Posts by Liam Redmond
Molly Qerim lands first TV job after shock ESPN ‘First Take’ exit
Molly Qerim will be back on a small screen near you for the first time since her sudden “First Take” exit in September. Qerim will serve as host for Zuffa Boxing — a joint venture between TKO and Sela, which is owned by the Saudi Public Investment Fund — which will have its first event…
Read MoreUOB soars 4%, OCBC jumps 3% to new records, driving STI to all-time high
[SINGAPORE] Shares of OCBC and UOB hit record highs on Friday (Jan 23), driving the Straits Times Index (STI) to an all-time peak. UOB shares surged as much as 4.2 per cent to S$39.19 as at 11.43 am, while OCBC shares jumped as much as 3.3 per cent to S$21.27. The lenders’ heavy weighting sent…
Read MoreUOB, OCBC hit record highs; STI reaches all-time peak
[SINGAPORE] Shares of UOB and OCBC hit record highs on Friday (Jan 23), driving the Straits Times Index (STI) to an all-time peak. UOB surged 5 per cent to a peak of S$39.50 at close, while OCBC jumped 3.4 per cent to a high of S$21.29 at the end of the trading day. The lenders’…
Read MoreChina’s AI stocks with killer apps are winning investor favour
Profitable app makers are trading more cheaply than some of the more overheated tech segments Published Fri, Jan 23, 2026 · 10:18 AM [HONG KONG] As China’s homegrown artificial intelligence (AI) boom enters its second year, investors are piling into shares of companies with killer apps in a hunt for earnings that justify surging valuations.…
Read MoreWarriors eyeing major Giannis Antetokounmpo, LeBron James moves this offseason
The Warriors are thinking big. With their championship-contending era all but in the rearview mirror, Golden State is hoping to make some blockbuster moves this summer. NBA insider Jake Fischer reported Thursday that the Warriors “plan to feature prominently in the trade mix” for Giannis Antetokounmpo “if he truly becomes available via trade this offseason.”…
Read MoreSurging memory chip prices dim outlook for consumer electronics makers
Published Fri, Jan 23, 2026 · 09:35 AM GLOBAL demand for smartphones, personal computers and gaming consoles is expected to shrink this year as companies from Britain’s Raspberry Pi to HP Inc raise sticker prices to offset surging memory chip costs. The rapid build-out of artificial intelligence infrastructure by US tech firms such as OpenAI,…
Read MoreSGX seeks public feedback on changes to board lot sizes
[SINGAPORE] The Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Friday (Jan 23) said that it is seeking feedback from the public on proposed changes to reduce the standard board lot size of certain instruments traded on the SGX. The proposed changes are: A reduction in the standard board lot size from 100 units to 10 units, for instruments…
Read MoreSGX seeks public feedback on reduction of board lot sizes
[SINGAPORE] The Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Friday (Jan 23) said that it is seeking feedback from the public on proposed changes to reduce the standard board lot size of certain instruments traded on the SGX. The proposed changes are: A reduction in the standard board lot size from 100 units to 10 units, for instruments…
Read MoreThe Assembly Place opens 34.8% above IPO price in Catalist debut
[SINGAPORE] The Assembly Place rose at its Catalist debut on Friday (Jan 23), which marks the second listing of a co-living operator on the Singapore Exchange. It commenced trading at 9 am on Friday and opened at S$0.31, 34.8 per cent or S$0.08 above its initial public offering (IPO) price of S$0.23. The counter rose…
Read MoreCo-living operator The Assembly Place opens 34.8% above IPO price in Catalist debut
[SINGAPORE] The Assembly Place rose at its Catalist debut on Friday (Jan 23), which marks the second listing of a co-living operator on the Singapore Exchange. It commenced trading at 9 am on Friday and opened at S$0.31, 34.8 per cent or S$0.08 above its initial public offering (IPO) price of S$0.23. The counter rose…
Read MoreS-E Asia semiconductor stocks: Tariff risks vs AI boom
Investors mull over a mix of factors, but analysts cite target prices that are mostly higher [SINGAPORE] It has been a disparate picture for semiconductor stocks in the region in the past few months and beyond, including Singapore, as investors mull over a variety of factors, including new chip tariffs, the memory chip shortage and…
Read MoreTikTok strikes deal for new US entity, ending long legal saga
Published Fri, Jan 23, 2026 · 09:13 AM [WASHINGTON] TikTok said on Thursday (Jan 22) that its Chinese owner, ByteDance, had struck a deal with a group of non-Chinese investors to create a new US TikTok, concluding a six-year legal saga that saw the app banned by Congress, ensnared in politicking between global superpowers and…
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