Posts by Liam Redmond
Built Across Borders: How Hajra Nazir Became One of the Most Trusted Names in Business Advisory
Most consultants tell you what to do. Fewer can show you, in precise numbers, what happens when you actually do it. Dr. Hajra Nazir has spent nearly two decades being the second kind. Across more than 5,000 businesses, startups, multinationals, and everything in between, she has made a career of turning compliance, structure, and strategy…
Read MoreFour-Day Work Week Gains Ground as the Evidence Grows
If your team feels stretched thin and you quietly worry about burnout, the four-day work week has moved from a fringe idea to a serious option worth studying. New research in 2026 suggests that a shorter week can hold output steady while giving people back time they badly need. Running a company is hard, and…
Read MoreS&P 500 and Nasdaq open higher as CPI, bank earnings take focus
Published Tue, Jul 14, 2026 · 09:50 PM [NEW YORK] The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened higher on Tuesday (Jul 14) after softer-than-expected inflation data fuelled bets that the Federal Reserve could take a less hawkish stance on interest rates, while investors assessed second-quarter results from major US banks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average…
Read MoreDim-witted influencers filmed themselves petting alligators days after deadly attack
Two dim-witted wannabe influencers are being investigated after going wildly viral for filming themselves stroking alligators in Florida — just days after a swimmer was killed by one. “Come with us to pet alligators,” TikTokker Kileigh Rose wrote of the death-defying foolishness her and a friend reckoned would be part of a fun “Steve Irwin…
Read MoreGoldman’s profit jumps on trading surge, corporate deal spree
Dealmaking picked up pace and market volatility boosted equities business to a record Published Tue, Jul 14, 2026 · 08:48 PM [WASHINGTON] Goldman Sachs raked in higher profit in the second quarter as dealmaking picked up pace and market volatility due to the Middle East war boosted equities business to a record. Inflation risks, elevated…
Read MoreHistorian says it’s racist to question her — after her book about slavery pulled from shelves over inaccuracies
The author of an acclaimed book about slavery is crying racism after her writing came under scrutiny by scholars for questionable assertions and sloppy sourcing. Kerri Greenidge’s 2022 book “The Grimkes,” which tells the story of a prominent South Carolina slaveholder family who later played a role in the abolitionist movement, was lauded by critics…
Read MoreUS dollar hovers near 13-month highs ahead of inflation data
Investors are pricing in a higher chance of global interest rates rising this year Published Tue, Jul 14, 2026 · 08:28 PM [LONDON] The US dollar remained in sight of 13-month highs on Tuesday (Jul 14) ahead of US inflation data, which will come under extra scrutiny as Middle East tensions boost oil prices, while…
Read MoreExclusive | How a leaky toilet spiraled into a NYC apartment left in ruins and a 9-year lawsuit seeking $750K in damages
It all started on a soggy Sunday afternoon in June 2017 — and has since grown into a rather crappy ordeal. Gary Paul was sitting on the toilet in his Upper West Side studio co-op apartment reading the paper when he claims he noticed brown dirt oozing down his bathroom mirrors. Looking up, he said…
Read MoreScepticism towards Trump’s 20% Hormuz fee even as markets react to renewed inflation fears
[SINGAPORE] Global markets mostly retreated on Tuesday (Jul 14) after the United States announced a naval blockade of Iranian ships in the Strait of Hormuz and proposed a highly controversial 20 per cent toll on all commercial vessels traversing the lane. The moves sent crude oil prices up as much as 9 per cent, spiked…
Read MoreMets 2026 first-half report card: Failures galore in absolute horror show of a season
The Mets’ season is essentially over at the All-Star break following 3 ½ months of embarrassingly bad baseball. Aside from a competent bullpen — at least in front of Devin Williams — it’s been a horror show, which led to Carlos Mendoza becoming the first manager fired in-season by the club since 2008. Much change…
Read MoreSingapore shares close higher on Tuesday; STI up 0.5%
Published Tue, Jul 14, 2026 · 06:12 PM [SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended higher on Tuesday (Jul 14). The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) gained 0.5 per cent or 25.27 points to finish at 5,495.61. DBS led the gainers on the blue-chip index, rising 1.8 per cent or S$1.24 to S$72.03. The other local banks ended…
Read MoreSpacs are making a comeback on Wall Street, but Singapore should look the other away
The lessons from the Republic’s previous experiment with blank-cheque companies still hold [SINGAPORE] Imagine a promoter handing you a sealed cardboard box, and promising that he will venture out into the wild and find a spectacular, fast-growing tech firm to put inside it. You hand over a pile of cash with the hope that you…
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