Posts by Liam Redmond
Trump says he’ll read the text of Iran deal aloud to media: ‘Word by word’
President Trump said Tuesday that he will not only release the text of the forthcoming Iran peace deal, but “I’ll probably have a press conference and read it word by word.” Trump speaks during a proclamation signing ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House on June 11, 2026 in Washington, DC. Getty Images…
Read MoreYum strikes two deals to sell Pizza Hut for US$2.7 billion in tale of diverging fortunes
Published Tue, Jun 16, 2026 · 09:55 PM — Updated Wed, Jun 17, 2026 · 12:52 PM [BENGALURU/BEIJING/HONG KONG] Yum Brands said on Tuesday (Jun 16) it would sell its Pizza Hut chain for a combined US$2.7 billion in two deals that highlight separate trajectories for its business in China and the rest of the…
Read MoreMPACT prices S$200 million of green bonds at 2.53%
[SINGAPORE] Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust (MPACT) has priced S$200 million of senior green notes at 2.53 per cent on Tuesday (Jun 16), said the manager of the real estate investment trust (Reit) via a bourse filing. These green bonds, which is issued under its S$5 billion euro medium-term securities programme that was established in…
Read MoreScientists know the 12 reasons your body ages — this drink combats all of them
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. Turns out aging has a blueprint. Thanks to a 2013 study on aging, we now understand why and how distinct biological mechanisms drive cellular aging through “hallmarks,” which are progressive,…
Read MoreOil drops nearly 3% to 3-month low as markets weigh US-Iran peace deal
Published Tue, Jun 16, 2026 · 08:52 PM OIL prices fell nearly 3 per cent on Tuesday (Jun 16) to a fresh three-month low as markets weighed prospects for a resumption of supplies through the Strait of Hormuz alongside weaker physical demand and scant details on a preliminary deal to end the Iran war. Brent…
Read MoreTrading platform Robinhood to cut 10% of workforce in restructuring
The move comes as companies across sectors continue to scrutinise headcount and management structures Published Tue, Jun 16, 2026 · 08:24 PM [CALIFORNIA] Robinhood said on Tuesday (Jun 16) it would cut 10 per cent of its full-time workforce, or about 290 roles, as the trading platform seeks to operate more efficiently by flattening organisational…
Read MoreSGX mulls new coking coal and steel contracts, executive says
Published Tue, Jun 16, 2026 · 07:29 PM [SINGAPORE] Singapore Exchange plans to launch new coking coal and steel futures contracts, Tan Tee Yong, its head of commodity derivatives, said on Monday (Jun 15), as the exchange looks to broaden its product offerings, reflecting trade flow changes. The steel futures contract will be for the…
Read MoreTrump’s feud with AI company Anthropic keeps heating up
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic and the Trump administration are sparring — yet again. Over the weekend, tensions between the San Francisco company and the Trump administration flared up after the U.S. government ordered Anthropic to cut off foreign access to the company’s most powerful AI systems. The government’s order poses a challenge to Anthropic’s business…
Read MoreIran deal could expand market gains, with consumer shares, small caps seen benefitting
Since the war began, the S&P 500 tech sector is up 28 per cent against a 10 per cent rise for the broader index Published Tue, Jun 16, 2026 · 05:01 PM [NEW YORK] A deal to end the Middle East war could strengthen a broad swath of stocks as lower oil prices stand to bolster consumer spending and…
Read MoreNew Fed chief Warsh faces bumpy road as he leads tough first rate meeting
The US central bank is unlikely to cut rates this week, but all eyes are on the direction the new chair will take at his post-decision press conference [WASHINGTON, DC] New US Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh will make his first policy decision as the central bank’s chief on Wednesday (Jun 17), and the markets…
Read MoreSpaceX investors at US retail brokers got at least one IPO share
Published Tue, Jun 16, 2026 · 03:23 PM [NEW YORK] Customers at some of the largest retail brokerage firms in the US each received at least a single share in SpaceX’s US$86.2 billion IPO, underscoring how the offering was designed to give individual investors a sizable role. All eligible customers putting in requests for shares…
Read MoreSouth Korean shares log two-week closing high on US-Iran deal
Published Tue, Jun 16, 2026 · 03:12 PM [SEOUL] South Korean shares rose more than 2 per cent on Tuesday (Jun 16) to notch their highest close in two weeks, tracking an overnight rally on Wall Street on the US-Iran peace deal. The benchmark Kospi closed up 180.62 points, or 2.11 per cent, at 8,726.60,…
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