Posts by Liam Redmond
Robert Kraft wants NFL to go to 18-game schedule — with one radical change for all teams
Robert Kraft has his eye on global domination… and a longer NFL season. The Patriots’ owner said in a radio interview on Tuesday that the league would “push like the Dickens” to make international games more important. “Every team will go to 18 [regular season games] and two [preseason games] and eliminate one of the…
Read MoreGold and platinum hit records as crisis over Greenland worsens
GOLD and platinum rose to fresh records – while silver was near an all-time peak – as the worsening crisis over Greenland and a meltdown in Japanese government debt supported haven demand. President Donald Trump, who is in Switzerland for the World Economic Forum at Davos, showed no signs of backing down on his Greenland grab.…
Read MoreJapan’s Nikkei extends losses; bonds rise as global trade frictions weigh
[TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share average fell for a fifth straight session on Wednesday as global trade frictions weighed on risk sentiment, while the nation’s bonds bounced back after a plunge in the previous session. The Nikkei was down 0.45 per cent to 52,751.16, as of 0137 GMT, as it pared losses after falling as much…
Read MoreJohn Harbaugh ‘can’t wait to get started’ with Giants QB Jaxson Dart
Here is the thing about Jaxson Dart: He is not exactly a skeptic. As in, if he meets you, there’s a good chance he will get along with you and find something nice to say about you. And so, as the Giants went through interviews for their head coaching vacancy, Dart, if he was in…
Read MoreIllegal immigrant charged in fatal DUI crash that killed North Carolina college soccer player, girlfriend
An illegal immigrant was thrown behind bars for allegedly driving drunk and slamming head-on into a car, killing a North Carolina college soccer player and his 19-year-old girlfriend. Juan Alvarado Aguilar, 37, was allegedly drunk behind the wheel of his Chevy Silverado when he crossed the centerline into oncoming traffic on Amity Hill Road in…
Read MoreStocks to watch: SIA, FLCT
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Jan 21): Singapore Airlines (SIA) : The national carrier on Tuesday announced that it launched and priced S$500 million in aggregate principal amount of notes due 2036. The notes, which are under the national carrier’s S$10 billion multicurrency medium…
Read MoreStream It Or Skip It: ‘Twinless’ on Hulu, a challenging yet strangely rewarding indie dramedy by James Sweeney
Twinless (now streaming on Hulu) is a good, memorable and rewarding movie, and you should probably go watch it. And I say that right up front because James Sweeney’s second directorial effort is best if you go in blind, and even a cautious, major-spoiler-avoiding review like this one risks diluting a couple of the film’s…
Read MoreSingapore’s small and mid-caps: Investors hunt for ‘hidden gems’ as analysts eye privatisation candidates, structural plays
[SINGAPORE] The hunt for Singapore’s next top market darling in the small and mid-cap (SMID) space is shifting gears. SMID stocks are poised for further positive rerating in 2026, supported by a conducive macroeconomic set-up and local equity market reforms, analysts from OCBC said in a Monday (Jan 19) research report. Amid stretched valuations from…
Read More‘Twisted’ former Long Island teacher molested young boys on field trips to beaches, pools: DA
A disgraced ex-Long Island school teacher would take boys as young as four on field trips to ballgames, beaches and pools — and molest them while claiming he was helping them change clothes, prosecutors said in court Tuesday. Thomas Bernagozzi, 78, of Babylon, is now on trial in Suffolk County for allegedly molesting three of…
Read MoreCDL may catch up with its soaring peers
The developer has been actively unlocking value, but is trading at a much steeper discount to RNAV than UOL Source link
Read MoreUnited Airlines offers upbeat outlook on strong premium travel demand
[CHICAGO] United Airlines on Tuesday issued an upbeat outlook for the current quarter and the full year, buoyed by strong demand from higher-income and corporate travelers. The Chicago-based carrier also exceeded profit expectations for the December quarter. United forecast first-quarter adjusted profit of US$1 to US$1.50 per share. The midpoint of the range, US$1.25, is above analysts’…
Read MoreNetflix slightly beats revenue estimates in holiday quarter; shares slide amid bidding war for Warner Bros
[LOS ANGELES] Netflix squeaked past Wall Street’s revenue estimates for its holiday quarter on Tuesday, as the streaming giant remains locked in a fierce bidding war for Warner Bros Discovery, sending its shares down 4 per cent in after-hours trading. Revenue came in at US$12.1 billion for October through December, modestly exceeding forecasts of US$11.97 billion for…
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