Posts by Liam Redmond
Cook hands over Apple’s reins to Temus
Apple’s profit grew more than fourfold to US$112 billion during Cook’s tenure as CEO Published Wed, Sep 2, 2026 · 07:58 AM WHEN Tim Cook took over as Apple’s CEO, he did not try to fill the big shoes of its legendary founder and product visionary Steve Jobs. Instead, he took Jobs’ advice: “Never ask what I…
Read MoreBessent’s bond gains erased as US 30-year yield jumps, global yields hit multi-year highs
Published Wed, Sep 2, 2026 · 07:18 AM THE yields on the longest-dated US government bonds shot back to levels seen just before US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent shocked markets in August by expanding a buyback programme in an effort to halt the rise. The gambit worked briefly, until the sell-off that has been sweeping…
Read MoreGlobal bond rout deepens as oil-fuelled inflation fears drive yields to multi-decade highs
Published Wed, Sep 2, 2026 · 07:18 AM — Updated Wed, Sep 2, 2026 · 02:42 PM [SINGAPORE] Global bonds sold off sharply on Wednesday (Sep 2), extending a rout that is raising borrowing costs to multi-decade highs as the Middle East conflict pushes up energy prices, playing into investor fears about inflation and ballooning…
Read MoreBessent’s bond gains wiped out as 30-year Treasury yields jump once again
Published Wed, Sep 2, 2026 · 07:18 AM THE yields on the longest-dated US government bonds shot back to levels seen just before US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent shocked markets in August by expanding a buyback programme in an effort to halt the rise. The gambit worked briefly, until the sell-off that has been sweeping…
Read MoreTrump admin fires back over ‘lawfare’ after AG James staffer claims he was pushed to target prez
The White House on Tuesday fired back at New York Attorney General Letitia James, slamming the lefty pol amid reports that her office sought to dig up dirt on President Trump and his pals. The sharp rebuke comes after a veteran prosecutor in the AG’s office was put on administrative leave for allegedly sending an email…
Read MoreUS urges hands-off approach to AI regulation at G20 tech meeting
American AI companies want less regulation around the world for their rapidly growing businesses Published Wed, Sep 2, 2026 · 06:48 AM [CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina] The US pressed G20 members on Tuesday (Sep 1) to take a hands-off approach to AI regulation and avoid creating rules for the technology at a gathering of industry titans and…
Read MoreOil prices extend gains as US and Iran trade fresh strikes
Published Wed, Sep 2, 2026 · 06:12 AM — Updated Wed, Sep 2, 2026 · 01:05 PM OIL prices rose in early trade on Wednesday (Sep 2), extending the previous session’s surge, as concerns over supply disruption intensified after the US and Iran exchanged strikes overnight, dimming hopes for a quick easing of tensions in…
Read MoreLongtime ‘Wheel of Fortune’ announcer Jim Thornton suspended after alleged airline incident
“We have recently been made aware of allegations concerning Jim Thornton,” Sony Pictures Television Studios told TMZ in a statement Tuesday. Source link
Read MoreEurope’s Stoxx 600 hits one-month low as inflation, rising yields pressure markets
Published Wed, Sep 2, 2026 · 05:56 AM EUROPEAN shares fell on Tuesday (Sep 1), pressured by a fresh rise in government bond yields, while euro zone inflation data reinforced expectations that the European Central Bank will raise interest rates next week. The pan-European Stoxx 600 slipped 0.6 per cent to a more than one-month low of 647.08. Britain’s…
Read MoreUS stocks: Wall Street ends lower due to higher yields, rising oil prices
All three major indices declined on the first day of September, historically the worst-performing month for US stocks Published Wed, Sep 2, 2026 · 05:47 AM [NEW YORK] US stocks extended their slide on Tuesday (Sep 1), as the global bond selloff deepened and crude prices spiked amid fading hopes for a near-term solution to the US-Israeli…
Read MoreCrazed Times Square killer chillingly posted about ‘stabbing others for no reason’ months before deadly rampage
The knife-wielding Times Square killer ominously ranted online about the “diminished love of people to the point of stabbing others for no reason” just months before the random attack. Maniac mom of three Patricia Cisneros, 49, made the chilling comment in a rambling religion-filled Facebook post Nov. 30, 2025. “The current events surrounding you can…
Read MoreShocking number of Dems think Americans focus too much on remembering Sept. 11: poll
More than one in eight Democrats think the American people focus too much on remembering Sept. 11, according to a new poll ahead of the 25th anniversary of the attacks. Meanwhile, almost three-quarters of Dems (72%) say Muslims have been treated worse than people of other religions in the US since the attacks, according to…
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