Posts by Liam Redmond
Citadel buys most of hedge fund Situational Awareness’ stock holdings after AI share rout: sources
Situational held positions in several prominent tech names including Broadcom, Intel and CoreWeave Published Fri, Jul 31, 2026 · 10:35 AM [NEW YORK] Situational Awareness, an AI-focused hedge fund run by former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner, sold the bulk of its stock portfolio to Ken Griffin’s Citadel after being battered by heavy losses in its…
Read MoreJardine stocks rally: JC&C rises 7.6% on special dividend, JMH up 3.6%
[SINGAPORE] Shares of Jardine Matheson Holdings (JMH) rose as much as 3.6 per cent on Friday (Jul 31) morning. This was on the back of its 9 per cent growth in underlying profit for the first half ended Jun 30 to US$735 million, from US$676 million in the previous corresponding period. The counter rose US$2.41…
Read MoreFrank Reich proving he’s no NFL dinosaur as Jets offense takes shape
Frank Reich’s first NFL pass was thrown during a game in which Mark Gastineau and Joe Klecko had sacks and Wesley Walker caught a 96-yard touchdown pass from Ken O’Brien. So, yes, Reich has 40 years of NFL knowledge, but that doesn’t mean the Jets offense he is coordinating will be pulled from 1985. Or…
Read MoreSingtel shares drop 3.7% after Aussie authority takes Optus to court
[SINGAPORE] Shares of telco giant Singtel dropped as much as 3.7 per cent on Friday (Jul 31) after multiple developments linked to wholly owned Australian telco Optus Mobile on Thursday. The counter fell as low as S$4.41 within the first few minutes of market open, dropping S$0.17 from its closing price on Thursday. Optus was…
Read MoreGold holds gain as Japan’s yen intervention weighs on US dollar
Wave of dip-buying has helped to keep gold above the key level of US$4,000 an ounce Published Fri, Jul 31, 2026 · 09:05 AM GOLD held a two-day gain, supported by a sharp decline in the US dollar after Japan intervened to bolster the yen. Bullion was near US$4,100 an ounce in early trading on…
Read MoreJohn Harbaugh’s jersey patch plaudits make way to Giants camp
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — John Harbaugh brought a uniform fashion statement from Baltimore to the Giants. Special patches on the left side of their jerseys are being worn by players who earned certain accolades or milestones. This is a tradition Harbaugh started in 2008, his first year as the head coach of the Ravens.…
Read MoreSouth Korea plans US$14 billion for wealth fund’s AI bets after US$2 trillion rout
This is driven by the need to “act proactively” on growing global investment interest in Korea, says the government Published Fri, Jul 31, 2026 · 08:35 AM SOUTH Korea plans to inject 20 trillion won (US$13.9 billion) into its sovereign wealth fund for strategic investments in artificial intelligence, data centres and infrastructure, expanding its mandate…
Read MoreSeatrium H1 net profit jumps 158% to S$373 million on asset sales, higher margins
Revenue rises 4.7% to S$5.6 billion, supported by steady execution of its order book [SINGAPORE] Seatrium’s net profit for the first half ended Jun 30 surged 158 per cent to S$373 million from S$144 million in the year-ago period, driven by asset divestment gains and improving margin efficiency. Excluding one-off divestment gains, net profit grew…
Read MoreAsia stocks set to gain after US tech rally; yen retains gains
Yen surged abruptly amid speculation Japanese authorities intervened to support the currency. Published Fri, Jul 31, 2026 · 07:57 AM STOCKS in Asia looked set to rise on Friday (Jul 31) after a rebound in megacap US technology shares revived confidence in the artificial intelligence trade. Equity-index futures for Australia, Japan and South Korea pointed…
Read MoreRotary forgets its own values and history in elevating bigot to leadership
Rotary International is one of the most respected service organizations in the world. So it is disappointing that the organization has chosen someone with a history of bigoted language to lead its “Orange County L.A.” chapter. Farrah N. Khan is a former Irvine mayor, and was, until recently, a respected member of the community. She…
Read MoreJapan intervenes to prop up yen ahead of BOJ policy decision
Published Fri, Jul 31, 2026 · 07:22 AM [TOKYO] Japan conducted yen-buying, dollar-selling market intervention in New York markets on Thursday (Jul 30), a market source said, pulling the sagging currency from four-decade lows. The move came ahead of the Bank of Japan’s policy decision on Friday, where the central bank is widely expected to…
Read MoreClock ticking on Gavin Newsom to release his tax returns as promised
Gov. Gavin Newsom has just one day left to make good on his promise to release his latest tax returns. After vowing to release years of long-awaited tax returns by the end of July, the governor’s office did not provide The Post a clear answer on whether the records will be made public Friday —…
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