Posts by Liam Redmond
UOB shares retreat 3.3% after reaching record high
[SINGAPORE] UOB shares declined by over 3 per cent on Monday (Jan 26) morning after hitting a new high last Friday. As at 9.05 am, the counter slipped by over 2 per cent to S$38.43, before falling further by 3.1 per cent or S$1.23 to S$38.27 by 9.17 am. It reached S$38.20, down 3.3 per…
Read MoreStafford joins elite company with 50th TD pass of the season
Matthew Stafford made history at Lumen Field on Sunday evening in the NFC Championship game between the Rams and Seahawks. Stafford reached 50 passing touchdowns on the season, playoffs included, when he found running back Kyren Williams wide-open for the touchdown at the end of the first half. With the score, he carved his name…
Read MoreChina’s Eastroc beverage seeks up to HK$10 billion from Hong Kong listing
Published Mon, Jan 26, 2026 · 09:27 AM [HONG KONG] Chinese energy-drink maker Eastroc Beverage Group has started taking investor orders for its second listing in Hong Kong that may fetch as much as HK$10.1 billion (S$1.6 billion), fuelling what has been among the busiest starts to the year for the city’s share sales. The…
Read MoreChina’s low birthrate isn’t doomsday for formula milk suppliers
Falling birthrates, a phenomenon across richer countries, are obviously a drag on firms that make products for children Published Mon, Jan 26, 2026 · 09:02 AM [MELBOURNE] China’s shockingly low birthrate is not quite the calamity for overseas milk suppliers that some recent stock moves might suggest. Foreign firms that make baby formula, from Swiss…
Read MoreDrake Maye, wife Ann Michael embrace after Patriots’ AFC Championship victory
Drake Maye’s fairytale season will continue with a Super Bowl berth. Moments after sealing a snowy 10-7 road win over the Broncos in Sunday’s AFC Championship, the Patriots quarterback celebrated with his forever teammate, wife Ann Michael Maye. The couple commemorated the triumph with an embrace on the field in Denver. Maye, the Patriots’ second-year…
Read MoreHo Bee Land acquires Queensland development site for A$318.5 million
[SINGAPORE] Ho Bee Land acquired a development site in Queensland, Australia, for A$318.5 million (S$279.8 million) as the group moved to expand its long-term land bank in the country, it announced on Monday (Jan 26). The acquisition was made through its wholly owned subsidiary, Elimbah Land, which entered into a contract of sale for the…
Read MoreGold tops US$5,000 as global upheaval fuels precious metals rally
Published Mon, Jan 26, 2026 · 08:03 AM — Updated Mon, Jan 26, 2026 · 01:05 PM [SINGAPORE] Gold surged beyond US$5,000 an ounce for the first time, extending a breakneck rally fuelled by US President Donald Trump’s reshaping of international relations and investor flight from sovereign bonds and currencies. Bullion climbed around 2 per…
Read MoreGold rushes to record high above US$5,000/oz
Published Mon, Jan 26, 2026 · 08:03 AM [BENGALURU] Gold surged to a record high above US$5,000 an ounce on Monday (Jan 26), extending a historic rally as investors piled into the safe-haven asset amid rising geopolitical tensions. Spot gold rose 0.94 per cent to US$5,029.62 per ounce by 7.21 am, while US gold futures…
Read MoreCo-living operators could thrive even as property curbs, regulations crimp rental market
They offer a way to invest in property and benefit from rental income, without having to deal with the restraints on short to mid-term stays [SINGAPORE] It used to be a sure thing: Get an investment property and generate passive income through rentals. But there are restrictions on short-term rentals in private properties and Housing…
Read MoreEmerging Asia lures capital as geopolitics rattle risk appetite
Inflows into North and South-east Asian equities have reached US$3.3 billion so far in January Published Mon, Jan 26, 2026 · 07:45 AM [SINGAPORE] Emerging Asia (EM) is drawing fresh demand as a relative refuge from geopolitical uncertainty elsewhere, even as some immediate risks ease. US President Donald Trump’s decision to pause tariff threats against…
Read MoreDad shot dead after celebrating his birthday in NYC: sources
An early morning shooting in the Bronx on Sunday wounded one man and took the life of another from Orange County, police said. Paul Martinka A dad who was shot dead after a night out in the Bronx celebrating his 43rd birthday, according to cops and a report. Keon Gill, 43, was fatally shot in…
Read More‘Treating obesity for the next 100 years’: Ozempic-maker Novo Nordisk targets tripling of Apac patient base
By sales volumes for its GLP-1 drugs, the company’s largest markets in the region are Australia, Japan, South Korea and India [SINGAPORE] With hundreds of millions living with obesity and diabetes across the Asia-Pacific region, Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk believes there is significant scope for growth in demand for its treatments – and in the…
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