Posts by Liam Redmond
Gold steady as traders watch Middle East war for inflation clues
Bullion continues trading in a narrow range around US$4,000 an ounce after ending the previous session down 0.2% Published Tue, Jul 21, 2026 · 09:24 AM [SINGAPORE] Gold was steady as traders monitored a raft of developments in the Middle East conflict for clues on the energy price impact on inflation. Bullion continued to trade…
Read MoreGiants Trade Tiers: Players most, least likely to be on the move at the deadline?
KANSAS CITY — Ever since Tony Vitello’s first days of spring training, there’s been one element of professional baseball that has stood out to him after a lifetime of college ball. The professionalism. “It doesn’t mean that it’s not personal or there’s not emotions involved,” Vitello remarked recently. “But it’s literally pro baseball.” That has…
Read MoreLondon Stock Exchange to launch round-the-clock trading in H1 2027
Published Tue, Jul 21, 2026 · 08:45 AM THE London Stock Exchange on Tuesday (Jul 21) announced plans to launch LSE 24, a night-time trading site, in the first half of 2027. LSE’s new exchange will operate separately from its main market and will initially offer access to exchange-traded products such as funds tracking the…
Read MoreStocks to watch: Yeo Hiap Seng, Foundation Healthcare
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Jul 21): Yeo Hiap Seng : The food and beverage company said on Monday that its 54-year-old chief executive officer Ong Yuh Hwang is resigning, due to “personal reasons.” He will be succeeded by Nestle vice-president and regional manager…
Read MoreWinners, losers from thrilling World Cup that silenced all of its doubts
For 39 consecutive days, the world moved into North America, unpacking its flags, songs, superstitions and rivalries, then turned 16 cities across three countries into soccer’s largest block parties. The first 48-team World Cup arrived carrying understandable concerns. Would the infrastructure hold? Were tickets too expensive? Would fans travel far? By the time Spain lifted…
Read More‘Positive surprises’ in store for S-Reits’ H1 earnings as valuations lag fundamentals, say analysts
Singapore-listed Reits are expected to post low-to-mid single-digit year-on-year growth in DPU [SINGAPORE] The upcoming earnings season for Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) could deliver “positive surprises”, particularly from the office and industrial sectors, said analysts. This is despite S-Reits entering the first-half reporting cycle under a cloud of sluggish equity performance. Year to…
Read MoreBox office success of ‘The Odyssey’ proves audiences crave classics — not woke Hollywood nonsense
As “The Odyssey” shatters box-office expectations, maybe “woke” Hollywood will learn something from the film’s success: Audiences want familiar stories, told in entertaining ways. Christopher Nolan’s star-studded retelling of the Greek epic beat expectations, pulling in $264.1 million on its first weekend in theaters worldwide, and $124.5 million in the United States alone. Around the…
Read MoreOil dips after two-day gain as traders weigh Middle East outlook
Brent falls towards US$88 a barrel as West Texas Intermediate dips to trade near US$83 Published Tue, Jul 21, 2026 · 06:05 AM BRENT oil slipped on Tuesday (Jul 21) after surging almost 6 per cent over the previous two sessions, as traders weighed continued hostilities between the US and Iran against efforts to broker…
Read MoreExclusive | Filthy NYC homeless encampment near tourist-magnet Intrepid Museum still largely intact as Mamdani-imposed deadline comes and goes
The blocks-long homeless encampment that has marred Manhattan’s West Side for weeks is still there, even after Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s seven-day deadline for tearing it down — drawing cheers from vagrants. One of the sidewalk-squatting hobos thanked the lefty mayor Monday. “[Mamdani] has more of the human aspect,” said Liam, 40, a homeless man from…
Read MoreEuropean shares tick lower as investors assess US-Iran jitters; tech earnings loom
Published Tue, Jul 21, 2026 · 05:54 AM EUROPEAN shares slipped on Monday (Jul 20) as the deteriorating conflict in the Middle East stoked inflation fears ahead of a European Central Bank meeting this week. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.3 per cent to 639.6. Travel and leisure stocks were the biggest laggards, declining 0.95 per cent.…
Read MoreUS stocks: Wall Street indexes fall, with Iran and earnings season in focus
Published Tue, Jul 21, 2026 · 05:46 AM WALL Street’s indexes finished lower on Monday (Jul 20) while investors looked for moves toward Middle East de-escalation and waited for earnings reports due from major technology companies later in the week. The technology-heavy Nasdaq fell less than the S&P 500 and the Dow as the chip…
Read MoreNolan Wells Update: FBI Investigates Threats Against Black Teen’s Family Amid Ongoing Death Probe
The family of Nolan Wells, the Mississippi teenager who was found dead after a boating trip over the Fourth of July weekend, says it has been subjected to hate mail and online harassment as federal authorities investigate threats linked to the high-profile case. The development comes as the investigation into the 18-year-old’s death continues. While…
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