Posts by Liam Redmond
CAAS, EDB ink pact with GE Aerospace to co-develop AI and propulsion technologies
GE Aerospace will expand its Singapore presence beyond maintenance, repair and overhaul under a new R&D partnership [SINGAPORE] The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and the Economic Development Board (EDB) have signed a memorandum of understanding with GE Aerospace to collaborate on next-generation aviation technologies. These will range from artificial intelligence (AI) to novel…
Read MoreGold falls 1.5% on firm US dollar, silver recovers from over three-week low
Published Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 10:08 AM [BENGALURU] Gold extended falls on Monday (Feb 2), pressured by a firm US dollar, as investors gauged US President Donald Trump’s Fed chair pick Kevin Warsh’s approach to interest rate cuts, while silver recovered from a more than three-week low hit on Friday. Spot gold was down…
Read MoreST Engineering to design and develop new satellites in Singapore
These will improve high-speed data transfer, disaster response planning and environmental monitoring [SINGAPORE] ST Engineering will design and develop a constellation of four radar satellites in Singapore, a move set to accelerate the growth of the city-state’s space capabilities and high-tech engineering ecosystem. The company made the announcement on Monday (Feb 2) as part of…
Read MoreChina AI deals push Hong Kong listings to busiest start of the year
The rapid pace of offerings is a promising sign that the city can build on the recovery last year Published Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 09:51 AM [HONG KONG] It has never been this busy at the start of a year for new listings in Hong Kong. Maiden share sales fetched about US$5 billion last…
Read MoreTrevor Noah takes aim at Jeff Bezos’ wedding, Nicki Minaj’s Trump support in fiery Grammys 2026 monologue
Trevor Noah returned to host the Grammy Awards for the sixth year in a row on Sunday night and he started the show at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles with plenty of fiery jokes. The former “Daily Show” host began his monologue with a shout-out to Rosé and Bruno Mars, who opened up the…
Read MoreAustralia set for U-turn to rate hike in break from global trend
Published Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 09:22 AM [SYDNEY] Australia’s central bank faces the uncomfortable prospect of going against the global grain and switching back to raising interest rates this week to douse resurgent inflation, less than six months after it last cut. Economists expect the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will increase its cash…
Read MoreChinese speculators set the stage for gold and silver crash
Metals traders in Europe and the US have been working around the clock, unwilling to miss the Asian trading day [LONDON] In the history of the silver market, prices had traded above US$40 an ounce for only a handful of brief periods before last year. On Friday (Jan 30), exhausted traders watched in shock as…
Read MoreHockey hunks turn out for NYC ‘Heated Rivalry’ lookalike contest: ‘Very provocative’
A harem of hunks turned out for a “Heated Rivalry” lookalike contest in New York City on Sunday — attracting a crowd of hot and bothered men and women who cheered and leered at the contestants vying to resemble the characters in HBO’s homoerotic hockey drama. Over a dozen hopeful lookalikes clad in hockey jerseys…
Read MoreOracle says it plans to raise up to $50 billion in debt and equity this year
Published Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 08:39 AM — Updated Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 09:52 AM ORACLE expects to raise US$45 billion to US$50 billion in 2026 to build additional capacity for its cloud infrastructure, the software company said on Sunday. The company, chaired by billionaire Larry Ellison, said it plans to achieve its…
Read MoreMoneyMax expects ‘significant improvement’ in H2 net profit
[SINGAPORE] Pawnbroker and gold retailer MoneyMax on Monday (Feb 2) said that it expects a “significant improvement” in its second-half and full-year net profit. This is set to be mainly down to a stronger financial performance of its pawnbroking segment, due to higher interest income, as well as the group’s retail and trading of gold…
Read MoreCapitaLand India Trust H2 DPU rises 22% to S$0.039
[SINGAPORE] CapitaLand India Trust recorded a distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.039 for its second half ended Dec 31, 2025, up 22 per cent from S$0.032 in the year-ago period. This brought its full-year DPU for FY2025 to S$0.0787, 15 per cent higher than S$0.0684 in FY2024, the trustee-manager said on Monday (Feb 2). For…
Read MoreGrammys 2026 live updates: Stars are gathering for music’s biggest night — how to watch
Stay up to date with live coverage of the 2026 Grammy Awards. Comedian Trevor Noah will be hosting and Justin Bieber, Lady Gag, Reba McEntire, Post Malone, Tyler, The Creator, Sabrina Carpenter and Lauryn Hill will be performing. Follow live updates on the Grammys 2026 for the latest news, analysis and more from music’s biggest…
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