Posts by Liam Redmond
SingPost raises standard domestic mail rates by S$0.10
[ad_1] The new prices are S$0.62 for standard regular mail and S$0.90 for standard large mail [SINGAPORE] On Tuesday (Dec 9), Singapore Post (SingPost) announced a S$0.10 increase to its standard domestic mail starting from Jan 1, 2026. The new prices – S$0.62 for standard regular mail and S$0.90 for standard large mail – will…
Read MoreSingPost raises standard domestic mail rates by S$0.10 as mail decline, rising costs persist
[ad_1] The new prices are S$0.62 for standard regular mail and S$0.90 for standard large mail [SINGAPORE] On Tuesday (Dec 9), Singapore Post (SingPost) announced a S$0.10 increase to its standard domestic mail starting from Jan 1, 2026. The new prices – S$0.62 for standard regular mail and S$0.90 for standard large mail – will…
Read MoreVirginia football team loses state semis by 1 point as fugitive coach Travis Turner remains missing
[ad_1] The Virginia high school football team that was coached by Travis Turner until he vanished while under investigation for child sex crimes was defeated in the state semifinals Saturday evening. Big Stone Gap’s Union High School Bears went down 21-20 against Glenvar during a Saturday showdown, knocking them out of the running for the…
Read MoreDem Rep. Crow: I Won’t Sit for FBI Interview, ‘I’m Not Going to Be Threatened’
[ad_1] Monday on CNN’s “The Arena,” Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) said he would not cooperate with the FBI investigation into a video he made about military orders. Host Kasie Hunt said, “I want to ask you for an update on the FBI investigation into you and the five of your colleagues who were featured in that video.…
Read MoreSupreme Court win for Trump in FTC case would restore the Founders’ design
[ad_1] If Monday’s Supreme Court argument is any indication, the days of “independent” agencies acting as a fourth branch of government are numbered. In Trump v. Slaughter, a solid majority of the justices seemed ready to confirm what the Constitution already implies: If an official is exercising executive power, the elected president has to be…
Read MoreJardine Matheson’s bid to privatise Mandarin Oriental gets shareholders’ nod
[ad_1] The required majority are in favour of the scheme of arrangement at US$3.35 a share [SINGAPORE] Shareholders of Mandarin Oriental International on Monday (Dec 8) voted in favour of Jardine Matheson’s move to delist its hotel subsidiary under a scheme of arrangement that values the company at about US$4.2 billion. The investment company said…
Read MoreUS to allow Nvidia H200 chip shipments to China, says Trump
[ad_1] Nvidia shares rise 2% in after-hours trading after announcement; US president says same approach will apply to AMD, Intel [WASHINGTON] The United States will allow Nvidia’s H200 processors, its second-best artificial intelligence (AI) chips, to be exported to China and collect a 25 per cent fee on such sales, US President Donald Trump said…
Read MoreMandarin Oriental shareholders approve Jardine Matheson privatisation offer
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Shareholders of Mandarin Oriental International on Monday (Dec 8) voted in favour of Jardine Matheson’s cash takeover bid that values the hotel group at about US$4.2 billion. The investment company said on Oct 17 that it was moving to take Mandarin Oriental private in a recommended cash takeover valued at US$3.35 per share.…
Read MoreNvidia wins Trump’s approval to sell H200 AI chips in China
[ad_1] The company sells the more advanced Blackwell generation in the US and is preparing to shift to an even speedier family of chips called Rubin [WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump granted Nvidia permission to ship its H200 artificial intelligence (AI) chip to China in exchange for a 25 per cent surcharge, a move that…
Read MoreMillennial Snot: The smarmy, patronizing way liberal elites talk down to the rest of us
[ad_1] Back in May 2024, a black studies professor — an academic of the type who writes dissertations about the semiotics of Beyonce — “clapped back” at one of her peers, a white man who had dared complain that all the jobs in his corner of academia had been given to minorities. Their grating exchange…
Read MoreTrump eyes tariffs over cheap Canadian fertiliser, Indian rice
[ad_1] The US president is facing mounting pressure to address high consumer prices and persistent inflation [WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump signalled he could impose fresh tariffs on agricultural products, including Canadian fertiliser and Indian rice, the latest sign that protracted negotiations with two US trading partners could drag on. Trump spoke on Monday (Dec…
Read MoreNomura sends bankers to New York, London in asset manager push
[ad_1] [TOKYO] Nomura Asset Management plans to relocate dozens of staff from its Tokyo headquarters to offices in cities such as London and New York to develop its homegrown talent for investment and sales operations. More staff with overseas business experience will boost Nomura’s stance as a global competitor in asset management, president Hiroyasu Koike…
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