Posts by Liam Redmond
Singapore shares rise, with DBS driving gains; STI up 0.4%
SINGAPORE stocks closed higher on Monday (Feb 10) as investors cheered another round of record-breaking earnings reported by DBS, the largest local bank. The Straits Times Index (STI) was up 0.4 per cent or 13.71 points at 3,875.13. Across the broader market, gainers outnumbered losers 293 to 269, after 1.3 billion securities worth S$1.4 billion…
Read MoreTeam Fluff wins the 2025 Puppy Bowl
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Read MoreBrookfield to spend 20 billion euros on France’s AI infrastructure
BROOKFIELD Asset Management plans to invest 20 billion euros (S$20.7 billion) to develop data centres and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in France over the next five years, as the competition to dominate AI intensifies among global powers. The New York-based investment firm has allocated 15 billion euros to data centre investments, which will be led…
Read MoreElite UK Reit posts 5.8% rise in H2 DPU to 1.47 pence
THE manager of Elite UK Reit on Monday (Feb 10) posted a distribution per unit (DPU) of 1.47 pence for the second half (H2) ended Dec 31, representing a payout ratio of 95 per cent. This was 5.8 per cent higher than the 1.33 pence paid in the year-ago period, which was based on a…
Read MoreAustralia’s Star Entertainment rises on bids for its Brisbane joint venture
Destination Brisbane Consortium is a joint venture between Star Entertainment and its Hong Kong partners, Chow Tai Fook Enterprises and Far East Consortium SHARES of Australia’s Star Entertainment Group rose on Monday (Feb 10) after the embattled casino operator said it received separate offers from its Hong Kong-based investors to acquire a 50 per cent…
Read MoreRinggit outperformance at risk on growing US-China trade tension
THE ringgit’s outperformance over the past year is set to be tested as the growth outlook of Malaysia’s largest trading partner further dims amid a trade war with the US. President Donald Trump’s initial 10 per cent levy on all Chinese goods could jeopardise 0.9 per cent of China’s gross domestic product, according to Bloomberg…
Read MoreHow long was Jon Batiste’s National Anthem at Super Bowl 2025?
Don’t stop! Jon Batiste’s national anthem performance clocked in at 120 seconds, according to John Ewing of BetMGM. The Grammy-winning singer, 38, delighted viewers when he took to the field at Caesar’s Superdome in New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, February 9, before returning champs the Kansas City Chiefs took on the Philadelphia Eagles. Batiste played the piano…
Read MoreTrump to announce 25% steel, aluminium tariffs in latest trade war escalation
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump said on Sunday (Feb 9) that he will announce on Monday new 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports into the US, which would come on top of existing metals duties in another major escalation of his trade policy overhaul. Trump, speaking to reporters on Air Force One,…
Read MoreDBS posts 11% rise in Q4 profit to S$2.52 billion; full-year earnings hit record S$11.29 billion
The lender proposed a final dividend of S$0.60 Singapore cents per share for the fourth quarter DBS posted net profit for the fourth quarter that was 11 per cent higher compared to the year-ago period, but fell slightly short of expectations. Net profit for the three months ended Dec 31, 2024, was at S$2.52 billion, a…
Read MoreJason Kelce responds to Super Bowl 2025 bet about Taylor Swift and Donna Kelce’s cleavage
Jason Kelce hilariously reacted to a bet about whether Taylor Swift or his mom, Donna Kelce, would show cleavage at Super Bowl 2025. “Obviously I’m the one that’s gonna show cleavage,” the retired Philadelphia Eagles star wrote via X in response to a TMZ Sports post Sunday. “The bookies weren’t willing to take that loss…
Read MoreBP faces pivotal moment as activist investor Elliott enters fray
BP’S dramatic under-performance compared with other oil majors has reached a crunch point – a looming showdown with one of the world’s most aggressive activist investors. Elliott Investment Management, led by Paul Singer, has built a significant stake in the British energy giant, typically the first step in a playbook it has deployed to successfully…
Read MoreAll the celebrities at Super Bowl 2025: Jay-Z, Adam Sandler, more
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