Posts by Liam Redmond
Trump says he has no plans to fire Jerome Powell — after reported ‘joke’ offer of Fed chair job to Jamie Dimon
President Trump said Wednesday he has no plans to fire Fed Chairman Jerome Powell despite a criminal investigation into the central banker – after reportedly offering the job to Jamie Dimon months earlier in what the Wall Street titan interpreted as a “joke”. “I don’t have any plan to do that,” Trump told Reuters in…
Read MoreWall Street opens higher as chip stocks shine
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes rose at market open on Thursday (Jan 15) after TSMC’s blockbuster quarterly results ignited a rally in chipmakers, while investors parsed earnings from Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs that capped big banks’ reporting season. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 51.5 points, or 0.10 per cent, at the open…
Read MoreJay Leno was asked if he would ‘get a girlfriend’ as wife battles dementia: They’re ‘stunned’
Jay Leno has been asked if he’ll get a girlfriend in the wake of his wife Mavis’ dementia diagnosis. “You take a vow when you get married, and people are stunned, they’re shocked when you live up to it,” Leno told Maria Shriver on the latest episode of her “Life Above the Noise” podcast. The…
Read MoreJealous girlfriend allegedly threw 25-pound weight at romantic rival’s head in wild attack at Texas gym
A jealous gymgoer was arrested after she chucked a 25-pound weight at a romantic rival’s head, according to police. Aralyn Martinez, 24, allegedly recognized “the complainant as someone her partner was involved with” at a 24 Hour Fitness outside of Houston last week and “threw a weighted plate toward the complainant’s head, attempting to cause…
Read MoreExploring The Vision Behind ReBornMe and Trust-Centered Beauty Care
A global survey of 15,000 adults (Merz Aesthetics × Ipsos) found that 74% of respondents believe self-confidence is tied to overall well-being, and 69% seek aesthetic treatments to reflect how they feel inside — showing that appearance and emotional confidence are increasingly linked worldwide. In a world where beauty trends evolve by the hour and…
Read MoreCapitaLand India Trust wins second hyperscaler agreement for data-centre development
The facility has a gross power capacity of 55 MW and is set to be completed by Q4 2026 [SINGAPORE] The trustee-manager of CapitaLand India Trust (Clint) on Thursday (Jan 15) announced that it has secured its second long-term agreement with a global hyperscaler for Tower 2 of CapitaLand DC Navi Mumbai in Airoli, Navi…
Read MoreBrian Austin Green breaks silence on secret ‘90s romance with ‘Martin’ star Tichina Arnold
Brian Austin Green spoke for the first time about his secret ’90s romance with “Martin” star Tichina Arnold. The “Beverly Hills, 90210” alum, 52, told “Funny Knowing You” podcast listeners Wednesday that he and the actress, 56, met “working together” and “got along really well.” He explained, “Hip-hop was my world. I was doing hip-hop…
Read MoreUBS CEO Ermotti underlines his desire for internal successor
The bank is currently putting together the right candidates for the new leadership, he says [ZURICH] UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti hopes his successor will be a candidate from within the bank, he told Swiss newspaper Tages-Anzeiger in an interview published on Thursday (Jan 15). “I hope so,” Ermotti said in response to a question on…
Read MoreAustralia social media ban hits 4.7 million teen accounts in first month
[SYDNEY] Social media companies have collectively deactivated nearly five million accounts belonging to Australian teenagers just a month after a world-first ban on under-16s took effect, the country’s Internet regulator said, a sign the measure has had a swift and sweeping impact. The eSafety Commissioner said platforms had so far removed about 4.7 million accounts…
Read MoreASML tops US$500 billion market cap as TSMC plans to spend more
[AMSTERDAM] ASML, the world’s biggest maker of equipment used to manufacture computer chips, crossed US$500 billion in market value for the first time on Thursday (Jan 15), after top customer TSMC announced larger than expected capital spending plans to keep up with booming demand for artificial intelligence chips. TSMC hiked its planned capital spending to…
Read MoreAir India warns of possible disruptions to A350 routes after jet suffers engine damage
Air India operates six Airbus A350s on lucrative routes, including between New Delhi and London, New York and Newark [NEW DELHI] Air India warned of possible disruptions to its A350 routes due to engine damage sustained by one of its long-haul aircraft after encountering “a foreign object” on Thursday (Jan 15). Air India operates six…
Read MoreThis stock more than doubled in 2025. Now a family feud may unravel all of Nam Lee’s gains
Investors should press for answers as a corporate governance nightmare unfolds at the company [SINGAPORE] The Chinese New Year celebrations next month is shaping up to be an awkward affair for Nam Lee Pressed Metal Industries’ Yong family. The family business was started in the 1950s by the late patriarch Yong Kwong Fae, fabricating galvanised…
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