Posts by Liam Redmond
Supertankers sailing to pick up Venezuelan oil for China make U-turns, ship data shows
[ad_1] [HOUSTON] Two China-flagged supertankers that were sailing to Venezuela to pick up debt-paying crude cargoes made U-turns and were headed back to Asia, LSEG shipping data showed on Monday, a sign that the US-blocked South American country might not be directly exporting oil to its main buyer any time soon. Following the US announcement last week…
Read MoreTrump administration probe of Fed’s Powell sparks pushback
[ad_1] Former Fed chairs join former government economic policy leaders from both political parties in raising alarm [WASHINGTON] The Trump administration’s decision to open a criminal investigation into US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell drew condemnation from former Fed chiefs and a chorus of criticism from key members of Trump’s Republican Party on Monday (Jan…
Read MoreOil prices settle at 7-week high on worries about Iran exports
[ad_1] [NEW YORK] Oil prices climbed and settled at seven-week highs on Monday on worries that Iran’s exports could decline as the sanctioned Opec member cracks down on anti-government demonstrations. Limiting price gains were expectations that supplies could rise from Venezuela, another sanctioned member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. Brent futures rose 53…
Read MoreMeta plans to cut 10% of jobs at company’s Reality Labs division
[ad_1] [SAN FRANCISCO] Meta Platforms plans to cut 10 per cent of jobs in the company’s Reality Labs division, part of a broader strategy to shift money away from some virtual reality products and into other artificial intelligence (AI) wearables. The cuts are expected this week, according to a source familiar with the company’s plans…
Read More49ers receiver pokes fun at wild theory surrounding team injuries
[ad_1] Kendrick Bourne is certainly aware of the wild injury theory that’s currently surrounding his 49ers team. Just after San Francisco beat the Eagles, 23-19, in their playoff opener on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field, Bourne was asked at his locker about George Kittle’s Achilles and other ailments the Niners sustained in their hard-fought win.…
Read MoreSuspect in Mississippi synagogue arson attack chose target over its ‘Jewish ties’: FBI
[ad_1] JACKSON, Miss. — A suspect in an arson fire at a historic Mississippi synagogue admitted to targeting the house of worship because of its “Jewish ties” and was turned in to authorities by his father who had observed burn marks on his son’s ankles, hands and face, the FBI said Monday. Stephen Pittman was charged with…
Read MoreSuspect ID’d in U-Haul track attack on anti-Iranian regime protest that injured 2
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES — The madman who smashed a U-Haul truck through a crowd of Iranian-American anti-regime protesters, injuring two, has been identified as Calor Madansecht. Investigators said a motive is still under investigation. The suspect sat calmly in the truck as onlookers screamed and mobbed the truck. ABC7 Cops say he plowed the vehicle…
Read MoreWhat Emotionally Mature Founders Do When Everything Feels Uncertain
[ad_1] There is a specific kind of uncertainty that only founders experience. Not the hypothetical kind, but the lived version where the runway is shrinking, customers are quiet, and every decision feels like it might be the wrong one. You refresh your bank balance more than your inbox. You wonder if everyone else has figured…
Read MoreTrump warns ‘we’re screwed’ if Supreme Court rules against emergency tariffs
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — President Trump declared Monday that the US would be “screwed” if the Supreme Court rules against his reciprocal tariff policies — arguing the feds would have “pay back” billions in revenue collected over the past year. “[I]f the Supreme Court rules against the United States of America on this National Security bonanza,…
Read MoreTiny deer goes head-to-head with a 2-ton rhino at Polish zoo — incredible video shows who comes out on top
[ad_1] A fearless muntjac deer weighing just 50 pounds went head-to-head with a nearly two-ton rhinoceros at a zoo in Poland in a caught-on-camera David and Goliath bout for the ages. A caretaker at Wroclaw Zoo in Poland captured the standoff between Maruska the rhino and Mundzak the Chinese muntjac deer in a video viewed…
Read MoreStarbucks roasted after barista hands LA cop ‘extremely offensive’ image during 16-hour shift
[ad_1] A Los Angeles deputy sheriff’s 16-hour shift quickly turned into a disrespectful spectacle when a Starbucks barista served him coffee in a cup featuring a hand-drawn image of a pig. The incident was slammed as deeply concerning and demeaning to law enforcement, by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department in a statement. The LA County Sheriff’s…
Read MoreElon Musk says he wants full custody of son after baby mama Ashley St. Clair’s comments on transgenderism
[ad_1] Elon Musk said he plans to file for full custody of his 1-year-old son on Monday after his baby mama Ashley St. Clair came out in support of the transgender community. The billionaire Tesla mogul indicated he’d be seeking custody of the child he fathered with the conservative influencer after she apparently shifted her…
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