Posts by Liam Redmond
SingPost Q1 operating profit up 55.2% to S$4.1 million on improved costs
[SINGAPORE] Singapore Post (SingPost) recorded an operating profit of S$4.1 million for its first financial quarter ended Jun 30, up 55.2 per cent from S$2.6 million in the corresponding year-ago period. The growth was driven primarily by cost management, lower labour-related costs and efficiency gains, it said in a business update on Wednesday (Aug 26).…
Read More‘The Dog Stars’ review: Another dog of a movie from the once-great Ridley Scott
movie review THE DOG STARS Running time: 118 minutes. Rated R (strong language, violence). In theaters Aug. 28. There is a whole genre of films that can best be summed up as “It’s the end of the world, so let’s go on a hike.” The “A Quiet Place” franchise fits snugly in there. So do…
Read MoreWarriors sign forward Georges Niang to one-year, $3.9 million deal
The Golden State Warriors filled the final spots on the roster Tuesday. After signing Brandon Williams to a $2.6 million deal in the morning, the Warriors have inked another deal with free agent forward Georges Niang. Niang, who missed the entire 2025–26 season because of injury, signed a one-year, $3.9 million contract with the Warriors.…
Read MoreECB set for September rate hike with no appetite to signal more: sources
Published Wed, Aug 26, 2026 · 06:25 AM [FRANKFURT] European Central Bank policymakers are ready to raise interest rates at their next meeting in September to contain the side-effects of the Iran war but they have little appetite to signal further tightening after that, three sources told Reuters. The ECB raised borrowing costs for the…
Read MoreTarget shares drop after Halloween costume backlash
Published Wed, Aug 26, 2026 · 06:12 AM TARGET shares slid as much as 5 per cent after the retailer apologised for and pulled a Halloween costume criticised for evoking Blackface, renewing concerns about brand missteps just as its financial turnaround effort had begun to bear fruit. In an internal email viewed by Reuters, chief merchandising…
Read MoreOil settles down more than 3%; investors shrug off US sanctions on Iran
Iran has vowed to retaliate, expresses confidence partners would resist US pressure campaign Published Wed, Aug 26, 2026 · 06:04 AM [NEW YORK] Oil prices settled down more than 3 per cent on Tuesday (Aug 25), at a one-week low as traders shrugged off the latest US sanctions campaign against Iran, viewing economic pressure less…
Read MoreWhy UCLA’s Sahir West is most intimidating of ‘Bruin Bullies’
Every time they step on the field, UCLA’s defensive players break their huddle by shouting the same phrase. “Bruin Bullies!” It’s the nickname they chose after defensive coordinator Colin Hitschler, a Philadelphia native partial to the 1970s Flyers who were known as the Broad Street Bullies, provided a list of options. One Bruin Bully stands…
Read MoreUS stocks: Wall Street ends higher as tech rebounds before Nvidia results
Published Wed, Aug 26, 2026 · 05:49 AM [NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes closed higher on Tuesday (Aug 25), as technology stocks recovered from a selloff ahead of AI heavyweight Nvidia’s results, while investors found some relief in drops in oil prices and bond yields. The gains could ease investor concerns sparked by a recent bond…
Read MoreCalifornia city goes rogue, plots 1,200 new homes at high-speed rail site
California’s beleaguered, over-budget high-speed rail line now has one more thing to worry about: a city and housing developer wants to build homes right in the train’s projected path. Shafter, a city near Bakersfield, and developer Lennar Homes are plowing ahead with 1,200 homes in the same area off Highway 99 where the state’s rail authority…
Read MoreWho Was Dolly Parton’s Husband Carl Dean?
As fans around the world mourn Dolly Parton following her death at age 80 on Aug. 25, renewed attention has turned to the man who shared much of her adult life away from the cameras: her late husband, Carl Dean. While Parton built one of the most recognizable careers in music, film and entertainment, Dean…
Read MoreThe ‘trashy’ Dolly Parton joke that she said would probably wind up on her tombstone
Dolly Parton never got too big for her britches — but of all her self-deprecating “Dollyisms” there was one that she repeated so many times, she figured it might go on her tombstone. “It costs a lot of money to look this cheap,” Parton, who died at 80 on Wednesday, said while starring in the…
Read MoreWhy Did Captain Price Look Bald in Modern Warfare 4? Infinity Ward Says It Was a Graphics Bug
For a few days last week, Captain Price looked like a man who had lost a bet. Screenshots from Modern Warfare 4‘s closed beta showed the Task Force 141 leader with a noticeably thinner hairline, prompting fans to wonder whether Infinity Ward had quietly redesigned one of Call of Duty‘s most recognizable characters. One X…
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