Posts by Liam Redmond
HSBC scraps US$25,500 members’ club perk for Hong Kong bankers
The lender has been on a restructuring and cost-cutting drive under CEO Georges Elhedery Published Fri, Sep 25, 2026 · 12:35 PM HSBC Holdings is cutting a perk worth up to HK$200,000 (US$25,500) that subsidised some private club access for its Hong Kong bankers, part of a broader restructuring of employee benefits in the Asian…
Read MorePackers embarrassed by Falcons as nightmare start to season continues
GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers knew they’d have their hands full early in the season with their offense missing Josh Jacobs and their defense lacking Micah Parsons. But they couldn’t have expected their home opener to go this miserably. With a makeshift offensive line struggling to give Jordan Love time to throw…
Read MoreRising yields, oil prices put Asian equities in ‘tug of war’ with AI boom: HSBC
The bank’s strategist turns more positive on Asia, but says AI remains the region’s dominant growth story [SINGAPORE] Asian equities are caught in a “tug of war” between mounting pressure from elevated oil prices and rising bond yields, as well as the continuing momentum from the ongoing artificial intelligence boom, said Herald van der Linde,…
Read MoreJapan’s Katayama says Trump voiced concern over weak yen in summit with Takaichi
Katayama declined to comment on whether global rises in government bond yields were discussed as well Published Fri, Sep 25, 2026 · 12:03 PM — Updated Fri, Sep 25, 2026 · 12:10 PM [TOKYO] US President Donald Trump raised concern about yen weakness during a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s Finance Minister…
Read MoreCarlos Alcaraz still irate over 3:30 a.m. US Open finish: ‘Too much’
Carlos Alcaraz seemed to be sending a message to the U.S. Open when he met with reporters in London on Thursday, calling it “too much” when discussing the early-morning marathon match with Ben Shelton in the quarterfinals. Late finishes at Grand Slams have become more common in recent years, but Alcaraz’s loss to Shelton dragged…
Read MoreAsian stocks weather bond storm, oil retreats slightly
Published Fri, Sep 25, 2026 · 11:07 AM [SYDNEY] Asian shares held their nerve on Friday (Sep 25) as a relentless bond selloff pushed longer dated US yields to two-decade highs, raising borrowing costs worldwide and threatening lofty equity valuations. The return of oil above US$100 a barrel, with Brent crude near US$105, has revived…
Read MoreFrom finance aspirant to Asean CEO: TUV SUD’s Jonas Strahberger on finding people who believe in you
The 40-year-old talks investing for the long term – in new technologies, businesses and, most importantly, people [SINGAPORE] A career at a global testing and certification organisation was not on the cards for Jonas Strahberger when he was a student, much less the one where he is its Asean CEO. Fresh out of high school,…
Read MoreYankees playoff rotation still in flux — and Cam Schlittler may not start Game 1
Cam Schlittler made his final start of the regular season Thursday night. Will his next be in Game 1 of the wild-card series on Tuesday? The Yankees aren’t saying and insist they haven’t decided on their postseason rotation with less than a week to go before the playoffs start. Before a 6-4 comeback victory over…
Read MoreNew York, Polymarket sue each other over whether prediction markets in US are illegal gambling
New York’s A-G has brough similar cases against Kalshi, Coinbase Financial Markets and Gemini Titan Published Fri, Sep 25, 2026 · 09:48 AM [NEW YORK] New York’s attorney-general and Polymarket sued each other on Thursday (Sep 24), escalating a nationwide debate over who should regulate prediction markets in the US and whether they violate state…
Read MoreGeorgia teen arrested after allegedly dropping plastic tub containing dismembered torso
A teen was allegedly caught dropping a plastic tub holding a dismembered woman’s torso while walking through a Georgia apartment complex, according to reports. Kingston Lammar Bradley, 18, was arrested on Wednesday after cops responded to a missing person’s call at the Park Valley apartment complex in Smyrna, the Smyrna Police Department announced in a press…
Read MoreAs Asia’s food delivery giants rejig the pie, who will win the market?
Delivery Hero is retreating as giants such as Grab and Meituan fight for the market A MEAL may take only 30 minutes to reach a consumer, but food delivery platforms across Asia and around the world have spent over a decade waging a war for this business segment. Food delivery giant Delivery Hero once expanded…
Read MoreOpenAI to preview GPT-6 Cyber within days, Fortune reports
Published Fri, Sep 25, 2026 · 08:58 AM OPENAI is set to preview a cybersecurity-focused AI model, GPT-6 Cyber, within days and launch a new product designed to help customers deploy it more securely and automatically, Fortune reported on Thursday (Sep 24), citing multiple sources familiar with the plans. OpenAI did not immediately respond to…
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