Posts by Liam Redmond
Singapore shares end lower; STI down 0.4%
DFI Retail Group leads the gainers on the blue-chip index, rising 4.2% or US$0.15 to end at US$3.68 Published Fri, Jun 19, 2026 · 06:41 PM [SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended lower on Friday (Jun 19). The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) lost 0.4 per cent or 20.14 points to finish at 5,192.70. DFI Retail Group…
Read MoreJuneteenth, equal rights and the heritage of ALL Americans
America today celebrates Juneteenth, commemorating both the horrors of the nation’s original sin, slavery, and its end. The holiday traces to victorious Union Gen. Gordon Granger’s June 19, 1865, order putting the Emancipation Proclamation into full legal effect across Texas and freeing all the state’s remaining slaves. It has since spread, culminating in federal recognition…
Read MoreOnline brokerage Longbridge opens Singapore office at Asia Square Tower 2
[SINGAPORE] Fintech firm Longbridge Group officially opened its new Singapore office at Asia Square Tower 2 on Friday (Jun 19), the first of two facilities that it is opening in the Republic this year. The opening of the second location is planned for the fourth quarter of 2026. These will add to its offices in…
Read MoreBOE unveils doomsday scenario for private markets stress test
Published Fri, Jun 19, 2026 · 05:05 PM [LONDON] The Bank of England will stress test private markets against a doomsday scenario featuring 7 per cent interest rates, a 35 per cent collapse in UK share prices, a 400 basis-point increase in leveraged loan spreads and a wide range of artificial intelligence disruptions, the central…
Read MoreNikkei posts sharpest weekly gain in nearly two years on AI shares rally
It posted a 7.9 per cent rise for the week, its sharpest weekly gain since August 2024 Published Fri, Jun 19, 2026 · 04:36 PM [TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share index recorded its biggest weekly gain in nearly two years on Friday (Jun 19) before trimming early gains as worries grew that talks to end the…
Read MoreBank of Japan Governor Ueda discharged from hospital
Published Fri, Jun 19, 2026 · 04:13 PM [TOKYO] Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda was discharged from hospital on Friday (Jun 19), the central bank said. Ueda will come into the office to work from Tuesday and continue treatment for about two weeks, the BOJ said in a statement. The 74-year-old governor had been…
Read MoreBank of Japan governor to resume work next week after early discharge
The central bank has made it clear that it plans to keep raising the policy rate in response to economy, inflation and financial conditions Published Fri, Jun 19, 2026 · 04:13 PM — Updated Sat, Jun 20, 2026 · 11:14 AM [TOKYO] Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Kazuo Ueda was discharged from the hospital on…
Read MoreWorld Cup fever taking over Venice Beach with stars like Ronaldinho, Mbappe and Chicharito fueling soccer’s revolution
On any given Sunday afternoon, the soundtrack of Venice Beach isn’t the crash of waves or the rattle of skateboard wheels. It’s the thud of a soccer ball against concrete. At 4 p.m. every Sunday, some of the best street soccer players in Los Angeles gather on the famed Venice Beach courts, turning a patch…
Read MoreEuropean stocks muted as US-Iran peace talks called off
Switzerland said US talks with Iranian negotiators would not take place on Friday Published Fri, Jun 19, 2026 · 03:59 PM EUROPEAN shares were muted on Friday (Jun 19) as investors shunned riskier assets after US-Iran negotiations to end the Middle conflict were called off. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index dipped 0.1 per cent by 0711 GMT,…
Read MoreCSE Global’s board clash: Who are Eugene Lai and Tan Chian Khong?
[SINGAPORE] A board dispute at CSE Global has piqued investors’ interest in the protagonists involved. Chairman Eugene Lai and lead independent director Tan Chian Khong – who resigned following the clash – are both veteran corporate and management leaders. The Business Times puts together the backgrounds of these two board members, whose clash has sent…
Read MoreFour IDF soldiers killed by Hezbollah drone strike in Lebanon
Four Israel Defense Forces soldiers were killed overnight during fighting in Southern Lebanon, the military announced on Friday, in what appears to have been a Hezbollah drone strike targeting a tank. The IDF identified one of the slain men as Lt. Col. Dor Gedalia Ben Simhon, 32, from Kibbutz Beit HaShita, commander of the 52nd…
Read MoreDear Abby: I’m exhausted from parenting my close friends’ kids
DEAR ABBY: My husband’s best friend died when we were in our early 30s. His son, “Marty,” recently moved back to the area with his wife and three boys. We think of them as family. My husband often needs help with heavy handyman jobs. (I was diagnosed with cancer and am unable to help him.)…
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