Posts by Liam Redmond
‘Not meant to make a big statement’: JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon on why the bank has shelled out US$4 billion on New York HQ
It’s about the belief in building great spaces for employees in the US, Europe, Asia and elsewhere, says the CEO in exclusive interview with BT [SINGAPORE] What does a “workplace of the future” look like? Jamie Dimon, the chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase, has a pretty good idea – and that is the bank’s…
Read MoreJPMorgan’s new HQ’s so tall it had to buy air rights over Grand Central Station and St Bartholomew’s Church
It’s about the belief in building great spaces for employees in the US, Europe, Asia and elsewhere, says the CEO in exclusive interview with BT [SINGAPORE] What does a “workplace of the future” look like? Jamie Dimon, the chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase, has a pretty good idea – and that is the bank’s…
Read MoreAustralia to enforce new food pricing rules in crackdown on Coles and Woolworths
Both companies have said they have absorbed rising supplier costs and offered discounts to ease pressure on customers [MELBOURNE] Coles Group and Woolworths Group, Australia’s dominant supermarket chains, are bracing for tougher oversight after the government moved to crack down on alleged price gouging. New regulations banning excessive pricing of consumer goods in the Food…
Read MoreUnarmed Bondi Beach man stares down terrorist in nerves-of-steel moment: video
A Jewish man at the scene of Monday’s Bondi Beach massacre refused to cower in the face of the cowardly gunmen – boldly pointing at one of the killers as he opened fire, shocking new video footage shows. The clip shows the unidentified man standing in front of the terrorist, refusing to duck and pointing…
Read MoreHow SingHaiyi’s 29-year-old scion Gallant Tang is reshaping its next chapter
How a heart-pounding tender win and a baptism of fire during the pandemic moulded SingHaiyi’s new leadership Inside Asia’s family empires: How they are transforming to seize the next stage of growth [SINGAPORE] Gallant Tang still remembers the quiet panic he felt on Mar 18, while participating in a land tender for a coveted Bayshore…
Read MoreGallant Tang: Shaping SingHaiyi Group’s next chapter
How a heart-pounding tender win and a baptism of fire during the pandemic moulded SingHaiyi’s new leadership Inside Asia’s family empires: How they are transforming to seize the next stage of growth [SINGAPORE] Gallant Tang still remembers the quiet panic he felt on Mar 18, while participating in a land tender for a coveted Bayshore…
Read MoreVenezuelan opposition leader ‘absolutely’ backs Trump’s oil boat seizure, pressure on Maduro
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado endorsed President Trump’s recent seizure of a vessel transporting oil out of her home country and pressure campaign against the Maduro regime. Machado acknowledged that tightening the screws on Venezuela could be brutal for the country’s already impoverished people, but praised Trump’s efforts to oust socialist leader Nicolás Maduro.…
Read MoreBears wide receiver Rome Odunze scratched just before kickoff
Rome Odunze’s Bears return will have to wait. The Chicago receiver was ruled out of Sunday’s Week 15 matchup against the Browns just minutes before kickoff after aggravating his foot injury, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported. The second-year wide receiver, who missed the Bears’ loss to the Packers last week, was previously listed as questionable…
Read MorePresident Trump mourns victims of Bondi Beach terrorism, Brown University shooting and Syria attacks
President Trump mourned the victims of the tragic shootings at Brown University and Bondi Beach in Australia — as well as the killing of three US soldiers in Syria — during a White House Christmas event Sunday. “I want to just pay my respects to the people, unfortunately, two are no longer with us, Brown…
Read MoreNYC airports facing 6-hour delays as massive snowstorm turns holiday travel into nightmare
Airports across the New York City area — and the northeast — are facing horrendous delays after a snowstorm dumped up to eight inches of snow on the tri-state. LaGuardia Airport was under a ground stop, with delays of nearly six hours as of noon Sunday. A snowy Sunday morning covers Manhattan buildings. REUTERS The…
Read MoreFamed Australian rabbi Eli Schlanger, who just welcomed newborn son, among 11 killed in Bondi Beach terror attack
A popular rabbi who had recently welcomed a new son just two months ago has been named as one of the first victims in Sunday’s deadly terrorist attack in Sydney which targeted worshippers at a Hanukkah event. Rabbi Eli Schlanger had been one of the 2,000 in attendance at the event on Bondi Beach to…
Read MoreOct. 7 survivor wounded in Bondi Beach shooting after warning about surging Australian antisemitism
A survivor of the Oct. 7 terror attacks in Israel who was wounded in Sunday’s deadly shooting on Bondi Beach in Australia has described the horrific moment two terrorists opened fire at a Hanukkah celebration. Just two weeks earlier, Arsen Ostrovsky had warned about an “alarming surge in Jew-hatred since Oct. 7.” He cited Australian…
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