Posts by Liam Redmond
The 7 financial red flags experienced investors notice instantly
You can feel it in the room. You are walking an investor through your deck, explaining growth, vision, market size. They nod along, ask a few questions, flip to your financials slide, and something shifts. The energy tightens. The follow-up questions get sharper. The tone changes. Most founders assume investors obsess over flashy revenue numbers.…
Read MoreEven more California wineries shut down or will soon as industry crushed by major drinking habit changes
More wineries in California are being decimated by new consumer drinking habits, forcing closures or planned closures of iconic spots like Carneros Hill Winery and Ranch Winery. The California wine industry has been overturned by younger consumers less drawn to drinking wine, and Baby Boomers consuming less as a whole. U.S. wine revenue fell by…
Read MoreNanofilm posts 11.3% fall in H2 earnings to S$10.2 million
[SINGAPORE] Nanofilm Technologies on Wednesday (Feb 25) reported an 11.3 per cent decrease in net profit for the second half ended Dec 31, 2025, to S$10.2 million, from S$11.5 million the year prior. Revenue for the period rose 13 per cent on the year to S$137.4 million, from S$121.6 million. This was driven by sustained…
Read MoreWall St opens higher in run-up to Nvidia earnings as AI worries abate
Published Wed, Feb 25, 2026 · 10:41 PM [NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday (Feb 25) after volatile sessions earlier this week as investors assessed risks to the AI trade and growing tariff doubts heading into Nvidia’s earnings due later in the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 183.1 points,…
Read MoreYangzijiang Financial to report a loss for H2, full-year FY2025
This follows a reassessment to reflect updated credit risk profiles in China’s markets [SINGAPORE] Yangzijiang (YZJ) Financial expects to report a loss for its second-half and full 2025 fiscal year, it announced in a bourse filing on Wednesday (Feb 25). This would be a reversal from the net profit posted for FY2024. The company attributed…
Read MoreHSBC profit beats as wealth division boosted by client income
The bank is preparing to move towards a more Wall Street-style compensation model Published Wed, Feb 25, 2026 · 12:53 PM [LONDON] HSBC Holdings reported better-than-estimated earnings for 2025 as Europe’s largest bank closed out a year in which its market value broke through £200 billion (S$342 billion) for the first time in its history.…
Read MoreChina has not yet received any Nvidia H200 chips, US official says
For now, shipments of the chips remain stalled over guardrails built into the process Published Wed, Feb 25, 2026 · 07:40 AM [WASHINGTON] None of Nvidia’s second-most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips, known as the H200, have been sold yet to Chinese customers, a US Commerce Department official said on Tuesday (Feb 24). “My understanding…
Read MoreCardi B takes another tumble on Little Miss Drama Tour, falls through trap door
Knock her down nine times, but she gets up 10. Cardi B fell — for a second time — while performing onstage at her Little Miss Drama Tour stop in Seattle Sunday. According to viral videos shared online, the “WAP” rapper was performing her hit “Press” when she fell backwards into a stage trap door.…
Read MoreDelfi, with H2 2025 net profit up 46.3%, proposes dividend of US$0.0172 a share
[SINGAPORE] CHOCOLATE confectionery company Delfi on Tuesday (Feb 24) posted a net profit of US$21 million for the six months ended Dec 31, 2025, marking a 46.3 per cent increase from the US$14.4 million booked for the corresponding year-ago period. This came despite a 0.5 per cent decrease in revenue to US$240.5 million in H2…
Read MoreHo Bee Land posts 50% fall in H2 net profit to S$50.4 million
The decline follows the deconsolidation of Elementum, decreased rental income and lower settlements of development properties [SINGAPORE] Real estate developer Ho Bee Land on Tuesday (Feb 24) reported a 50 per cent decline in its net profit for the second half of its financial year ended Dec 31, 2025, to S$50.4 million, from S$100.7 million…
Read MoreUber unveils new services as it prepares to bring robotaxis to L.A. soon
Uber announced a new set of services to support ride-hailing for autonomous vehicles ahead of its planned launch of robotaxis in Los Angeles in the coming months. Uber’s new program, called Uber Autonomous Solutions, aims to give robotaxi ventures easy access to Uber’s customers, software and infrastructure. Participating companies would get access to Uber’s platform,…
Read MoreJapan PM Takaichi voiced concern to BOJ’s Ueda over further rate hikes
Published Tue, Feb 24, 2026 · 04:13 PM [TOKYO] Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi conveyed her reservations about further interest rate hikes when she met with Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda last week, the Mainichi daily reported on Tuesday (Feb 24), citing multiple unnamed sources. If true, Takaichi’s resistance to an additional rate hike…
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