Posts by Liam Redmond
California wealth tax would cause rich to flee, Newsom warns
Published Fri, Jan 30, 2026 · 08:01 AM CALIFORNIA Governor Gavin Newsom warned that a proposed one-time tax on billionaires will backfire by prompting the ultra-rich to leave the state. “The impact of a one-time tax does not solve an ongoing structural challenge,” Newsom said Thursday at a Bloomberg event in San Francisco. “You would…
Read MoreKeppel DC Reit H2 DPU up 7.1% at S$0.05248 on the back of acquisitions, strong portfolio reversion
[SINGAPORE] Data centre-focused Keppel DC Reit on Friday (Jan 30) posted a 7.1 per cent increase in distribution per unit (DPU) to S$0.05248 for the second half ended Dec 31, 2025, from S$0.04902 in the corresponding period a year earlier. The manager attributed the increase to accretive acquisitions in Tokyo and Singapore, as well as…
Read MoreDodgers’ Tommy Edman welcomes birth of daughter Ava with wife Kristen in Los Angeles
Tommy Edman has a new name to write on his lineup card. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ second baseman and his wife, Kristen welcomed the birth of their second child — a daughter, Ava, on Tuesday in Los Angeles. Kristen Edman Kristen Edman Tommy and Kristen Edman announced the birth of their daughter, Ava, on Tuesday.…
Read MoreUS has investigated claims that WhatsApp chats aren’t private
Meta says it cannot see WhatsApp messages because they are encrypted with digital keys on users’ phones US LAW enforcement has been investigating allegations by former Meta Platforms contractors that Meta personnel can access WhatsApp messages, despite the company’s statements that the chat service is private and encrypted, according to interviews and an agent’s report seen by Bloomberg News. …
Read MoreMicrosoft plunges, Meta rallies as investors demand AI payoffs
Microsoft is under growing investor pressure to justify its soaring capital outlay Published Fri, Jan 30, 2026 · 06:40 AM BIG Tech earnings so far this week have sent a clear warning: investors are willing to overlook soaring spending on artificial intelligence if it fuels strong growth, but are quick to punish companies that fall…
Read MoreSydney Sweeney speaks out on politics and ‘MAGA Barbie’ nickname after American Eagle controversy: ‘I know what I stand for’
Sydney Sweeney doesn’t associate herself with the nickname “MAGA Barbie.” The actress spoke candidly about all the controversy surrounding her since her American Eagle Outfitters “Great Jeans” ad dropped last July, with some accusing it of being “Nazi propaganda” that praised her blond hair and blue eyes. In an interview with Cosmopolitan published Thursday, Sweeney…
Read MoreOil prices surge 3% to five-month high on worries US could attack Iran
Published Fri, Jan 30, 2026 · 06:02 AM [NEW YORK] Oil prices climbed 3 per cent to a five-month high on Thursday on rising concerns that global supplies could be disrupted if the US attacks Iran, one of Opec’s biggest crude producers. Brent futures rose US$2.31, or 3.4 per cent, to settle at US$70.71 a barrel, while…
Read MoreTech selloff drags Europe stocks lower as SAP’s results disappoint
Published Fri, Jan 30, 2026 · 05:53 AM EUROPE’S benchmark share index gave up early gains to close lower on Thursday, weighed by a selloff in technology stocks as results from Germany’s SAP and US-based Microsoft failed to impress investors. The pan-European Stoxx 600 eased 0.23 per cent to 607.14 points, with the technology sector falling…
Read MoreUS stocks: S&P 500, Nasdaq close down as Big Tech’s soaring AI budgets trigger flight
Published Fri, Jan 30, 2026 · 05:46 AM WALL Street’s main indexes finished lower on Thursday with technology-heavy Nasdaq leading declines as investors were rattled by the latest earnings reports and worried about whether hefty spending on artificial intelligence would pay off for mega-cap tech companies. Microsoft shares slumped after the software giant’s cloud revenue…
Read MoreHiker makes grisly discovery in mysterious disappearance of backpacker at Philosopher Falls
Newly discovered human remains on the Australian island of Tasmania are believed to belong to Belgian backpacker Celine Cremer, who disappeared more than two years ago, according to police. An Aussie hiker stumbled onto the bones this week near the Philosopher Falls in Waratah on the island’s west coast — near where the 31-year-old hiker…
Read MoreSoCal stripper accused of decapitating her boyfriend captured in Mexico
A California stripper, accused of decapitating her boyfriend and leaving his headless body inside her home, has been extradited from Mexico. Alyssa Marie Lira, 23, is back in Southern California after her capture in Mexico — nearly five months after she allegedly decapitated 55-year-old Enrique Gonzalez-Carbajal. Alyssa Marie Lira, 23, is back in Southern California…
Read MoreSenator rips Live Nation for ‘very insufficient’ response to online ticket bot allegations
Sen. Marsha Blackburn blasted Ticketmaster and its parent Live Nation on Thursday for its “very insufficient” response to allegations that executives knowingly “turn a blind eye” to automated bots that force customers to pay exorbitant prices. During a Wednesday Senate hearing on online ticket scalping, the Tennessee Republican cited an internal email in which a…
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