Posts by Liam Redmond
Tiny deer goes head-to-head with a 2-ton rhino at Polish zoo — incredible video shows who comes out on top
A fearless muntjac deer weighing just 50 pounds went head-to-head with a nearly two-ton rhinoceros at a zoo in Poland in a caught-on-camera David and Goliath bout for the ages. A caretaker at Wroclaw Zoo in Poland captured the standoff between Maruska the rhino and Mundzak the Chinese muntjac deer in a video viewed millions…
Read MoreStarbucks roasted after barista hands LA cop ‘extremely offensive’ image during 16-hour shift
A Los Angeles deputy sheriff’s 16-hour shift quickly turned into a disrespectful spectacle when a Starbucks barista served him coffee in a cup featuring a hand-drawn image of a pig. The incident was slammed as deeply concerning and demeaning to law enforcement, by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department in a statement. The LA County Sheriff’s Department…
Read MoreElon Musk says he wants full custody of son after baby mama Ashley St. Clair’s comments on transgenderism
Elon Musk said he plans to file for full custody of his 1-year-old son on Monday after his baby mama Ashley St. Clair came out in support of the transgender community. The billionaire Tesla mogul indicated he’d be seeking custody of the child he fathered with the conservative influencer after she apparently shifted her trans…
Read MoreGoldman, JPMorgan and UBS lead Golden Goose’s buyout debt
Temasek Holdings will take a minority stake in the Italian high-end sneaker producer [LONDON] Goldman Sachs, Group JPMorgan Chase and UBS Group are leading a debt financing deal backing a Chinese firm’s acquisition of Italian high-end sneaker producer Golden Goose Group. The deal could total between 800 million euros (S$1.2 billion) to 900 million euros…
Read MoreWall Street falls at open on worries over Fed autonomy
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Monday (Jan 12) after the Trump administration renewed its attacks on the Federal Reserve, stoking fresh worries about the central bank’s independence, while a proposed one-year cap on credit-card interest rates weighed on financial stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 4.4 points, or 0.01 per…
Read MoreHow Trump’s proposed cap on credit card rates could reshape consumer lending
It could wipe out billions of dollars in interest income for banks and card issuers, and result in them tightening credit boxes [NEW YORK] A proposed one-year cap on credit card interest rates backed by US President Donald Trump could reduce borrowing costs for some consumers. But it could also limit credit availability, pressure bank…
Read MoreUS stocks slide, gold surges after DOJ opens criminal probe into Fed chair Jerome Powell
Wall Street was rocked early Monday after federal prosecutors opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell — rattling investors and igniting fears of political interference at the central bank. Dow futures tumbled more than 350 points in premarket trading, with the blue-chip contract down 357 points, or 0.72%, while S&P 500 futures…
Read MoreStanChart is preparing crypto expansion with prime brokerage
It will house the new business within its wholly owned venture capital unit, SC Ventures [SINGAPORE] Standard Chartered plans to set up a prime brokerage for cryptocurrency trading, sources said, as global banks step up efforts to compete in digital assets. The London-based lender will house the new business within its wholly owned venture capital…
Read MoreSean Penn caught smoking at his table during the Golden Globes 2026
One Cigarette After Another. Sean Penn was caught smoking at his table during the 2026 Golden Globes — instead of stepping outside the theater at the Beverly Hilton in California to quench his craving. The “One Battle After Another” actor was reportedly lighting up “inside the theater, right at his table,” per Vanity Fair. Sean…
Read MoreTrump warns ExxonMobil after CEO calls Venezuela ‘uninvestible’: ‘They’re playing too cute’
President Trump told reporters Sunday night that he was “inclined” to deny ExxonMobil any role in rebuilding Venezuela’s moribund oil industry after its CEO told him point-blank Friday that the South American country was “uninvestible” despite the recent capture of President Nicolas Maduro. “I didn’t like Exxon’s response,” Trump said to reporters on Air Force…
Read MoreJPMorgan forecasts 2027 Fed hike; Barclays, Goldman postpone rate cut calls
Data suggests the labour market is holding, aiding belief that the Fed will leave borrowing costs unchanged at its January meeting [NEW YORK] JPMorgan predicts that the US Federal Reserve’s next move will be a rate hike in 2027, while Barclays and Goldman Sachs joined Morgan Stanley in postponing rate cut calls to mid-2026, as…
Read MoreNot another dotcom bubble: DBS CIO doubles down on AI, healthcare
Hou Wey Fook is confident that AI-related optimism is based on sound fundamentals [SINGAPORE] The so-called “artificial intelligence (AI) bubble”, which has some concerned, is not the same as the 2000’s “dotcom bubble”, said DBS’ chief investment officer (CIO) Hou Wey Fook. “The noise is getting louder by the day around the artificial intelligence (industry)…
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