Posts by Liam Redmond
Former California deputy suspected of killing his 11-year-old son is fatally shot during police pursuit
[ad_1] A former California sheriff’s deputy suspected of fatally stabbing his 11-year-old son was shot and killed by law enforcement officers on Tuesday after he led them on a car chase along Interstate 5, authorities said. Police in Elk Grove, near Sacramento, responded around 8 a.m. to a call from a mother who said she…
Read MoreMajor Chinese banks cut high-yield deposit products to ease margin pressure
[ad_1] [BEIJING] Some major Chinese commercial banks have removed five-year, large-scale certificates of deposit that carry a high yield from their offerings, in an effort to cut costs and offset margin pressure. Banks, including Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) and Agricultural Bank of China (AgBank), now only offer shorter-term, large-scale CDs ranging from…
Read MoreEscape to a Winter wonderland at Banff’s Sunshine Mountain Lodge
[ad_1] Escape the ordinary this winter and discover the magic of Banff Sunshine, home to Sunshine Mountain Lodge, the only ski-in, ski-out hotel in Canada’s famous Banff National Park. Ski season is officially open and the slopes are calling, inviting you to explore one of North America’s premier winter destinations. Banff Sunshine Village is more…
Read MoreGXS cuts about 10% of workforce in rightsizing exercise
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Digital bank GXS is cutting 82 jobs or about 10 per cent of its workforce across the group. This exercise is part of the group’s transition from the early growth stages of building a bank to running the operations, GXS CEO Lai Pei-Si said in a note to the company. The cuts are…
Read MoreChinese smart glasses firms eye overseas conquest
[ad_1] [HANGZHOU, China] In China, artificial intelligence (AI) glasses let the wearer pay in shops with just a glance at a QR code and a voice command, as a growing number of companies look to conquer both growing domestic and overseas markets. Interest in smart eyewear is soaring worldwide after more than a decade of…
Read MoreOle Miss players push back on idea team wanted Lane Kiffin to coach CFP
[ad_1] Several Ole Miss players have pushed back on Lane Kiffin’s parting claims that the players asked him to stay to coach them through the College Football Playoff, adding more potential controversy to an already messy split on his way to taking the head coaching job at LSU. In his announcement on social media that…
Read MoreMAS EQDP: Manulife Investment Management launches Singapore all-cap fund strategy
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Manulife Investment Management said it will launch a fund strategy with an emphasis on Singapore small and mid caps, shortly after it was appointed among a second batch of asset managers under the Equity Market Development Programme (EQDP). It said on Wednesday (Dec 3) that about 40 per cent of its portfolio will…
Read MoreColorado cold case linked to one of the state’s ‘most prolific serial killers’ nearly four decades later
[ad_1] A 1987 cold case murder of a young mom in Colorado has been linked to one of the state’s “most prolific serial killers,” who was released from prison the same year, a local sheriff’s office announced on Tuesday. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said that it had finally solved the case of Rhonda Marie…
Read MoreApple Tap to Pay now available in Singapore, allowing merchants to use iPhones as contactless payment terminals
[ad_1] The function also supports contactless credit and debit cards from American Express, JCB, Mastercard, UnionPay and Visa [SINGAPORE] Apple has announced that Tap to Pay on iPhone is now available in Singapore, allowing merchants to use the iPhone as a contactless payment terminal. In a statement on Dec 2, Apple said that the new…
Read MoreApple Tap to Pay launches in Singapore, allows merchants to use iPhones as contactless payment terminals
[ad_1] The function also supports contactless credit and debit cards from American Express, JCB, Mastercard, UnionPay and Visa [SINGAPORE] Apple has announced that Tap to Pay on iPhone is now available in Singapore, allowing merchants to use the iPhone as a contactless payment terminal. In a statement on Dec 2, Apple said that the new…
Read MoreEdwin Diaz could be biggest winner as reliever market starts to take shape
[ad_1] The offseason is shaping up well for Edwin Díaz, it would seem. While the Mets signed Devin Williams as a potential replacement for Díaz as the closer in Queens, it’s clear they’d prefer Williams to serve as a setup man, ideally for Díaz, after Williams flamed out as a closer last season with the…
Read MoreInfinity Development closes flat at S$0.39 on Catalist debut
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Shares of adhesive manufacturer Infinity Development were up 1.3 per cent at Wednesday’s (Dec 3) open – as the company debuted on the Catalist board of the Singapore Exchange. The counter opened at S$0.395, compared with its all-placement offer of 35.1 million placement shares at S$0.39 apiece. It ticked up to S$0.40 by…
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