Posts by Liam Redmond
China tells carmakers to keep price war away from export markets
Intense domestic competition has sparked concerns that growth may come at the expense of safety and quality Published Tue, Sep 1, 2026 · 07:04 PM [BEIJING] China told its carmakers to keep their cut-throat competitive actions, like steep price cuts, away from overseas markets as manufacturers increasingly look abroad for growth to counter a domestic…
Read MoreSingapore shares close lower amid mixed regional showing; STI down 0.8%
Published Tue, Sep 1, 2026 · 06:55 PM [SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended lower on Tuesday (Sep 1) amid a mixed regional showing from Asia markets. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) lost 0.8 per cent or 44.99 points to finish at 5,710.37. Sembcorp Industries led the gainers on Singapore’s blue-chip index, rising 2.4 per cent…
Read MoreHow McDonald’s Big Mac proves Americans are much richer than most Europeans
Americans are so much richer than most Europeans — and the proof is at McDonald’s. The average American worker can buy 10,215 Big Macs a year after taxes, according to a new report. That’s more than twice as many as French and Germany workers — and 50% more than Brits. The data comes from the…
Read MoreTropical Storm Edouard forms near Texas and Louisiana while a storm moves toward Hawaii
Tropical Storm Edouard formed Monday in the Gulf of Mexico and was expected to gain strength before bringing potentially heavy rains and flooding into parts of Texas and Louisiana. The storm was upgraded Monday night from a tropical depression and forecasters with the National Hurricane Center expect it will make landfall in Texas on Tuesday. Early Tuesday…
Read MoreKansas City bride goes viral after being summoned for jury duty on same day as wedding in Italy
A Kansas City bride has gone viral after being summoned for jury duty on the same day as her wedding in Rome. Katrina Badowski, 35, received the notice last month that would’ve forced her to complete one week of jury duty starting from Monday – the day of her nuptials with husband-to-be Billie Rodriguez, 42,…
Read MoreNio delivers 35,836 vehicles in August, up 14.5% year on year
[SINGAPORE] Chinese electric-vehicle (EV) giant Nio reported a 14.5 per cent year-on-year increase in August vehicle deliveries, hours before it was set to report its second-quarter results. The 35,836 total deliveries comprised 21,174 vehicles from the Nio brand, 8,810 vehicles from the Onvo brand and 5,852 vehicles from the Firefly brand, said the company on…
Read MoreSelfless Utah dad killed by lightning strike trying to help stranded boaters off Florida coast
A selfless Utah dad was killed after being struck by lightning while helping stranded boaters off the coast of Florida, his family said. Steve Matheson, 47, was jet skiing with his pal off the coast of Fort de Soto just before 6:35 p.m. Saturday when they spotted a broken down boat, ABC affiliate KTVX reported. …
Read MoreOpenAI says former Apple staff not shown to have stolen confidential information
Dispute over trade secret theft allegations is a ‘mess of Apple’s own making’, ChatGPT maker says Published Tue, Sep 1, 2026 · 02:51 PM [SAN FRANCISCO] OpenAI denied Apple’s allegations of trade secret theft on Monday (Aug 31), saying the iPhone maker failed to show any confidential information was stolen by former employees. “This dispute…
Read MoreNonverbal 5-year-old found dead in South Carolina waterway after wandering from vacation rental home
A nonverbal 5-year-old was found dead after she wandered off in her bathing suit from her family’s vacation rental home in South Carolina. The body of Saylor Hayes was found at around 9:45 a.m. Monday after “an intensive search involving hundreds of people and multiple agencies,” The Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office announced. Agents with the…
Read MoreIndia GDP Growth Hits 7.8% In Q1 FY27
India’s real GDP grew 7.8% year over year in Q1 FY2026-27, accelerating from 6.9% a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). Real GDP reached ₹81.36 lakh crore, while nominal GDP rose 10.3% to ₹88.27 lakh crore, MoSPI said in its Aug. 31 release. Real gross value added (GVA) increased…
Read MoreElmer Rodriguez’s dud sends sloppy Yankees to loss against lowly Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. — After his first four big league starts were all fairly similar — meaning not particularly effective — Elmer Rodríguez dazzled his last time out, offering hope the young right-hander had figured things out in his time back at Triple-A. Then came another dud Monday, with most of his teammates following suit. Rodríguez…
Read MoreJapan’s 10-year government bond yield hits 3% for first time since 1996
Published Tue, Sep 1, 2026 · 12:57 PM JAPAN’S 10-year government bond yield touched 3 per cent for the first time this century, an important milestone for a debt market that is returning to normality after benchmark borrowing costs languished near zero for years. The yield rose as much as six basis points to 3…
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