Posts by Liam Redmond
Dramatic moment DEA raids underground nightclub frequented by MS-13 in Colorado, arresting more than 100
Dramatic footage captured the moment hundreds of DEA agents descended on a Colorado nightclub over the weekend, detaining more than 100 illegal immigrants in an early morning raid. More than 300 law enforcement officers from both federal and local agencies were involved in the operation, seizing drugs and weapons from the underground nightclub on Sunday…
Read MoreThai bonds see rush of inflows on rate-cut bets, gold prices
[BANGKOK] Thailand’s bond market is on course for its best monthly inflows in more than three years, helped by interest-rate-cut bets and a stronger baht due to surging gold prices. Global funds have poured about US$2 billion into the local debt so far this month, the highest since February 2022, according to data from the…
Read MoreAustralian stock exchange operator to reassess M&A rules amid James Hardie backlash
Published Mon, Apr 28, 2025 · 09:50 AM THE Australian stock exchange operator ASX said on Sunday that it had initiated a process for its rules regarding shareholder approvals for mergers and acquisitions. The ASX’s decision to review its listing process came a day ahead of fibre-cement maker James Hardie saying it would hold a…
Read MoreSingapore banks dominate surge in share buybacks
[LONDON] Singapore lenders are taking advantage of recent weakness in their share prices to purchase stock, making up the bulk of total corporate buybacks that are set to be the biggest in the city-state in four years. The value of buybacks by DBS Group Holdings, Singapore’s largest bank, accounts for nearly half of all the…
Read MoreOil edges up despite murky economic outlook, potential Opec+ supply hike
[SINGAPORE] Oil prices inched up in early trade on Monday but remained dogged by uncertainty over trade talks between the US and China clouding the outlook for global growth and fuel demand, while the prospect of Opec+ raising its supply cast more gloom. Brent crude futures and US West Texas Intermediate crude nudged higher for…
Read MoreSuspect in Vancouver festival attack ID’d as Kai-Ji Adam Lo, 30, after at least 11 killed, dozens more injured
The suspect accused of fatally mowing down 11 festival attendees when he plowed through a crowd of people at a block party in Vancouver was identified as local man Kai-Ji Adam Lo, authorities said Sunday night. The SUV used in the attack on Saturday that killed at least 11, and injured dozens more. Vancouver police…
Read MoreBank of Japan to hit pause on rate-hike path as economic risks mount
[TOKYO] The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is widely expected to signal a pause in policy normalisation this week as US tariffs heighten global uncertainty, without shifting its stance on gradually raising interest rates when the outlook clears. Governor Kazuo Ueda’s board is poised to keep the benchmark rate at 0.5 per cent at the conclusion…
Read MoreST Engineering wins new contracts worth S$4.4 billion in Q1 2025
[SINGAPORE] ST Engineering bagged new contracts worth about S$4.4 billion in the first quarter of 2025. In a statement on Monday (Apr 28), the company said commercial aerospace accounted for about S$1.3 billion of the new jobs, defence and public security S$2.7 billion and the rest came from the urban solutions and satcom segment. The…
Read MoreStocks to watch: ST Engineering, Seatrium, Olam Group, Capitaland Ascott Trust, YZJ Financial, iFast
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Apr 28). ST Engineering: The group announced on Monday it secured new contracts worth about S$4.4 billion in the first quarter of 2025. In all, these comprised around S$1.3 billion from the commercial aerospace segment, S$2.7 billion from the…
Read MoreHunga Tonga volcanic eruption was so large its shockwave reached space: report
A volcanic eruption in the South Pacific was so powerful that its shockwaves left the planet and reached space, new research shows. The 2022 underwater Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai eruption, one of the most powerful in modern history, reached all the way into the atmosphere and beyond — shaking space as far up as satellites orbiting…
Read MoreTikTok to enter Japan’s e-commerce industry: Nikkei
The Chinese social media platform is looking to expand its business outside of the US, where it awaits a deal that will secure its presence in the country Published Mon, Apr 28, 2025 · 07:38 AM [BENGALURU] Chinese social media platform TikTok will enter the online shopping industry in Japan within the next few months,…
Read MoreJets’ draft proves it is truly the Aaron Glenn Show now and comes with one big criticism
The first NFL draft for new Jets coach Aaron Glenn and general manager Darren Mougey is in the books. How’d they do? I’ll tell you in three years. That is the reality of draft grades and analysis. It is an inexact science and picks that look good right now might not pan out and others…
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