Posts by Liam Redmond
GM slashes guidance with up to US$5 billion hit from tariffs
[DETROIT] General Motors cut its full-year profit outlook citing as much as US$5 billion of exposure to auto tariffs, among the biggest financial hits revealed by any company so far from President Donald Trump’s trade war. The automaker now expects earnings before interest and taxes to fall into a range of US$10 billion to US$12.5…
Read MoreAlyssa Farah Griffin calls out hypocrisy of Trump’s deportations without due process on ‘The View’: “Trump, of all people, should be glad you’re innocent until proven guilty”
The View‘s Alyssa Farah Griffin called Donald Trump out for not allowing immigrants the same due process that he benefitted from during his own trial in 2024. The ladies of The View were looking back on Trump’s first 100 days back in office, which were marked by a new interview with ABC News in which…
Read MoreQ&M Dental makes cash offer for remaining Aoxin Q&M shares at S$0.0321 each
[SINGAPORE] Mainboard-listed Q&M Dental Group (Singapore) has made a mandatory unconditional cash offer to acquire all the shares it does not already own in its subsidiary Aoxin Q&M at S$0.0321 per share. In a bourse filing on Thursday (May 1), Aoxin Q&M’s board informed shareholders that Q&M had released the offer document on Wednesday. The…
Read MoreTrump-linked stablecoin used for Abu Dhabi’s US$2 billion Binance deal
Published Thu, May 1, 2025 · 07:27 PM [DUBAI] World Liberty Financial, the Trump family’s decentralised finance project, said its new stablecoin is being used for a US$2 billion investment in crypto exchange Binance Holdings by Abu Dhabi’s MGX. MGX made the minority investment in Binance in March, but the stablecoin that would be…
Read MoreRebecca Sayegh: NJ Cop Who Sued Department for Sexual Harassment Broke Ex-Boyfriend’s Door and Threatened to Burn Down House During Home Invasion
The off-duty New Jersey police officer, accused of home invasion, broke into the house of one of her former boyfriends, unleashed a violent and destructive rampage, and threatened to set the house on fire, court documents released on Tuesday revealed. Toms River police officer Rebecca Sayegh allegedly used her baton to break through the front…
Read More‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ star Yvonne Strahovski’s Mother’s Day wish list
On dystopian hit “The Handmaid’s Tale,” all Serena Waterford (played by Yvonne Strahovski) dreamed of was being a mom. “If there was ever a shot at her redeeming herself slightly, this is it,” Strahovski tells Alexa of the sixth and final season of the Hulu show. “Serena’s heart has opened more, especially since becoming a…
Read MoreBYD breaks ground on Cambodia EV plant as part of global expansion
CHINESE carmaker BYD has broken ground on a US$32 million passenger electric vehicle (EV) plant in Cambodia, marking its latest move to localise production as part of a broader global expansion that has seen it become a top-selling EV brand in markets from Brazil to the UK. The company said on Tuesday (Apr 29) that…
Read MoreTesla sales sink again in France, Denmark amid anti-Musk protests
[PARIS] Tesla sales fell in France for a fourth straight month in April and also dropped in Denmark, data showed on Thursday (May 1), the latest sign Elon Musk’s EV brand continues to struggle as Europeans buy more Chinese cars and some protest against his political views. In France, Tesla sales tumbled 59.4 per cent…
Read MoreNio delivers 53% more vehicles in April following Firefly brand launch
The EV maker officially launched its lower-priced Firefly brand in China on Apr 19, with plans to gradually reach global markets [SINGAPORE] Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio delivered 23,900 vehicles in April 2025, marking a 53 per cent year-on-year increase, the company said on Thursday (May 1). The total comprises initial deliveries from Firefly, the…
Read MoreSitting still for this amount of time is related to high risk of neck pain, study says
We’ve all heard the adage “sitting is the new smoking” — but new research shows that being still for too long can have effects that go beyond the lungs and heart. Just six hours of sedentary behavior is associated with an increased risk of neck pain, according to a new study published in BMC Public…
Read MoreAn investor’s guide to navigating the Australian election
THE outcome of Australia’s tight federal election could be the next catalyst for local assets as a tariff standoff between the US and China continues to rattle markets. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index is heading into Saturday’s vote down 5 per cent from its February record high as tensions simmer between the world’s two biggest…
Read MoreFlorida woman escapes storage container she was being held in after brutal assault: sheriff
A Florida man was apprehended in a wooded area in Washington County after a woman he allegedly assaulted and held in a storage container escaped. David Earl Gipson, 40, has been arrested on charges of sexual battery, aggravated battery and false imprisonment, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. The woman, who was not publicly…
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