Posts by Liam Redmond
China solar industry’s losses narrowing on overcapacity push, association says
[BEIJING] Losses in China’s slumping solar sector narrowed in the third quarter, data presented by an industry group official revealed, as the government’s war on industrial overcapacity targeted manufacturers. The solar industry’s capacity reached levels capable of satisfying global demand roughly twice over, figures from earlier this year showed, making it a focus of Beijing’s…
Read MoreGiants Super Bowl winner Chris Snee tells The Post about his scouting journey — and why he believes in the franchise
The Post has been granted unprecedented access to the world of the Giants scouting department. In Part 8, the final entry in this series, the focus is on Chris Snee, a two-time Super Bowl winner, four-time Pro Bowler at right guard and a member of the team’s Ring of Honor. He started as a scout…
Read MoreRyan Serhant unpacks ‘Owning Manhattan’ drama and gushes over ‘Housewives’ pals with ‘VRT’
Ryan Serhant stopped by the Page Six studio to chat with “Virtual Reali-Tea” co-hosts Danny Murphy and Evan Real about all the excitement surrounding Season 2 of his hit Netflix reality show, “Owning Manhattan.” He unpacked so much drama and dropped major tea about where things stand with the cast — and if Bachelor Nation…
Read MoreSingapore stocks track Wall Street declines; STI down 0.1%
Across the broader market, losers beat gainers 286 to 236, as 883.5 million securities worth S$1.1 billion change hands [SINGAPORE] Singapore shares ended lower on Thursday (Dec 18), tracking declines on Wall Street. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) lost 0.1 per cent or 4.87 points to finish at 4,570.61. Meanwhile, the iEdge Singapore Next…
Read MoreAirports allow non-traveling public past security entrances for first time in decades
An airport tradition of years gone by is slowly making its way back to certain locations in the US, following massive changes in air travel security procedures after the terror attacks of Sept. 11. Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK) in California announced this week it will be introducing guest passes for “non-passengers,” for example. Visitors…
Read MorePredator not seen in Ohio for more than 100 years caught on camera
An astonishing discovery was made after a wildlife camera spotted a fisher roaming through Cleveland Metroparks — its first appearance in Cuyahoga County for over a century, park officials say. The park’s trail camera captured the footage earlier this year, marking it as its first confirmed sighting of the species in the county since the 1800s, according to Cleveland…
Read MoreElliott woos other Toyota Industries investors in buyout fight
[TOKYO] Elliott Investment Management has been approaching asset managers and other institutional investors in Japan to build support for its campaign and push Toyota group to sweeten its 4.7 trillion yen (S$38.9 billion) bid to take a key affiliate private, according to people familiar with the matter. Billionaire Paul Singer’s activist fund, which has quickly…
Read MoreHusband of ‘2 Fast 2 Furious’ star Devon Aoki charged with hit-and-run after striking Florida scooter rider
The husband of “2 Fast 2 Furious” actress Devon Aoki was slapped with a hit-and-run charge after allegedly running over the foot of a scooter rider before fleeing to his $9.1 million Florida mansion this week. James Bailey, 40, is accused of hitting the scooter rider in a crosswalk while driving his white Audi SQ7…
Read MoreGoogle works to erode Nvidia’s software advantage with Meta’s help
The effort is part of Google’s aggressive plan to make its TPU a viable alternative to Nvidia’s GPUs [SAN FRANCISCO] Alphabet’s Google is working on a new initiative to make its artificial intelligence chips better at running PyTorch, the world’s most widely used AI software framework, in a move aimed at weakening Nvidia’s longstanding dominance…
Read MoreSouth Korea digs deeper into intervention toolkit as won slides
The won has been Asia’s worst-performing currency in the second half of the year [SEOUL] In South Korea, calls for action to stem the won’s decline are getting louder by the day. On Thursday (Dec 18), the finance ministry warned of increased volatility and said it would take swift measures if needed, while the government…
Read MoreStanChart, Ant International launch blockchain-based tokenised deposits in SGD, USD
The new solution demonstrates how businesses can use blockchain technology to make transactions faster, more secure, and more efficient [SINGAPORE] Standard Chartered (StanChart) on Thursday (Dec 18) announced the launch of blockchain-based “tokenised deposits” in Singapore and US dollars for Ant International. This will enable the fintech firm to move funds in real-time, 24/7, and…
Read MoreStanChart, Ant International launch blockchain-based tokenised deposits in Singdollar, greenback
The new solution demonstrates how businesses can use blockchain technology to make transactions faster, more secure and more efficient [SINGAPORE] Standard Chartered (StanChart) on Thursday (Dec 18) announced the launch of blockchain-based “tokenised deposits” in Singapore and US dollars for Ant International. This will enable the fintech firm to move funds in real time, 24/7,…
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