Posts by Liam Redmond
Diverted freight, bad weather cause congestion in Singapore port
PSA observes higher vessel arrival volumes, says conditions are expected to be temporary [SINGAPORE] The port congestion in Singapore, the world’s largest transhipment hub, has happened as expected – since the Middle East conflict commenced. But weather has also played a part in vessel bunching at the city-state. Port operator PSA Singapore has observed higher…
Read More‘Voicemails for Isabelle’ review: Netflix’s new rom-com is surprisingly good
movie review VOICEMAILS FOR ISABELLE Running time: 118 minutes. Rated TV-14 (sexual content, alcohol use, suggestive jokes, frequent foul language and some comedic violence). On Netflix. Netflix is giving me rom-com whiplash. On June 5, Jennifer Lopez starred in an execrable one for the streamer called “Office Romance” — I wonder what that’s about! —…
Read MoreNow it gets serious at World Cup — and USMNT are in position to make deep run
Bring on the knockouts. The USMNT will now shift their World Cup focus to the Round of 32 following a last-minute 3-2 loss against Turkey in Thursday night’s dead-rubber, group-stage finale in Los Angeles. On a night when the USA entered having clinched as group winners (Turkey were eliminated after just two games), the Americans saw…
Read MoreSwatch claiming US$170 million in damages against Samsung over trademark infringement
Published Fri, Jun 26, 2026 · 06:48 PM [LONDON] Swiss watchmaker Swatch is seeking US$170 million in damages in a lawsuit against Samsung in which it claims the South Korean electronics giant allowed digital clones of Swatch watches on Samsung smartwatches, the Financial Times reported on Friday (Jun 26) citing court documents. A British judge…
Read MoreIs 43 the new 35? Anne Hathaway, (and the rest of Hollywood) take on the ‘geriatric’ pregnancy myth
Anne Hathaway just blew up one of society’s most stubborn taboos. At 43, the Oscar winner is expecting her third child with husband Adam Schulman, and her announcement has reignited an age-old debate: When, exactly, is a woman supposedly “too old” to become a mother? Hathaway shared the pregnancy on Instagram with a video that…
Read MoreRussia reports one of the biggest Ukrainian drone attacks on its soil and annexed Crimea
Russian air defenses intercepted 660 Ukrainian drones in a major nighttime attack on 12 Russian regions as well as the Russia-held Crimean peninsula, the Black Sea and the Azov Sea, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Friday. It appeared to be one of the biggest drone attacks on Russia and the illegally annexed Crimea since Russia’s full-scale invasion…
Read MoreChina securities regulator ordered cross-border swap curbs, sources say
China’s TRS exposure is about 500 billion yuan (S$95.1 billion), mostly in overseas equities Published Fri, Jun 26, 2026 · 05:27 PM [HONG KONG/SHANGHAI] New measures this week to restrict mainland investors from using derivatives as a back-door to access global markets were ordered by China’s securities regulator, people familiar with the matter said, signalling…
Read MoreLate injury can’t dampen USMNT’s Auston Trusty’s first international goal
INGLEWOOD, Calif. —- When Sebastian Berhalter’s corner kick floated toward the back post, most of the sellout crowd of 70,492 supporters were still settling into their seats. Some were waiting in line for beer, others were still still enveloped in conversation of how excited they were to witness a World Cup game. Then Auston Trusty…
Read MoreSouth Korean shares post worst week since March on US tech sell-off
Published Fri, Jun 26, 2026 · 04:47 PM [SEOUL] South Korean shares dropped sharply on Friday to post their biggest weekly fall in more than three months, as overnight losses in US tech stocks prompted investors to book profits. The benchmark Kospi closed down 519.09 points, or 5.81 per cent, at 8,411.21, after falling 9 per cent…
Read MoreVolkswagen CEO aims to cut up to 100,000 jobs in the next few years
Published Fri, Jun 26, 2026 · 04:43 PM [BERLIN] Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume aims to cut up to 100,000 jobs from the current workforce worldwide over the next few years and discontinue production at four of the group’s German plants, Manager Magazin reported on Friday (Jun 26). The magazine also said Blume intends to reduce…
Read MoreNikkei ends 4% lower as SoftBank tanks on OpenAI IPO delay report
Published Fri, Jun 26, 2026 · 04:26 PM [TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share average closed 4 per cent lower on Friday, erasing most of the gains from the previous session, as tech investor SoftBank Group tumbled more than 12 per cent after a report of a delay in OpenAI’s initial public offering. The Nikkei fell 4.15…
Read MoreThailand central bank chief says no need to raise rates now
Inflation should stay within the target range of 1% to 3% this year and next year Published Fri, Jun 26, 2026 · 03:53 PM [BANGKOK] Thailand’s central bank chief said on Friday (Jun 26) it will not raise interest rates if it is not necessary to do so. There is no need to raise rates…
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