Posts by Liam Redmond
Nokia to close almost all sites in mainland China by year end
It’s taking steps to better align its operations in China with its global operations Published Tue, Aug 18, 2026 · 10:46 PM [BEIJING] Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia plans to cut most of its workforce in mainland China and close sites in stages by year end, the South China Morning Post reported on Tuesday (Aug…
Read MoreRetail Sales Report Shows Shoppers Pulling Back in July
American shoppers cut their spending in July, with the retail sales report showing a 0.6% drop from June against forecasts calling for a small gain. It was the first monthly decline since October 2025, and it landed the same morning consumer sentiment fell to 51.0 in the preliminary August reading. I have watched founders panic…
Read MoreNotre Dame football odds, picks, predictions: Fighting Irish will reach championship heights
Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. The Notre Dame revenge tour is upon us. After getting snubbed by the selection committee in 2025, Marcus Freeman’s Fighting Irish are on a mission to make everybody pay…
Read MoreAI Spending Soars as Anthropic Revenue Jumps 14-Fold
Anthropic told prospective investors that its preliminary second quarter revenue cleared $11.5 billion, roughly fourteen times the $787 million it collected in the same three months of 2025. The company also said it reached positive adjusted operating income during the quarter, and it filed confidentially with regulators on June 1 ahead of a possible Nasdaq…
Read MoreGoldman Sachs to buy LCN Capital Partners in up to US$410 million deal
Published Tue, Aug 18, 2026 · 09:13 PM [NEW YORK] Goldman Sachs will buy commercial real estate investor LCN Capital Partners for as much as US$410 million, the Wall Street bank said on Tuesday (Aug 18). Goldman will pay about US$260 million upfront for LCN, with a further potential payout of up to US$150 million…
Read MoreHayden Panettiere reflected on Michelle Trachtenberg friendship months before death
Hayden Panettiere gushed over her bond with late “Ice Princess” co-star Michelle Trachtenberg nearly a year before Panettiere’s tragic death at age 36. The “Heroes” alum told Entertainment Weekly last September that she knew Trachtenberg — who died in Feb. 2025 at age 39 — before they starred in their 2005 Disney film. “Actually, her…
Read MoreUS dollar feeble as rate hike bets dwindle, Iran conflict in focus
Published Tue, Aug 18, 2026 · 08:46 PM [SINGAPORE/LONDON] The US dollar rose slightly on Tuesday (Aug 18) but remained near multi-month lows against its peers as traders reduced their bets on rate hikes, although the threat of an escalation in the Middle East war left sentiment fragile. The euro eased away from two-month highs…
Read MoreAnytime Fitness Asia’s owner said to weigh US$400 million sale
Published Tue, Aug 18, 2026 · 08:20 PM ANYTIME Fitness Asia’s owner is considering selling the gym operator in a deal that could be valued at as much as US$400 million including debt, people with knowledge of the matter said. Inspire Brands Asia, which controls the business running Anytime Fitness in eight Asian markets, is…
Read MoreBayesian Meets Proof How Vatsal Soin’s 0→1 Doctrine Invention Governs AI Until Singularity
A Bayesian probability shifts as evidence arrives, never resolving to certainty. This invention reduces every proposed action to 0 and 1 instead, resolving to one definite outcome governing agentic systems, AGI-scale decisions, and quantum-adjacent computation the same deterministic way. Live: www.0to1doctrine.comVatsal Soin is a serial inventor with patent filings across six continents, spanning multiple domains…
Read MoreHayden Panettiere’s ‘Nashville’ mom says late actress’s ‘inner demons’ were ‘too much to bear’
Hayden Panettiere’s “Nashville” mom, Sylvia Jefferies, said the late actress’s “demons” were “too much to bear” before her tragic death. “This hits deep. I’ve had to take the day to let the idea that Hayden is not with us, wash over me,” Jefferies wrote on Instagram Monday. “I shoot straight from the hip. At times,…
Read MoreTragic Hayden Panettiere was ‘struggling,’ ‘really lonely’ while filming last movie, co-star reveals
Troubled actress Hayden Panettiere was “struggling” and “really lonely” while making her final movie before her death from a suspected overdose, according to co-star Justin Chatwin. Panettiere, whose weekend death was just days before her 37th birthday, filmed the psychological thriller “Sleepwalker” last February, playing a troubled mom grappling with the loss of her daughter…
Read MoreSingapore shares fall on Tuesday; STI down 1.2%
Published Tue, Aug 18, 2026 · 06:21 PM [SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended lower on Tuesday (Aug 18). The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) lost 1.2 per cent or 67.06 points to finish at 5,701.40. Sembcorp Industries led the gainers on Singapore’s blue-chip index, rising 1.8 per cent or S$0.11 to S$6.08. The worst performer among…
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