Posts by Liam Redmond
How Scott Bessent could help Kevin Warsh get confirmed as Fed chairman
[ad_1] Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is expected to help Kevin Warsh walk the tightrope as the incoming Federal Reserve chairman – pursuing a “hawkish” approach to monetary policy while also catering to President Trump’s easy-money agenda, On The Money has learned. That’s the consensus of Wall Street executives with ties to the Trump White House…
Read MoreFrasers Property logs S$1.4 billion in pre-sold residential revenue, boosted by China sales
[ad_1] The company launched the first phase of unit sales at the Fang Song Community high-end residential project in Shanghai [SINGAPORE] Frasers Property recorded S$1.4 billion in pre-sold residential revenue across Singapore, Australia, Thailand and China as at Dec 31, 2025, the developer said in its Q1 business update on Friday (Feb 6). China accounted…
Read MoreDuck dynasty: Frank Boulton passing Long Island baseball torch after 25 years
[ad_1] Ted Williams hit a home run in his last at-bat — and so did Frank Boulton, the Long Island Ducks owner. Boulton poured his heart and soul into running the ball club for 25 years and turned a diamond in the rough into the crown jewel of Atlantic League Professional Baseball. Thanks to him,…
Read MoreAustralian laser maker EOS opens production centre in Singapore
[ad_1] The centre will produce EOS’s 100 kilowatt-class laser weapon system for Dutch and Korean customers Published Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 08:08 PM [SINGAPORE] Australia’s Electro Optic Systems (EOS) opened a production centre in Singapore on Friday (Feb 6) to function as its Asian hub for making, integration and testing of high energy anti-drone…
Read MoreWorld’s largest pig breeder Muyuan up 3.9% in Hong Kong debut; Han’s CNC jumps nearly 15%
[ad_1] Muyuan’s HK$10.7 billion listing proceeds makes it the largest IPO since Zijin Gold International’s debut last September Published Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 07:57 PM [SINGAPORE/HONG KONG] The shares of China’s Muyuan Foods closed slightly higher in their Hong Kong trading debut on Friday (Feb 6), after the world’s biggest pig breeder raised HK$10.7…
Read MoreTMZ boss says Nancy Guthrie could still be in the Tucson area radius, ransom note was ‘very specific, well organized’
[ad_1] TMZ founder Harvey Levin believes that Savannah Guthrie’s kidnapped mother could be being held in the “radius” of Tucson as he described the purported ransom email as “very specific” and “well organized.” Levin said on “Hannity” that Monday’s deadline is “far more consequential” after Thursday’s came and went, with kidnappers demanding the family shell…
Read MoreTesla is no longer No. 1: This is how a Chinese competitor surged past the EV pioneer
[ad_1] Tesla, the 23-year-old company that brought green cars into the mainstream, has been pushed off its perch as the world’s top electric vehicle seller. Chinese EV manufacturer BYD sold hundreds of thousands more cars last year, and it’s not just in China. In most of the countries where the Chinese titan went head-to-head with…
Read MoreWinter Olympics makes history with first openly transgender skier competing in women’s division
[ad_1] Swedish skier Elis Lundholm will make history as the first openly transgender athlete to compete in the Winter Olympics The Swedish ski team announced last month that Lundholm, a biological female who identifies as a man, is competing in the women’s freestyle skiing division under current International Olympic Committee (IOC) guidelines. Lundholm is also the only openly…
Read MoreSingapore stocks end lower on Friday, snapping three-day record streak; STI down 0.8%
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended lower on Friday (Feb 6), paring earlier gains to snap a three-day record run. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) fell 0.8 per cent, or 41.46 points, to close at 4,934.41. The iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index edged down 0.1 per cent, or 0.79 point, to 1,501.60. Across the broader…
Read MoreTop Russian general Vladimir Alekseyev shot several times at Moscow apartment building
[ad_1] A deputy chief of Russian military intelligence was shot and wounded in Moscow on Friday in an attack that follows a series of assassinations of senior military officers that Russia has blamed on Ukraine. Lt. Gen. Vladimir Alekseyev, 64 was shot several times by an unidentified assailant at an apartment building in Moscow’s northwest and hospitalized,…
Read MoreIran seizes oil tankers, threatens ‘massacre’ in Strait of Hormuz, hours before US talks
[ad_1] Iran seized two foreign oil tankers in the Persian Gulf Thursday, accusing them of smuggling fuel and detaining 15 foreign crew members ahead of high-stakes US–Iran talks Friday in Oman. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy said it intercepted the two ships near Farsi Island, claiming they were carrying about 1 million liters…
Read MoreTony Hawk shuts down ‘nonsense’ rumors that his wedding was on Jeffrey Epstein’s private island: ‘Easily verifiable’
[ad_1] Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk shot down speculation that he got married on Jeffrey Epstein’s private island after his nuptials were mentioned in newly released documents related to the convicted pedophile. Hawk, who has been married four times, laid out the “facts and timelines” of his wedding locations on Thursday after the document disclosed an…
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