
New-look St. John’s clear Big East favorite — but they’re not the only contenders
Roster building for college basketball is almost over. Summer workouts have either begun or will soon start. With that in mind, let’s take a look at the Big East landscape following a typically busy offseason. The favorites St. John’s After winning the Big East regular season and the postseason tournament, Rick Pitino reloaded, bringing in…
Read MoreStocks to watch: SIA, Boustead
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Jun 13). Singapore Airlines (SIA): An Air India plane bound for London crashed moments after taking off from the city of Ahmedabad on Thursday and more than 240 casualties have been reported, authorities said. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, with…
Read MoreAndrew Cuomo bats away sexual harassment accusations again: ‘It was all political’
Andrew Cuomo again batted away accusations that he sexually harassed female staffers during his time in Albany. The topic led to a clash between Cuomo, who resigned in disgrace in 2021, and Brad Lander. “It was all political,” Cuomo insisted to boos. Candidate Andrew Cuomo batted away sexual harassment accusations from his fellow candidates during…
Read MoreGlobal EV sales rise in May as China hits 2025 peak: Rho Motion
GLOBAL sales of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles rose 24 per cent in May compared with the same period a year ago, as strength in China offset slower growth in North America, according to market research firm Rho Motion. Electric vehicle sales in China surpassed over one million units in a single month for the…
Read MoreGoogle says it has resolved global service outage impacting multiple platforms
Published Fri, Jun 13, 2025 · 07:03 AM ALPHABET’S Google said on Thursday it had resolved a brief global service disruption on its platforms that affected multiple services such as music streamer Spotify and instant messaging provider Discord. “The issue with Google Chat, Google Meet, Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Google Cloud Search, Google Tasks,…
Read MoreExclusive | Fran Drescher’s tax talks with President Trump not sitting well with indie producer
After Page Six reported that SAG-AFTRA boss Fran Drescher is pushing President Donald Trump for tax breaks rather than tariffs for the film industry — one indie producer says they’re not on board with the plan. Producer Rose Ganguzza — whose credits include “Margin Call,” “The Words” and “New York, I Love You,” and was…
Read MoreCreating Silver Linings: Why We Should Build Opportunity From Adversity
In life’s most challenging moments, we often hear well-meaning advice to “look for the silver lining.” While finding positive aspects under challenging situations has merit, I’ve discovered there’s something far more powerful we can do: create silver linings where none would have existed otherwise. This distinction might seem subtle, but it represents a fundamental shift…
Read MoreAir India crash latest test for new Boeing leadership
[NEW YORK] The devastating Air India crash seems certain to embroil Boeing in further rounds of negative headlines at a time when it has shown progress under new leadership. Shares of the American plane manufacturer finished down nearly five per cent on Thursday as the pope, King Charles and the president of India expressed sorrow over the Boeing 787…
Read MoreOil settles lower as traders gauge Middle East tensions
[NEW YORK] Oil prices settled slightly lower on Thursday as traders booked profits from a 4 per cent rally in the prior session, driven by concerns that worsening tensions in the Middle East could cause supply disruptions. Brent crude futures settled down 41 cents, or 0.6 per cent, at US$69.36 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate crude…
Read MoreEurope: Shares drop as trade optimism wanes, geopolitical tensions rise
EUROPEAN equities logged their fourth consecutive decline on Thursday as trade optimism dimmed, while mounting geopolitical tensions prompted a pullback from risk assets. The pan-European Stoxx 600 closed 0.33 per cent lower at 549.84, after touching its lowest levels in over a week during the session. This extended selloff marks its longest daily losing streak in over…
Read MoreUS: Stocks close higher as bond yields retreat
Published Fri, Jun 13, 2025 · 06:11 AM [NEW YORK] Wall Street stocks finished higher on Thursday following a choppy session as markets weighed worries about US trade tariffs with benign inflation data and a positive Treasury bond auction. Data showed that US wholesale prices rose 0.1 per cent last month, a modest uptick that shows no…
Read MoreHow likely these 10 bubble teams will be MLB trade deadline sellers
A potential dud of a trade deadline may need saving by a few “bubble” teams with valuable pieces to sell — that is, if they sell. The downtrodden Rockies, White Sox and Pirates aren’t going to do it, not with Pittsburgh putting a “no sale” sign on ubertalented Paul Skenes, Ryan McMahon at .219 and…
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