Posts by Liam Redmond
Paramount’s new offer for Warner Bros is not sufficient, major investor says
The investors now have until Jan 21 to accept or reject the so-called tender offer [LOS ANGELES] Paramount Skydance’s latest offer to buy Warner Bros Discovery still is not good enough for prominent shareholder Harris Oakmark, the investor told Reuters. Warner Bros’ fifth largest shareholder, owning 96 million shares or about 4 per cent of…
Read MoreA Trump-inspired ‘Big Beautiful’ baby bonus could help birth the next boom for Singapore equities
It wouldn’t cost much relatively, and it could pave the way for stock investments to be part of our lives – while helping to make SGX great again [SINGAPORE] US President Donald Trump is one of the most divisive figures in recent history. And it is not often that his policies – and outlandish remarks…
Read MoreTravel YouTuber Adam the Woo dead at 51
Travel YouTuber Adam the Woo has died. He was 51. The social media star, who was born David Adam Williams, was found dead at his home in Celebration, Fla., on Monday afternoon, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office told People. “The residence was secured, and no contact was made with the adult male residing there,” a spokesperson for the…
Read MoreCitigroup, Daiwa are latest to expand Japan dealmaking teams
This is due to hostile takeovers no longer being taboo, and private equity and activist investors are more prominent [TOKYO] It is a good time to be an investment banker in Japan, with Citigroup and Daiwa Securities Group joining a raft of firms that are seeking to expand their advisory teams during the nation’s dealmaking…
Read MoreWho Is Rodney Chatman? Brown University Places Its Troubled Police Chief on Administrative Leave ‘Effective Immediately’ after Deadly Campus Shooting
Brown University has placed its troubled police chief on administrative leave “effective immediately” following the devastating campus shooting that killed two students. Rodney Chatman, Brown University’s vice president for public safety and emergency management, will be placed on administrative leave effective immediately, the school said on Monday. Chatman had faced mounting criticism over what many…
Read MoreMapletree acquires logistics facility in the Netherlands
Since entering the European logistics market in 2018, the group has amassed 82 logistics assets across eight countries [SINGAPORE] Mapletree Investments has expanded its logistics presence in Europe with the acquisition of a 34,852 square metre facility in the Netherlands, the company said on Tuesday (Dec 23). The warehouse is located in Roosendaal, West-Brabant, and…
Read MoreDear Abby: My son makes $100k a year and still can’t find a wife
DEAR ABBY: My son has completely given up on dating. Whether it’s blind dates, casual meetings with members from our church, or dating events I pay for and make him go to, he still hasn’t found a wife. At 36, he should already have children and a partner, but despite the best efforts of my…
Read MoreJames Cameron breaks silence on Amy Poehler’s ‘ignorant dig’ at 2013 Golden Globes
Her “Judgment Day” finally came. Legendary director James Cameron is still bristling over a joke Amy Poehler made while co-hosting the 2013 Golden Globes — calling it an “ignorant dig” that missed the mark at his expense. Cameron, 71, said Poehler took things “too far” when she poked fun at his marriage to director Kathryn…
Read MoreVessel in Seatrium-Maersk settlement hit by Trump’s stop-work order on wind farms
[SINGAPORE] Seatrium said it is “closely monitoring” the Trump administration stop-work order issued to the end-customer of a U$475 million wind vessel job, noting that it can be redeployed beyond the US market. Seatrium was responding to The Business Times’ queries on Tuesday (Dec 23) after news broke that Empire Offshore Wind had received a…
Read MoreSeatrium customer in legal tussle hit by Trump’s stop-work order on wind farms
Empire Offshore Wind’s farm is set to use Seatrium’s wind vessel which was involved in a legal tussle with a Maersk unit [SINGAPORE] Seatrium said it is “closely monitoring” the Trump administration stop-work order issued to the end-customer of a U$475 million wind vessel job, noting that it can be redeployed beyond the US market.…
Read MoreEnd-buyer of Seatrium-Maersk vessel caught up in Trump’s stop-work order
Empire Offshore Wind’s farm is set to use Seatrium’s wind vessel at centre of recent legal tussle with a Maersk unit [SINGAPORE] Seatrium said it is “closely monitoring” the Trump administration stop-work order issued to the end-customer of a U$475 million wind vessel job, noting that it can be redeployed beyond the US market. Seatrium…
Read MoreIowa Mother Charged After Consuming Alcohol and Leaving 3-Year-Old Son Unsupervised, Leading to Child’s Death in Hot Garage
The mother of a 3-year-old boy found dead in a Bondurant garage earlier this year has turned herself in. Tiffani R. Huff Holmes, 41, surrendered to the Polk County Jail late Sunday, Dec. 21 and was charged with child endangerment resulting in death, a class B felony, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said in a…
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