Posts by Liam Redmond
Revised takeover code: Dealmakers welcome targeted guidance instead of ban on deal protection
New rules cap break fees, tighten disclosure requirements and give target boards greater guidance [SINGAPORE] Singapore’s revised takeover code is expected to strengthen governance and competition in merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions without making deals harder to execute, lawyers and corporate finance advisers said. Rather than impose a blanket ban on deal protection measures, the…
Read MoreSingapore enters next phase of 5G roll-out as telcos achieve nationwide coverage
M1 and StarHub’s older 5G networks already retired; Singtel and Simba have not said when they will complete the transition [SINGAPORE] Singapore’s mobile operators have begun migrating their customers to standalone (SA) 5G services, marking the next phase of the country’s 5G roll-out with all four operators having achieved nationwide coverage. The Infocomm Media Development…
Read MorePhiladelphia Semiconductor Index shows signs of near-term exhaustion
THE Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) is a modified capitalisation-weighted index that tracks the performance of US-listed equities in the semiconductor sector. The index experienced a strong rally in the second quarter of this year, up over 93 per cent at the time of writing from the current year-low level of 7,084, formed on Mar 30.…
Read MoreK-9 dies after being hit by car when illegal fireworks erupted in California
A beloved K-9 who had faithfully served four years with the Fresno County Sheriff was tragically killed after being spooked by illegal fireworks on Fourth of July. Santi, a five-year-old Belgian Malinois, was spending the night off with his assigned off-duty sheriff deputy, who was keeping him inside due to the explosions. Santi had served…
Read MoreJapan’s love of plastic tested by supply constraints
The country ranks second in the world for per-capita plastic packaging waste, behind only the US FIRST-TIME visitors to Tokyo convenience stores are often struck by the staggering array of choices on offer: shelves overflowing with sushi, pork cutlet sandwiches and matcha sweets. Perhaps even more surprising than the impressive variety is the realization that virtually every…
Read MoreThe supertanker tycoon making millions on Hormuz shuttle runs
[HONG KONG, LONDON, DUBAI] Just a few weeks into the war, one of the Persian Gulf’s top oil producers quietly began sneaking its crude out of the Strait of Hormuz. Before long, the covert project became so successful that the United Arab Emirates was already approaching its pre-war rate of flows through the waterway by…
Read MoreUK budget airline easyJet ready to accept US$7.3 billion takeover bid from Castlelake
Published Mon, Jul 6, 2026 · 05:58 AM BRITISH budget airline easyJet has agreed in principle to a sweetened takeover bid from US investment firm Castlelake that values the carrier at up to £5.5 billion (US$7.34 billion), it said on Sunday (Jul 5), a potential shakeup for Europe’s aviation sector. The new offer at £6.90…
Read MoreConey Island mass shooting may have been gang retaliation: ‘They aimed for babies’
The brazen gunman who launched a mass shooting at a July 4th family cookout on Coney Island “aimed for babies,” a victim’s mom told The Post — as police probed whether the violence was gang-related. Cops are still looking for the black-clad thug who pulled the trigger at the horrific Saturday night shooting, which left…
Read MoreBelgium soccer ‘astonished’ by FIFA’s Folarin Balogun red card decision as it investigates ‘all potential options’
The Royal Belgian Football Association said in a statement that it’s “astonished” by the FIFA ruling Sunday that suspended the red-card suspension of Folarin Balogun, allowing the star USMNT striker to be available for the World Cup Round of 16 match Monday. “FIFA bases its decision on Article 27 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code,” the…
Read MoreSo Ji-sub’s ‘Agent Kim Reactivated’ Becomes 2026’s Highest-Rated Korean Miniseries After Just 3 Episodes
Veteran South Korean actor So Ji-sub is enjoying one of the biggest television successes of his career as his latest drama, ‘Agent Kim Reactivated’, has become the highest-rated South Korean miniseries of 2026 after airing just three episodes. According to Nielsen Korea data released on Saturday, July 4, the third episode of the SBS action-revenge…
Read MoreNYC axes new rule on roll-down gates for businesses – after retailers already spent thousands
City lawmakers rolled back an obscure, decades-old law about storefront roll-down gates ahead of a looming enforcement deadline – but not before some retailers shelled out thousands of dollars in upgrades. The city scrambled to axe the measure ahead of a July 1 deadline, agreeing Tuesday to shelve the law, which would force businesses to…
Read MoreLong Island man killed when firework blows up in his face during Fourth of July party
A Long Island man lighting a firework was killed when it exploded in his face during a Fourth of July backyard party, according to police. Gabriel Ruiz-Urresto, 37, ignited the “mortar style” pyrotechnic when it blew up and struck him in the head around 9:30 p.m. Saturday outside his Central Islip home, leaving him dead, the…
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