Posts by Liam Redmond
Europe: Earnings-driven moves take Stoxx 600 to sixth consecutive daily gain
EUROPEAN shares extended gains to a sixth session on Tuesday, with financials giving support following earnings from HSBC and Deutsche Bank, though focus was on how companies are assessing the implications of US tariffs. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index ended 0.36 per cent higher at 525.09 points, with the aerospace and defence index leading gains. Rheinmetall jumped…
Read MoreUS: Stocks rally as Trump tempers auto tariffs
Published Wed, Apr 30, 2025 · 06:12 AM [NEW YORK] Wall Street stocks rose on Tuesday as markets digested mixed earnings while applauding a move by President Donald Trump to ease tariffs on automakers. Trump’s pivot includes limitations on the impact of multiple tariffs on carmakers and a measure to allow carmakers to offset a portion of…
Read MoreHow Smart Logistics Can Supercharge Your Startup’s Growth
Building a startup’s like racing a car you’re still tinkering with—product design and marketing get all the love, while logistics often ends up as an afterthought—big mistake. Logistics is the engine that keeps your business humming, delivering customer happiness, and fueling long-term wins. Get it wrong, and you’re stuck in the slow lane with cranky…
Read MoreOn patrol with the NYPD’s new ‘Q-Team’ — that tackles everyday Big Apple gripes one abandoned car at a time
The NYPD is tackling the little things. The department’s quality of life pilot program homed in on one Brooklyn neighborhood on Tuesday, taking on 311 gripes from everyday New Yorkers one headache at a time. The unit has already responded to 2,000 quality of life complaints from everyday New Yorkers in just over two weeks,…
Read MoreNew wave of SME buyers mining for ‘diamonds in the rough’ in Singapore, Asean
[SINGAPORE] New types of buyers are emerging for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Unlike traditional private equity (PE) firms, these niche players are open to smaller deals and have longer, flexible investment horizons to find and polish these hidden, diamonds in the rough. SMEs tend to be overlooked in the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) space.…
Read MoreIndonesia’s state banks eye bigger share of growing wealth market in Singapore
[JAKARTA] Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) and Bank Mandiri, Indonesia’s state-owned banks, are pulling out all the stops to make their mark in Singapore’s competitive wealth management sector. This comes as an increasing number of affluent Indonesian individuals and corporate clients funnel their assets into the city-state, tapping into a market estimated to be worth around…
Read More“Diamonds in the rough”: New types of M&A players eye smaller SME deals in Singapore, Asean
[SINGAPORE] New types of buyers are emerging for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Unlike traditional private equity (PE) firms, these niche players are open to smaller deals and have longer, flexible investment horizons to find and polish these hidden, diamonds in the rough. SMEs tend to be overlooked in the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) space.…
Read MoreExclusive | ‘Summer House’ star Gabby Prescod calls out ‘insufferable’ Craig Conover for having a ‘God complex’
Gabby Prescod claims Craig Conover is the “quintessential” Aquarius man. The “Summer House” star shaded Conover on Tuesday while breaking down the zodiac sign with Page Six Radio hosts Ian Mohr, Danny Murphy and Evan Real. “I feel like Aquarius men are flighty, very non-committal. They have God complexes, which is insufferable,” Prescod, 34, explained,…
Read More‘Hostile and political act’: White House clashes with Amazon over idea to disclose tariff costs
The White House on Tuesday blasted Amazon over a proposal to show the cost of President Trump’s tariffs next to the price of some products on its e-commerce site. “This is a hostile and political act by Amazon,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters at a news conference. “Why didn’t Amazon do this…
Read MoreDHS Secretary Kristi Noem rides ATVs during visit to border as she celebrates plunge in illegal crossings
Secretary Kristi Noem shook hands with border officials, cruised around on an ATV, and hitched a ride in a helicopter — action hero-style — as the Trump administration celebrated a drastic plunge in illegal crossings at the southern border. The glamour shots posted to X on Tuesday celebrated “the most secure border in American history”…
Read MoreJordon Hudson shares video about how she met Bill Belichick after interview backlash
Jordon Hudson isn’t staying silent amid the fallout from her viral interjection during Bill Belichick’s interview with “CBS Sunday Morning.” The 24-year-old girlfriend of the North Carolina football coach shared a video of the couple’s “meetiversary” to her Instagram Story on Tuesday, which reminisced on their first meeting in 2021. Hudson reshared her post from…
Read MoreTrump signs order requiring truck drivers to speak English, pass literacy tests as ‘communication problems’ mount
President Donald Trump signed an executive order requiring truck drivers to pass English literacy tests, which will bolster road safety, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. Trump signed an “order directing the Department of Transportation to include English literacy tests for our truckers. This is a big problem in the trucking community,” Leavitt said on…
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