Posts by Liam Redmond
Singapore stocks continue losing streak on Friday; STI falls 0.6%
Thai Beverage leads the gainers on the blue-chip index; DFI Retail falls by the most Published Fri, Oct 2, 2026 · 06:07 PM [SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks continued to falter on Friday (Oct 2). The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) lost 0.6 per cent or 32.85 points to finish at 5,634.82. Thai Beverage led the gainers…
Read MoreAmazon to invest US$1 billion over five years in US data centre communities
Published Fri, Oct 2, 2026 · 05:38 PM [WASHINGTON] Amazon’s cloud computing division said on Friday (Oct 2) it would invest more than US$1 billion over the next five years in US communities where it has data centres, and vowed to tackle their impacts on electricity and water usage. Data centres, which provide the computing…
Read MoreFlydubai captain Smit Machchhar opened cockpit door while being attacked by co-pilot during attempted hijacking
The Indian pilot stabbed by his co-pilot on a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv replayed the dramatic attack and his desperate effort to open the cockpit door to seek help, in a video call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday. Smit Machchhar, seen with a tube in his nose and bandages…
Read MoreFuel subsidies may top US$1 trillion as Iran war drags on: UN study
The analysis finds that the number of countries deploying different relief measures nearly doubled between April and September Published Fri, Oct 2, 2026 · 04:57 PM [NEW YORK] Governments around the world are running out of room to shield consumers from higher energy prices resulting from the Iran war and other crises, with fuel subsidies…
Read MoreVolvo Cars pulls sales guidance on Chinese outlook and slow US rebound
The carmaker has been affected by tariffs, weaker electric vehicle demand and high development costs Published Fri, Oct 2, 2026 · 04:36 PM [STOCKHOLM] Swedish-based Volvo Cars will not achieve its previous full-year sales volume and cash flow guidance owing to an increasingly challenging market and deteriorating near-term outlook, it said on Friday (Oct 2).…
Read MoreLoyal dog fetches police to help owner who fell at Kansas home
A Kansas dog is being hailed by police as a “loyal companion” after it sought help for its owner who had fallen and was unable to get up. The Leawood Police Department released bodycam footage showing an officer first encountering the dog in the middle of the road while patrolling a residential neighborhood. “The officer…
Read MoreTrump says Iran will be hit ‘very hard’ if it is behind copilot who tried to crash flight to Israel
President Donald Trump said Thursday that if Iran is linked to the copilot who tried to crash an Israel-bound flight, the Islamic Republic would be struck “very hard” for the attempt on the lives of more than 180 people aboard the jet. Trump issued the warning as investigators worked to determine why the copilot stabbed the flight’s…
Read MoreEgypt arrests entire media editorial team over Muslim Brotherhood accusations
Egyptian authorities swept up the entire editorial team of one of the country’s few independent media outlets, accusing them on Thursday of belonging to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. The arrest this week of the six journalists of Matsadaash (Arabic for “Don’t Believe”) sparked an outcry from international and regional rights groups who called it an…
Read MoreHow Did Ken Urker Die? Gypsy Rose’s Partner Found Unresponsive on His 34th Birthday
Ken Urker, the partner of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and father of her young daughter, has died at the age of 34 after being found unresponsive at his Louisiana home on his birthday. Urker died on Oct. 1, 2026, in Raceland, Louisiana. The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office confirmed that deputies responded to a residence at around…
Read MoreArizona Dem Rep. Yassamin Ansari, 34, dating YouTuber Jack Cocchiarella, 24: report
Progressive Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz) is dating lefty YouTuber Jack Cocchiarella, 10 years her junior. The two first met when Cocchiarella, 24, interviewed Ansari, 34, in spring 2025 and have been seeing each other for the past few months, TMZ reported Thursday. Ansari declined to discuss her relationship, instead using her statement to lash out at…
Read MoreFed policymakers lean against October rate hike
This comes as Trump says Fed chair Warsh should have voted against the central bank’s rate hike [NEW YORK] Two of the US Federal Reserve’s top policymakers this week staked out an unusually clear case for taking in more data before deciding about another interest rate hike, driving investors to largely abandon bets on an…
Read MoreGCash parent Mynt prices US$845 million IPO, set to bolster Philippine share market
This will lift the country’s bourse, where funds raised in 2026 fell 71% on the year as at Sep 29 Published Fri, Oct 2, 2026 · 01:14 PM [MANILA/HONG KONG] Mynt, the parent of Philippine mobile wallet operator GCash, said on Friday (Oct 2) it has priced its initial public offering at 6.60 peso or…
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