Posts by Liam Redmond
Keppel Reit’s dilutive purchase of MBFC Tower 3 a gamble on the sensibilities of S-Reit investors
A quick rebound from its sell-off last week might suggest investors are prepared to stomach some DPU dilution for the right deal at the right time [SINGAPORE] It has been a pretty good year for Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts (S-Reits), with softening interest rates and bullish market sentiment enabling some of the leading players…
Read MoreRebate cuts won’t hurt Singapore’s momentum as South-east Asia’s top EV market in 2026
The Republic’s EV take-up is expected to rise due to a continued price advantage and new benefits for electric heavy vehicles [SINGAPORE] The Republic’s electric vehicle (EV) adoption rate should continue to grow in 2026 despite a cut in incentives for passenger EVs, say industry observers. Passenger EV sales will be driven by cost-effective China…
Read MoreBearish outlook persists for WTI
WEST Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil prices have remained weak this year, down 18 per cent year-to-date at the time of writing. After a brief spike in June to US$77 per barrel, attributed to US air strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities raising fears of a blockage at a key crude output chokepoint, WTI oil prices…
Read MoreNYC blanketed in snow as kids, dogs and dancers delight
New York saw about four inches of snow across the city Sunday, but many took to the streets to revel in the white stuff. Source link
Read MoreJPMorgan’s new HQ’s so tall it had to buy air rights over Grand Central Station and St Bartholomew’s Church
It’s about the belief in building great spaces for employees in the US, Europe, Asia and elsewhere, says the CEO in exclusive interview with BT [SINGAPORE] What does a “workplace of the future” look like? Jamie Dimon, the chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase, has a pretty good idea – and that is the bank’s…
Read MoreAustralia to enforce new food pricing rules in crackdown on Coles and Woolworths
Both companies have said they have absorbed rising supplier costs and offered discounts to ease pressure on customers [MELBOURNE] Coles Group and Woolworths Group, Australia’s dominant supermarket chains, are bracing for tougher oversight after the government moved to crack down on alleged price gouging. New regulations banning excessive pricing of consumer goods in the Food…
Read MoreHow SingHaiyi’s 29-year-old scion Gallant Tang is reshaping its next chapter
How a heart-pounding tender win and a baptism of fire during the pandemic moulded SingHaiyi’s new leadership Inside Asia’s family empires: How they are transforming to seize the next stage of growth [SINGAPORE] Gallant Tang still remembers the quiet panic he felt on Mar 18, while participating in a land tender for a coveted Bayshore…
Read MoreVenezuelan opposition leader ‘absolutely’ backs Trump’s oil boat seizure, pressure on Maduro
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado endorsed President Trump’s recent seizure of a vessel transporting oil out of her home country and pressure campaign against the Maduro regime. Machado acknowledged that tightening the screws on Venezuela could be brutal for the country’s already impoverished people, but praised Trump’s efforts to oust socialist leader Nicolás Maduro.…
Read MoreDaniel Jones’ expected return from devastating Achilles injury comes into focus
Indiana Jones could be slated for a summer return. Colts quarterback Daniel Jones is expected to be sidelined for six to eight months after undergoing surgery to repair his ruptured Achilles tendon on Tuesday in New York. The timeline grants Jones the “ability to be fully cleared for the start of next summer’s training camp,”…
Read MoreWatch the bold moment a Bondi Beach hero disarms terrorist in Australia
Incredible footage shows a hero tackle and disarm one of the terrorists who opened fire on a Bondi Beach Hanukkah celebration in Australia on Sunday. Video captured the moment that the good Samaritan, wearing a white shirt, sneaked up behind the shotgun-wielding gunman and wrestled the weapon away from him. Source link
Read More‘SNL’ Has Trump Pop Pills, Kill Santa, And Embrace Epstein Files In Cold Open
Last night’s episode of Saturday Night Live came out swinging with a cold open sketch that parodied Donald Trump‘s recent press conference on board Air Force One. The sketch begins with a voiceover from a Christmas-style storybook: “On a cold December night, high above the Earth, flies a big jolly man of considerable girth. Making…
Read MoreRaging flood destroys Montana bridge in harrowing video amid extreme weather emergency
A raging creek tore through a bridge and claimed a road in Libby, Montana in a must-see moment captured on camera. Onlookers could only watch on the afternoon of Dec. 11 when the power of the Libby Creek tore through a bridge on Farm to Market Road, completely destroying the bridge and road that once…
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