Posts by Liam Redmond
Oil heads for monthly surge of 21% as US-Iran war strains supply
Energy markets roar higher in July, with double-digit percentage gains for oil and products such as diesel Published Fri, Jul 31, 2026 · 06:51 AM [TOKYO] Oil steadied at the end of a volatile week, with prices on track for the biggest monthly gain since March as the US-Iran war escalated. West Texas Intermediate held…
Read MoreAmazon beats cloud sales growth estimates; shares jump
Published Fri, Jul 31, 2026 · 06:24 AM AMAZON beat expectations for quarterly cloud sales growth on Thursday (Jul 30) and boosted its annual capital spending outlook, signalling that demand for AI services remains strong enough to justify its massive infrastructure investments. Shares in the Seattle-based online retailer jumped more than 9 per cent after…
Read MoreMicrosoft sets record with near US$450 billion single-day gain in market value
Published Fri, Jul 31, 2026 · 06:04 AM MICROSOFT added nearly US$450 billion in market value on Thursday (Jul 30), the largest one-day gain on record for a company, after it forecast stronger-than-expected cloud growth and signaled continued cash generation through its new fiscal year. The software giant’s shares closed up more than 15 per cent,…
Read MorePolitics is getting more vulgar, with two presidents leading the way on curse words counts: study
Some might call it a cuss-titutional crisis. Politics is rapidly becoming more profane, with a staggering 87% of swear words from presidents dating back to 1919 coming from commanders in chief within the past 10 years, according to a shocking finding. President Trump and his predecessor Joe Biden were responsible for 538 profane words— 78%…
Read MoreExclusive | Ex-Trump fixer Michael Cohen blasts NYC Mayor Mamdani for sending him erroneous pied-à-terre tax letter
Count President Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen among the angry New Yorkers who say the city sent them invasive letters informing them they may have to pay Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s new pied-à-terre tax, The Post has learned. Earlier this week, Cohen received the dreaded missive saying he needs to prove his condo at Trump Park…
Read MoreBusiness Banking Gets a Founder-First Push as Flex Raises $70M
Flex, a fintech offering private-banking-style services for business owners, has raised $70 million from investors including Crosslink Capital, Portage Ventures, and Wellington Management. The company bundles banking, credit, and cash management aimed at founders and high-net-worth operators. The raise points to a gap most founders feel but rarely fix. Growing companies want treasury, credit, and…
Read MoreColt Gray’s father handed 15-year prison sentence for gifting gun to Apalachee High School shooter
A man who gave his son the gun he used to kill two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Georgia was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison. Colin Gray’s sentencing comes days after his son, Colt Gray, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the Sept.…
Read MoreAI Voice Models Go Mainstream as Fish Audio Raises $52M
Fish Audio, a startup building expressive AI voice models, has raised “$52 million in seed funding led by Coreline Ventures and Capital Today,” according to a PRNewswire press release. roughly one year after launch. Its models produce real-time text-to-speech, voice cloning, and voice agents, and they can be self-hosted by teams that want control over…
Read MoreReds’ Hunter Greene drawing notable buzz as MLB trade deadline heats up
Could Hunter Greene be on the move? The Reds are drawing significant interest in the starting pitcher, who’s under contract for $15 million next season and $16 million in 2028, according to The Athletic. While the Reds reportedly aren’t motivated to move Greene, it’d likely be their best chance to make an impact at the…
Read MoreLuxury homes are selling at a rapid pace — while starter homes pile up as buyers fail to show
It’s a tale of two markets — and it all comes down to the economy as the rich snap up luxury pads and the starter-home market goes cold. Starter-home inventory was up 4.5% year-over-year in the US in May and price cuts climbed as economic headwinds like inflation and hiring slowdowns caused starter-home sales to…
Read MoreAI Infrastructure Startups: Where 2026 Venture Money Moves
Venture capital is shifting away from model builders and chip makers toward what one July 28 funding roundup calls the second-order AI stack. That means the translators, adapters, and orchestration layers that turn raw infrastructure into something a business can actually use. The reason matters for founders. Investors are backing companies that own a mission-critical…
Read MoreFetterman says he’s ‘proud’ to be ‘conscience of the Democratic Party’ on Israel during Netanyahu meeting
WASHINGTON — Sen. John Fetterman’s unlikely Bibi bromance is still going strong. The Pennsylvania Democrat broke with much of his party yet again Wednesday, lavishing praise on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a one-on-one meeting. “You’ve been a stellar patriot, talking about what is good for America, what is good for our alliance, of…
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