Posts by Liam Redmond
Scary moment ex-Trump admin official Camryn Kinsey faints during live television interview
Former Trump administration official Camryn Kinsey fainted on live television when she railed against ex-President Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on Thursday night. Kinsey’s frightening caught-on-camera moment happened during her appearance on “Fox News @ Night” as she talked with fill-in anchor Jonathan Hunt. The political commentator, 24, was sounding off on Biden’s divisive interview…
Read MoreAnalysts raise price targets on DBS after Q1 earnings
[SINGAPORE] Analysts raised price targets for shares of DBS, following its first quarter results release on Thursday (May 8). The bank’s net profit at S$2.9 billion for the three months ended Mar 31 – 2 per cent lower than the S$2.95 billion from the same year-ago period. However, it beat the S$2.87 billion consensus forecast…
Read MoreJapan’s Panasonic targets 10,000 job cuts worldwide
The figure represents around 4% of the firm’s total workforce of nearly 230,000 Published Fri, May 9, 2025 · 05:20 PM [TOKYO] Japanese electronics giant Panasonic said Friday (May 9) it was targeting 10,000 job cuts worldwide as part of efforts to boost productivity among its workforce. The group said it planned to “thoroughly review…
Read MoreGermany’s DAX Index hits record high after tariffs round trip
[FRANKFURT] Germany’s DAX Index became the first major European gauge to surpass its March record high, recouping all declines sparked by US President Donald Trump’s trade war. The stock index rose as much as 0.8 per cent to a level of 23,528.88, exceeding the intraday peak set on March 18. The pan-European Stoxx 600 Index…
Read MoreSembcorp, Aster sign over S$650 million in energy and utilities deals for regional projects
Both also ink an MOU to explore strategic initiatives across Singapore, Indonesia and rest of South-east Asia [SINGAPORE] Energy provider Sembcorp Industries and Aster Chemicals and Energy on Friday (May 9) announced new regional energy and utilities partnerships in South-east Asia worth over S$650 million. As part of the deals, Sembcorp will supply a suite…
Read MorePakistan launched multiple attacks along India’s western border, India says
Pakistan’s armed forces launched “multiple attacks” using drones and other munitions along India’s entire western border on Thursday night and early Friday, the Indian army said, as conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours intensified. The old enemies have been clashing since India struck multiple locations in Pakistan on Wednesday, which it said were “terrorist camps,” in…
Read MoreForeign banks sell record Indian sovereign debt as tensions rise
[NEW DELHI] Foreign banks sold a record amount of Indian government bonds on Thursday (May 8), as a growing border conflict with Pakistan weighs on investor sentiment. They sold a net US$1.2 billion of the debt, a high according to data from the Clearing Corp of India going back to 2006. The move signals growing…
Read MoreUNLV football transfer Ben Christman died of irregular heartbeat, coroner says
Ben Christman, a college football offensive lineman who had transferred from Kentucky to UNLV, was found dead in his off-campus apartment back in February at the age of 21, one day before his birthday. Christman reportedly felt chest pains the day before he died while practicing and underwent an EKG at a team facility. Well, the Clark County…
Read MoreOCBC keeps 2025 guidance, but loan growth targets could be buffeted by headwinds: CEO Helen Wong
[SINGAPORE] OCBC is keeping its financial targets for 2025, but noted that its loan growth guidance of a mid-single digit will likely see the most headwinds, especially if the market continues to be “very uncertain”, said chief executive officer Helen Wong. Nevertheless, current trade tariffs are expected to have a “first-order impact” on 3 per…
Read MoreDBS, OCBC, UOB set aside extra allowances to account for heightened uncertainty
[SINGAPORE] The local banking trio have taken extra allowances in their first-quarter 2025 results amid a rise in uncertainty in the macroeconomic environment. DBS, OCBC and UOB each said this was a pre-emptive step to beef up their reserves as they navigate the impact of US tariffs and a possible economic slowdown, even as asset…
Read MoreMichigan dad brings along daughter, 11, to home burglary and ditches her when homeowner arrives: prosecutors
A delinquent dad allegedly strong-armed his unsuspecting daughter into breaking into a Detroit house, but skipped out at the first sign of trouble – and left the 11-year-old behind to take the fall, according to prosecutors. Andre Stephon-Curtis Broadenax, 29, allegedly stole another man’s car in Dearborn on April 29 and then drove to the…
Read MoreNvidia modifies H20 chip for China to overcome US export controls: sources
[BEIJING] Nvidia plans to release a downgraded version of its H20 artificial intelligence (AI) chip for China in the next two months, following US export restrictions on the original model, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The US chipmaker has notified major Chinese customers, including leading cloud computing providers, that it aims to…
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