Posts by Liam Redmond
Want to load up on US stocks with a weaker greenback? Here’s what investors need to consider
[SINGAPORE] With the greenback much weaker than it was just a year ago – and expected to soften further – investors in Singapore might be wondering if they should buy US stocks to tap the favourable exchange rate. The US dollar index, which tumbled to a nearly four-year low in late January, has inched up…
Read MoreShould you buy US stocks on a weaker greenback? How to invest if converting from Singdollar
[SINGAPORE] With the greenback much weaker than it was just a year ago – and expected to soften further – investors in Singapore might be wondering if they should buy US stocks to tap the favourable exchange rate. The US dollar index, which tumbled to a nearly four-year low in late January, has inched up…
Read MoreUnited Hampshire US Reit declares 12.1% higher H2 DPU of US$0.023
[SINGAPORE] United Hampshire US Real Estate Investment Trust’s (United Hampshire US Reit) distribution per unit (DPU) for the second half-year ended Dec 31, 2025, rose to US$0.023, up 12.1 per cent from US$0.0205 over the same period a year earlier, the Reit manager announced on Friday (Feb 20). Revenue was down 0.3 per cent at…
Read MoreHSBC cuts 10% of US debt capital markets team amid overhaul
Published Fri, Feb 20, 2026 · 08:08 AM HSBC has cut 10 per cent of its US-based debt capital markets team, continuing to cull costs after announcing a revamp of the business last October, according to people familiar with the matter. At least six people in New York were let go on Thursday (Feb 19), according…
Read MoreByteDance building out artificial intelligence team in US
Published Fri, Feb 20, 2026 · 07:50 AM [LOS ANGELES] Chinese tech giant ByteDance is hiring in the US for nearly 100 open roles within its artificial intelligence (AI) division, an effort to compete with the world’s leading US-based AI companies despite years of national security concerns from American lawmakers and regulators. The positions, which…
Read MoreWhite House-Pakistan deal to redevelop NYC’s Roosevelt Hotel raises more questions than answers
In a startling Thursday announcement, the Trump administration signed an agreement with Pakistan’s government to “jointly redevelop” the Pakistan-owned Roosevelt Hotel on Madison Avenue — a vacant eyesore worth at least $1 billion for its development potential, according to real estate analysts. The shuttered, 22-story hotel between East 44th and 45th streets closed during the…
Read MoreAmazon dethrones Walmart as world’s biggest company by sales
Published Fri, Feb 20, 2026 · 07:04 AM [SEATTLE] Amazon.com has officially dethroned Walmart as the biggest global company by revenue, a milestone attesting to the massive scale the e-commerce and cloud-computing giant has achieved since its humble beginnings in 1994 as an online bookseller in Jeff Bezos’ Seattle-area garage. Walmart, which had been the…
Read More7 meeting mistakes that instantly signal rookie founder
You can have traction, you can have revenue, and you can even have a decent deck. But if you run meetings poorly, people quietly downgrade you. Investors notice it on Zoom. Senior hires notice it in your all hands. Even early customers feel it in a sales call. Meetings are one of the fastest pattern…
Read MoreThe dating game: Why a CapitaLand-Mapletree merger could turn into a marriage of inconvenience
A union of the two Temasek stalwarts would essentially bring together two different souls who have little cultural DNA in common EVEN as the “China Dragon” breathed fire across the balance sheet of CapitaLand Investment (CLI) with a bruising S$142 million net loss for the second half-year ended Dec 31, 2025, group CEO Lee Chee…
Read MoreWalgreens cuts hundreds of jobs after private equity buyout
Published Fri, Feb 20, 2026 · 06:43 AM [BOSTON] Walgreens is laying off hundreds of employees across the country as the beleaguered pharmacy chain’s new private equity owners look to cut costs. The company said that it is eliminating 469 jobs in Illinois, where it is headquartered, and plans to cut another 159 positions in…
Read MoreJPMorgan says Trump’s lawsuit improperly named Dimon as defendant
Published Fri, Feb 20, 2026 · 06:33 AM [WILMINGTON, DELAWARE] President Donald Trump improperly included Jamie Dimon as a defendant in his US$5 billion debanking lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase as a way to get the case into state court, the bank and its CEO said in a Thursday court filing. Trump’s claim that Dimon engaged…
Read MoreWarning: This ‘magical’ photo printer might make you want to start scrapbooking
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. It’s time to embrace whimsy. At least, that’s what millions of TikTokers are saying, as they ditch the digital world in favor of something more wholesome and nostalgic. The whimsy…
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