Posts by Liam Redmond
Warner Bros. Discovery to split cable TV networks from streaming, Hollywood studios
Warner Bros. Discovery is splitting into two separate companies — a dramatic shakeup that will create one division focused on streaming and Hollywood blockbusters and the other on cable TV and global networks. The company is trying to adapt to a world where cable TV is fading fast and streaming is king. One company —…
Read MoreMohammad Sinwar: Dramatic Video Captures Moment Israeli Forces Pull Out Hamas Chief’s Body from Tunnel Underneath Gaza Hospital [WATCH]
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Israel has released dramatic footage showing the body of Hamas leader Mohammad Sinwar being pulled out from tunnels beneath a Gaza hospital where he had been hiding during an airstrike. In the video shared Sunday by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), soldiers wearing body cameras are seen lifting a white body bag strapped to a…
Read MoreGlobal convergence of sustainability disclosure standards – what boards need to know
SUSTAINABILITY disclosures have finally begun to align globally after a long, winding journey spanning three decades. What originated in the 1980s as voluntary environmental-related disclosures by companies have today evolved into mandatory disclosure regulations across environment, social and governance (ESG) factors adopted by more than half the stock exchanges worldwide – and for good reason.…
Read MoreDoing away with SGX watch list may help the firms focus more on the long term: market watchers
[SINGAPORE] The proposed removal of Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) financial watch list could benefit companies by allowing them to focus on business growth without the burden of public stigma. “This shift moves away from ‘name and shame’ and encourages a more constructive environment for corporate recovery and transformation,” Yap Wee Kee, partner of the capital markets…
Read MoreJax Gratton: Transgender Hairstylist Who Went Mysteriously Disappeared from Her Denver Apartment Found Dead
The search for a missing transgender hairstylist ended in tragedy after police found her body over the weekend. Jax Gratton, 34, was last seen around 10 p.m. on April 15, when she told her roommate she was going out for a few hours but never returned, Denver 7 reported. Her disappearance triggered a two-month search…
Read MoreExclusive | Doctors dismissed my troubling symptom but I pushed — how I knew it was cancer
Jacqueline Mills is used to seeing spots — but this one was different. The 32-year-old public school teacher rushed to a dermatologist after a small mark suddenly appeared on her right cheek, the threat of skin cancer weighing on her mind. But instead of a diagnosis, Mills got dismissed. “They were worried about me getting…
Read MoreFed-up NYC tenant creates 24/7 livestream of rats in his walls — what he sees has him losing sleep
Live from New York — it’s Rat-urday Night! A fed-up Brooklyn tenant battling a rat infestation in his Crown Heights apartment has been live broadcasting the pests’ nightly antics to pressure his landlord to take action. For the last two weeks, Adam Schleser’s live “Rat Cam” has captured rodents scurrying over beams, screeching, chewing, and…
Read MoreLas Vegas Shooting: Bellagio Fountains Shooter was a YouTuber Who Fatally Shot Online Rival, His Wife
A suspect is in custody after two people were killed near the Bellagio Fountains in Las Vegas, in a deadly shootout that was captured on a livestream. Officers rushed towards gunfire at around 10:40 pm local time on Sunday, June 8, and found two people lying on the floor with gunshot wounds, Las Vegas under-sheriff…
Read MoreAsian Markets Rally on Strong U.S. Jobs Data and Renewed China Trade Talks
There is a cautious yet optimistic tone in Asian markets this week. After a stressful week of economic anxiety, investors finally had a reason to breathe easier on Friday as job numbers in the United States beat expectations and a fresh round of trade talks between the United States and China offered a glimmer of hope.…
Read MoreSingapore stocks close Monday higher ahead of US-China talks; STI up 0.1%
[SINGAPORE] Local stocks rose on Monday (Jun 9), in line with gains in Asian markets on hopes that a fresh round of US-China trade talks will ease tensions. Investors also digested the latest China inflation and trade data. Trade tensions between the world’s largest economies may be moderating after China said on Saturday that it…
Read MoreHomeless parolee convicted of subway shove a decade ago arrested for another unprovoked transit attack on 28-year-old woman: cops
A deranged homeless man on parole after serving time for attempted murder — for shoving a transgender woman onto subway tracks a decade ago — assaulted another straphanger in an unprovoked attack within the transit system on Sunday, according to cops. The suspect, 42-year-old Rolan Reid, asked a woman to swipe him into a Manhattan…
Read MoreDBS tops US$100 billion market value in Singapore Exchange first
[SINGAPORE] DBS Group Holdings became the first listed company in Singapore to top US$100 billion in market value, helped by a softer US currency that amplified gains on the local stock market. South-east Asia’s top lender gained as much as 0.9 per cent in Singapore trading on Monday (Jun 9), and is trading at a…
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