Posts by Liam Redmond
Gold eases as Russia-Ukraine ceasefire optimism curb safe-haven demand
Published Tue, May 20, 2025 · 09:21 AM [BENGALURU] Gold prices eased on Tuesday (May 20), as a firmer US dollar and optimism over a potential ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine dampened investor demand for safe-haven assets. Spot gold was down 0.4 per cent at US$3,217.50 an ounce, as at 0024 GMT. US gold futures…
Read MoreYankees’ post-Juan Soto ‘pivot’ aced its first big test
Back in spring training, before Max Fried ever threw a pitch in a game that counted for the Yankees, Gerrit Cole still shuddered at the idea of calling him the Yankees Plan B after missing out on Juan Soto. “Well, what if we had two Plan As?” Cole said. “I just don’t want to say…
Read MoreHuawei unveils in-house operating system to replace windows
HUAWEI Technologies debuted its first in-house operating system for personal computers, offering an alternative to Microsoft’s Windows as China pushes to replace American technologies amid rising geopolitical tensions. The company’s HarmonyOS is now ready to run on the MateBook Fold, its latest foldable laptop, consumer chief Richard Yu said on Monday (May 19). Huawei is…
Read MoreStocks to watch: DFI Retail Group, Q&M Dental Group, Aoxin Q&M, Ossia International
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (May 20). DFI Retail Group: The group’s underlying profit for Q1 2025 fell 18 per cent compared with the same period a year ago, due to the divestment of Yonghui Superstores last year. The Chinese supermarket operator contributed US$23…
Read MoreLocal building boom will fuel growth, says top Vietnam steelmaker
[HANOI] Vietnam’s top steelmaker Hoa Phat Group is counting on the nation’s rising economic growth and massive infrastructure projects from railways to seaports to fuel the company’s expansion and cushion any fallout from US tariffs. The company targets 15 per cent annual revenue growth in the 2025 to 2030 period, chief executive officer Nguyen Viet…
Read MoreBetMGM bonus code POSTBET: Updated Conn Smythe odds, picks
Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. There are just four teams left in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, which means the field for the Conn Smythe Trophy (given to the MVP of the postseason) has been…
Read MoreChina accuses US of undermining trade talks with warnings against Huawei chips
The Trump administration has made clear that it will continue to drive efforts to keep advanced technologies away from the world’s second-largest economy Published Tue, May 20, 2025 · 07:06 AM [TAIPEI] The Chinese government accused the Trump administration of undermining recent trade talks in Geneva with its warning that using Huawei Technologies’ artificial intelligence…
Read MoreMicrosoft strikes deal with Musk to host Grok AI
[SEATTLE] Microsoft on Monday said its business cloud servers will now host technology from xAI, days after the chatbot from the company owned by Elon Musk went off the rails by referencing “white genocide” in South Africa. Musk told an event hosted by Microsoft that his company’s models “aspire to truth with minimal error,” adding…
Read MoreIt’s one game into the new WNBA season … and I’m already exhausted by the drama around Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark
We’re only one game into the new WNBA schedule and I’m already exhausted. After just 40 minutes of action, everything is — once again — mired in middle-school mean girl controversies. Proxy race wars have launched all over X. And there’s a heated crossfire between commentators like Ryan Clark, Emmanuel Acho and Robert Griffin III over…
Read MoreAngry taxi drivers battle Paris police over fare change
Published Tue, May 20, 2025 · 06:49 AM [PARIS] Taxi drivers set alight wooden pallets and tyres in central Paris on Monday and police fired tear gas amid nationwide protests against a move to cut their fares for transporting medical cases. Nearly 1,000 taxis blocked roads in the capital and police said 64 people were…
Read MoreOil settles up as signs of US-Iran impasse counter economic concerns
[NEW YORK] Oil prices settled marginally higher on Monday as signs of a breakdown in US talks with Iran over its nuclear programme offset a Moody’s downgrade of the US sovereign credit rating. Brent crude futures settled 13 cents higher at US$65.54 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude closed up 20 cents at US$62.69…
Read MoreUS Federal Reserve officials signal rates likely to stay on hold until at least September
[NEW YORK] Two US Federal Reserve officials, including New York Fed chief John Williams, suggested policymakers may not be ready to lower interest rates before September as they confront a murky economic outlook. “It’s not going to be that in June we are going to understand what’s happening here, or in July,” Williams said on…
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