Posts by Liam Redmond
Exclusive | Next Model Management co-founder Faith Kates ‘retires’ after Jeffrey Epstein e-mails resurface
Next Models co-founder, Faith Kates, is the latest female powerhouse to take a hit amid the Jeffrey Epstein files. We’re told Kates, who co-founded the modeling agency in 1989, quietly exited the company via a grammatically challenged email on Nov. 24, after her friendly emails with the pedo resurfaced. In the email obtained by Page…
Read MoreMarco Polo Marine shares rise 7.5% on H2 profit surge
For its second half, profit jumps 348% to S$47.9 million, from S$10.7 million previously [SINGAPORE] Shares of Marco Polo Marine climbed 7.5 per cent or S$0.009 to S$0.129 at 9.22 am on Tuesday (Dec 2). Over 40 million shares were traded. On Saturday, the integrated marine logistics company posted a 348 per cent increase in…
Read MoreDanantara’s US$1.4 billion Garuda play emerges as key reform test
The 76-year-old airline is a major employer and a key mode of transport for the country [JAKARTA] Indonesian sovereign wealth fund Danantara’s growing momentum in state-firm restructuring is putting fresh focus on its US$1.4 billion bet on Garuda Indonesia, a key test of its ability to revive other troubled companies. The distressed carrier’s full-year results…
Read MoreFind better ‘victims,’ don’t promote e-bikes, ban ’em and other commentary
Media watch: Find Better ‘Victims’! The New York Times just published “a head-scratcher of a tear-jerker,” snarks Becket Adams at The Hill: It “tried to frame as a sympathetic character an illegal immigrant whose acts of identity theft, multiple drunk driving convictions, and three deportation orders have made life a living hell for his victims.”…
Read MoreStocks to watch: UOB, Nio, Sanli
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Dec 2): UOB : The bank announced on Tuesday announced on Tuesday that it has priced £750 million (S$1.3 billion) floating rate covered bonds due June 2029. The issue date of the covered bonds is expected to be Dec…
Read MoreNational Guard member Andrew Wolfe, shot in DC, has shown positive signs, West Virginia governor says
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia National Guard member who was shot last week in a brazen daytime attack in Washington, DC, remains in serious condition but showed positive signs by giving a thumbs-up that he could hear a nurse’s question and wiggling his toes, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Monday. Morrisey said the family of 24-year-old…
Read MoreUOB prices £750 million floating rate covered bonds due 2029
[SINGAPORE] UOB announced on Tuesday (Dec 2) that it has priced £750 million (S$1.3 billion) floating rate covered bonds due June 2029. The issue date of the covered bonds is expected to be Dec 8, 2025. Application will be made to the Singapore Exchange for the listing and quotation. The covered bonds will bear interest…
Read MoreSingapore multi-currency e-wallet YouTrip enters Australia market
[SINGAPORE] Singapore-based multi-currency wallet YouTrip has launched operations in Australia, marking the fintech company’s first geographic expansion since the Covid-19 pandemic. Announced on Tuesday (Dec 2), the move establishes Australia as YouTrip’s third market, following its previous expansion to Thailand in 2019. YouTrip launched in Singapore in August 2018. “The market’s combination of high cross-border…
Read MoreExclusive | Rapper targeted in Stockton mass shooting is hiding out, fearing for his life after being shot at little girls’ birthday party, dad says
STOCKTON — A rapper targeted in the deadly birthday party mass shooting that left three kids dead is hiding out and fearing for his life after he and his wife were both wounded, his dad says. Rapper MBnel was among the 15 shot at a birthday party for a friend’s 2-year-old daughter inside Monkey Space, a banquet…
Read MorePopiah King’s new Tee Yih Jia factory has one of Asia’s largest, fully automated warehouses
The S$500 million facility has a solar panel system that generates enough power for about 315 four-room HDB flats for a year [SINGAPORE] Would a sheet of spring-roll pastry that sells for as little as S$0.035, along with other modestly priced food products with meagre margins, be worth investing half a billion dollars in? Sam…
Read MoreGift big, spend little: 47 Cyber Monday toy deals to grab ASAP for the holidays
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. Your current forecast: cold weather, hot deals. The blizzard of Black Friday has passed, and now Cyber Monday 2025 is settling in. In fact, thousands of Cyber Monday toy deals…
Read MoreWall Street ends lower as yields climb; crypto stocks drop
The crypto market has lost more than US$1 trillion in value since hitting a record of around US$4.3 trillion, according to CoinGecko [NEW YORK] US stocks closed modestly lower on Monday (Dec 1), weighed down by a jump in Treasury yields and economic data that showed tariffs remained a drag on the manufacturing sector, as…
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