Posts by Liam Redmond
St. John’s Zuby Ejiofor thriving on court and emerging as leader off it
Late in St. John’s overtime win over Xavier on Wednesday, Zuby Ejiofor was seen getting on Ruben Prey for being slow to box out on a made free throw. It was the latest example of the junior forward’s development as a leader. The affable Ejiofor is letting his voice be heard more as he has…
Read MoreExclusive | Chuck Schumer’s office upsets Democratic aide with inaugural email exposing info to MAGA faithful by not using ‘BCC’
An aide to City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams apparently wasn’t too happy their email was inadvertently exposed to a bunch of Trump supporters after a faux-pas by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s office. On Friday, President Trump announced the inauguration would be held indoors, creating a last-minute venue shake-up. That’s when Sen. Schumer’s office got…
Read MoreAlex Bregman’s free agency takes Astros twist
Alex Bregman could be headed for an Astros reunion after all. USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reported Thursday that Houston is “keeping the door ajar” to potentially re-sign the star third baseman. The Athletic added that talks have resumed between the two sides. Alex Bregman reacts after striking out during the third inning of the Astros’…
Read MoreHong Kong’s CKI is said to weigh sale of UK’s £4 billion Eversholt Rail – The Business Times
CK INFRASTRUCTURE (CKI) is evaluating options for Eversholt Rail, including a possible sale that may value the British rolling stock company at as much as £4 billion (S$6.7 billion), sources with knowledge of the matter said. Hong Kong-listed CKI is working with Rothschild & Co on a review of the business, the sources said, asking…
Read MoreSingapore stocks fall amid easing monetary policy settings and Trump tariff remarks; STI down 0.1% – The Business Times
SINGAPORE shares ended slightly lower on Friday (Jan 24), following the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) easing monetary policy settings and US President Donald Trump calling for lower interest rates at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. Trump also announced plans to cut taxes for companies investing in the United States, while imposing tariffs on…
Read MoreSingapore shares rise at Friday’s open, STI up 0.2% – The Business Times
SINGAPORE shares started trading in positive territory on Friday (Jan 24), tracking a rise in other global markets. As at 9.01 am, the Straits Times Index (STI) opened 0.2 per cent, or 8.41 points higher at 3,814.98. Across the broader market, gainers outnumbered losers 61 to 25 after 36.9 million securities worth S$81.9 million changed…
Read MoreStocks to watch: Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust, Keppel DC Reit, Suntec Reit, ESR-Reit – The Business Times
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Jan 24): Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust (MPACT): Its manager posted a 9.1 per cent year-on-year fall in distribution per unit (DPU) to S$0.02 for its third quarter ended Dec 31, 2024. This came as revenue fell 7.4 per cent to…
Read MoreCrypto’s richest man CZ turns venture capital firm into giant family office – The Business Times
ZHAO Changpeng “CZ”, a few months out of prison and worth US$70 billion thanks to the relentless crypto rally, is turning the former venture capital arm of his Binance Holdings into a family office. Binance Labs, which oversees about US$10 billion of crypto-related assets, will be renamed YZi Labs, according to a statement on Thursday…
Read MoreESR Reit posts 15.9% fall in H2 DPU to S$0.00997 – The Business Times
THE manager of ESR Real Estate Investment Trust (ESR Reit) posted a distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.00997 for its second half (H2) ended Dec 31, 2024, down 15.9 per cent from S$0.01186 a year ago. This brings total DPU for FY2024 to S$0.02119, down 17.4 per cent year on year. This takes into account…
Read MoreNo major impact from Johor data centres, US export ban: Keppel DC Reit manager – The Business Times
NEW data centres in Johor, Malaysia, and the US chip export ban are unlikely to have a big impact on Keppel DC Reit, said the manager on Friday (Jan 24). The workloads in Johor are different from Singapore, with the data centres in the Republic doing artificial intelligence (AI) inference work rather than training, the…
Read MoreBillionaire McCourt says he is open to teaming up on a TikTok bid – The Business Times
US BUSINESSMAN Frank McCourt is open to teaming up with other buyers on a bid to take over the US operations of TikTok as long as he can maintain control of the asset, he told Reuters at the Davos event on Thursday. The billionaire declined to share details on his sources of financing, but said…
Read MoreMitsubishi Motors considering not joining Nissan-Honda merger, Yomiuri says – The Business Times
MITSUBISHI Motors, a junior partner of Nissan Motor, is considering not joining a planned business merger between Nissan and Honda Motor, sources told Reuters on Friday. Mitsubishi Motors plans to remain listed while continuing its cooperative relationship with both companies, three sources said on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak about…
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