Posts by Liam Redmond
Knicks’ Ariel Hukporti suffers knee injury in his first start of season
With Karl-Anthony Towns unable to play Wednesday night, rookie center Ariel Hukporti made the first start of his NBA career. But he couldn’t make it through the entire game, departing the Knicks’ win over the Sixers in the fourth quarter with a sprained left knee. Tom Thibodeau claimed he hadn’t spoken to the team’s medical…
Read MoreHSBC cutting staff numbers by 900 at China Pinnacle unit: sources
HSBC is reducing staff numbers at its China digital wealth business Pinnacle by nearly half, or about 900 people, two sources said, a sharp reversal of the bank’s ambition for the unit as part of its expansion plans in that country. Pinnacle was launched in 2020 and sells insurance and fund products through a digital…
Read MoreSingapore shares gain ground; STI rises 0.3% despite Yangzijiang Shipbuilding dive
The three local banks show mixed performance, with DBS declining while OCBC and UOB advance SINGAPORE equities climbed on Thursday (Feb 27) as investors took stock of company earnings. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) rose 0.3 per cent or 13.14 points to 3,921.19. Across the broader market, losers beat gainers 289 to 269, after…
Read MoreSingapore stocks gain ground; STI rises 0.3% despite Yangzijiang Shipbuilding dive
The three local banks show mixed performance, with DBS declining while OCBC and UOB advance SINGAPORE shares climbed on Thursday (Feb 27) as investors took stock of company earnings. The benchmark Straits Times Index rose 0.3 per cent or 13.14 points to 3,921.19. Across the broader market, losers beat gainers 289 to 269, after 1.9…
Read MoreCenturion’s planned Reit will do the ‘heavy lifting’ of its assets: CEO
The group hopes to ‘rationalise its assets’ in a way that will help them to grow bigger PURPOSE-BUILT accommodation operator Centurion Corporation said on Thursday (Feb 27) that the proposed real estate investment trust (Reit) comprising some of its worker and student accommodation assets will do “the heavy lifting” as the group focuses on becoming…
Read MoreLatin Grammy-winning band cancels concerts after severed head found, alleged cartel threats
A Latin Grammy-winning band was forced to cancel an upcoming festival appearance when a severed head and an alleged death threat were found in the Mexico border town of Tijuana. Grupo Firme, a Mexican regional band known for their Sinaloan music, was scheduled to perform at the Mazatlán Carnival in the resort town of Mazatlan on…
Read MoreIslanders’ Noah Dobson likely to make long-awaited return vs. Bruins
BOSTON — Barring any last-minute setbacks, Noah Dobson looks ready to come off long-term injured reserve and into the Islanders lineup on Thursday night against the Bruins. Coach Patrick Roy confirmed as much following Wednesday’s practice in New York, adding that Scott Perunovich would come out of the lineup if Dobson does indeed reenter, following…
Read MoreSarah Jessica Parker’s iconic wedding dress from ‘Sex and the City’ movie found at thrift shop for $19
And just like that… Fans of the hit HBO sitcom “Sex and the City” were shocked when a Chicago-based thrift flipper found Carrie Bradshaw’s iconic Vera Wang wedding dress at a Goodwill store for nearly $18.99. Ashley Cano, a Poshmark reseller, was shopping at the thrift store when she found the dress worn by Sarah…
Read MoreGuocoLand inks MOU to jointly develop UEM Sunrise’s land bank in Iskandar Puteri
GUOCOLAND will partner Malaysia’s UEM Sunrise to develop selected freehold land parcels in Iskandar Puteri, within the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ). This is under a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed by the two property developers on Thursday (Feb 27), marking the first JS-SEZ MOU between Singaporean and Malaysian private-sector companies. The aim of the…
Read MoreTwo alleged gang members charged in murder of former Georgia high school soccer star Brianna Long — over a year after killing
Two alleged gang members in Georgia have been charged with the murder of a former high school soccer star who was killed by a stray bullet while working at a bar more than a year ago. Tsion Clayton, 23, and Kimone Green, 21, were both charged with one count of malice murder on Tuesday for…
Read MoreQuick takes: What observers are saying about the CDL boardroom tussle
One observer says the group could have better corporate governance, while another says its core businesses will remain unaffected A BATTLE for board control erupted within property giant City Developments Limited (CDL) on Wednesday (Feb 26), pitting father and son against each other in the Kwek-family controlled company. Executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng issued a…
Read MoreMercedes set to cut jobs in China as local competition heats up
MERCEDES-BENZ Group and its subsidiaries are planning to cut up to 15 per cent of the automaker’s workforce in China, mainly within its financing and sales units, as the German manufacturer faces intensifying competition in the world’s largest car market, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Mercedes-Benz Automobile Finance and Beijing Mercedes-Benz Sales…
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