Posts by Liam Redmond
Singapore stocks inch up on inflation forecast; STI gains 0.6%
[SINGAPORE] Local shares closed higher on Tuesday (Dec 23), after the authorities maintained their full-year forecasts for Singapore’s core and headline inflation for November. Core inflation, which excludes accommodation and private transport, was 1.2 per cent in November, similar to in October, while headline inflation came in at 1.2 per cent last month, the same…
Read MoreCitigroup, Daiwa are latest to expand Japan dealmaking teams
This is due to hostile takeovers no longer being taboo, and private equity and activist investors are more prominent [TOKYO] It is a good time to be an investment banker in Japan, with Citigroup and Daiwa Securities Group joining a raft of firms that are seeking to expand their advisory teams during the nation’s dealmaking…
Read MoreWho Is Rodney Chatman? Brown University Places Its Troubled Police Chief on Administrative Leave ‘Effective Immediately’ after Deadly Campus Shooting
Brown University has placed its troubled police chief on administrative leave “effective immediately” following the devastating campus shooting that killed two students. Rodney Chatman, Brown University’s vice president for public safety and emergency management, will be placed on administrative leave effective immediately, the school said on Monday. Chatman had faced mounting criticism over what many…
Read MoreMapletree acquires logistics facility in the Netherlands
Since entering the European logistics market in 2018, the group has amassed 82 logistics assets across eight countries [SINGAPORE] Mapletree Investments has expanded its logistics presence in Europe with the acquisition of a 34,852 square metre facility in the Netherlands, the company said on Tuesday (Dec 23). The warehouse is located in Roosendaal, West-Brabant, and…
Read MoreMapletree acquires logistics facility in the Netherlands for 32.3 million euros
Since entering the European logistics market in 2018, the group has amassed 82 logistics assets across eight countries [SINGAPORE] Mapletree Investments has expanded its logistics presence in Europe with the acquisition of a 34,852 square metre facility in the Netherlands, the company said on Tuesday (Dec 23). The warehouse is located in Roosendaal, West-Brabant, and…
Read MoreDear Abby: Should I kick my controlling sister out?
DEAR ABBY: My sister, “Blanche,” and I didn’t grow up together after she turned 13. I was 6 at that time, and our grandmother raised her. We talked on the phone a lot until I was 45 and my husband died. Blanche then convinced me to move to her state. When I received the insurance…
Read MoreJames Cameron breaks silence on Amy Poehler’s ‘ignorant dig’ at 2013 Golden Globes
Her “Judgment Day” finally came. Legendary director James Cameron is still bristling over a joke Amy Poehler made while co-hosting the 2013 Golden Globes — calling it an “ignorant dig” that missed the mark at his expense. Cameron, 71, said Poehler took things “too far” when she poked fun at his marriage to director Kathryn…
Read MoreVessel in Seatrium-Maersk settlement hit by Trump’s stop-work order on wind farms
[SINGAPORE] Seatrium said it is “closely monitoring” the Trump administration stop-work order issued to the end-customer of a U$475 million wind vessel job, noting that it can be redeployed beyond the US market. Seatrium was responding to The Business Times’ queries on Tuesday (Dec 23) after news broke that Empire Offshore Wind had received a…
Read MoreIowa Mother Charged After Consuming Alcohol and Leaving 3-Year-Old Son Unsupervised, Leading to Child’s Death in Hot Garage
The mother of a 3-year-old boy found dead in a Bondurant garage earlier this year has turned herself in. Tiffani R. Huff Holmes, 41, surrendered to the Polk County Jail late Sunday, Dec. 21 and was charged with child endangerment resulting in death, a class B felony, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said in a…
Read MorePIDG, August Energy look to fill gap for ‘patient capital’ in South-east Asian clean energy
Their US$30 million joint venture will focus on Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines [SINGAPORE] The Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) hopes to address the gap between strong demand for clean power in South-east Asia and the limited availability of service providers, in its new joint venture with Singapore-based August Energy Investment. PIDG is an infrastructure…
Read MoreDOJ Releases Fake Video of Jeffrey Epstein Suicide Inside Prison Cell as Part of File Dump Sparking Online Backlash
The Justice Department on Monday shared a disturbing video that appeared to show a recreation of Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide inside his Manhattan jail cell. The footage immediately sparked outrage and intense online backlash, before it was clarified that it wasn’t real. The video appeared on the Justice Department’s website with no explanation, quietly included in…
Read MoreDK Metcalf’s suspension for altercation with fan puts $45 million in guaranteed money at risk
DK Metcalf’s two-game suspension for his altercation with a fan in Detroit could hit him in more ways than just missing out on the field. The ban, which the league dubbed “conduct detrimental to the NFL,” voids the $45 million in future guaranteed money in his contract, according to a report by CBS Sports. A…
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