Posts by Liam Redmond
7 Crucial Types of Software to Invest in as a New Small Business Owner
When you officially become a business owner, you’ll quickly realize how much there is to do and how much you’ll need to do yourself. Initial startup budgets don’t always stretch to a team of staff, and you must wear many hats as you get up and running and try to grow your venture. The good…
Read MoreHow DeepAuto.AI Is Changing the Way Investment Teams Work With Data
Most industries have found a use for advanced AI products. However, the investment sector has shown a particular eagerness to embrace AI in recent years. Reports from McKinsey and Company show that between 2024 and 2025, frequent generative AI product use at finance-related businesses skyrocketed from seven to 44 percent. What’s more, nearly two-thirds of…
Read MoreNolan Traore’s growth as Nets point guard has the NBA taking notice
In December, none of the Nets’ five rookies had played less than Nolan Traoré. Or worse. But over the past month, none of them have played more than the 19-year-old point guard. Or better. Growth in the NBA isn’t always linear or steady, but Traoré’s has been as fast as his blistering first step. After…
Read MoreBuyback plans aren’t enough to soothe investors after US software-sector rout
Published Tue, Mar 3, 2026 · 07:21 PM [NEW YORK] US software companies have stepped up their stock buyback plans during a months-long rout. Investors and strategists are skeptical that it will stem the selling. Investors have been dumping software stocks since the fall, with the S&P 500 software index down 28 per cent since…
Read MoreAirline ticket prices soar on Asia-Europe routes after Gulf airport closures
Published Tue, Mar 3, 2026 · 02:01 PM [HONG KONG] The price of flights between Asia and Europe has soared after the closure of key Middle Eastern hubs due to the US-Israel war against Iran, with airline websites showing tickets on many popular routes booked out for days. Major Gulf hubs, including the world’s busiest…
Read More8 Remote Hiring Mistakes That Inflate Costs
Remote hiring can look cheap on paper. You post a role, get a flood of applicants, and assume the savings will show up automatically, but it rarely works that way. Remote work removes office costs, but it adds coordination costs when you are not disciplined. Then the invoices arrive, the tools sprawl, and you realize…
Read More7 reasons saying less in investor meetings gets you more
You walk into an investor meeting with 47 slides, three backup models, and a rehearsed answer to every possible question. You leave feeling like you talked nonstop for 45 minutes and somehow said nothing that landed. Most early-stage founders think the path to funding is proving how much they know. In reality, I have seen…
Read MoreWall St opens lower on fears of protracted Middle East conflict
Published Mon, Mar 2, 2026 · 10:42 PM [NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Monday (Mar 2) as investors braced for a prolonged Middle East conflict that threatened to disrupt global trade routes and reignite inflationary pressures. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 183.5 points, or 0.37 per cent, at the open…
Read MoreSuper wealthy paying $350k to flee Middle East on private jets as missiles pummel region
The super wealthy are paying as much as $350,000 to flee the Middle East on private jets as missiles continue pummel the region. Rich elites living in Dubai and Abu Dhabi have been frantically reaching out to private security companies for an exit route after the US and Israel targeted Iran in coordinated attacks over…
Read MoreSingapore and Korean firm collaborate on nuclear energy
The parties will conduct joint studies of small modular reactors for potential applications in the city-state [SINGAPORE] The Energy Market Authority (EMA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power to collaborate on civil nuclear energy capabilities. EMA said in a media release on Monday (Mar 2) that this is…
Read MoreGeely extends lead over BYD with biggest sales gap since 2022
Published Mon, Mar 2, 2026 · 12:46 PM CHINESE automaker Geely Automobile Holdings sold more vehicles than BYD for a second consecutive month, piling pressure on the latter to beef up its lineup and reignite waning demand for electric vehicles (EVs). In the first two months of this year, Geely delivered about 76,000 units more…
Read MoreGold climbs as Middle East war drives investor rush to safety
Published Mon, Mar 2, 2026 · 08:16 AM [SINGAPORE] Gold rose, as war in the Middle East rattled markets and sent investors flocking to safer assets. Bullion climbed as much as 1.8 per cent to nearly US$5,375 an ounce in early trading, having gained more than 3 per cent in the previous week. Conflict spread…
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