The Singapore Post sign at a post office in Singapore November 2, 2015.Thomas White | ReutersSingapore Post said on Sunday it had dismissed its chief executive and two other senior managers after an internal investigation found they had mishandled whistleblower allegations about misconduct by company employees.The firm’s shares slumped by the most in over four years as the city-state’s bourse opened for trading. The stock plunged as much as 9.8%, its biggest intraday loss since March 2020.The alleged misconduct reported by the whistleblower related to several employees who worked in the company’s international e-commerce logistics parcels business, the company said in a…
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Week 16’s Sunday action brought the elimination of the defending NFC champs, the debut of Michael Penix Jr. as the Falcons’ starting QB and the Commanders keeping the NFC East race alive. JAMISONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN 📺 #PHIvsWAS FOX pic.twitter.com/k718liTMwK — Washington Commanders (@Commanders) December 22, 2024The Athletic NFL writers Mike Jones, Ted Nguyen and Michael Silver share their thoughts on all of these storylines and more.The 49ers were eliminated from playoff contention before their Week 16 game kicked off. Are they right to largely stay the course — specifically, sign Brock Purdy to a top-of-the-market extension — heading into 2025?Silver: Paying Purdy…
Washington defensive coordinator Steve Belichick is expected to join his father’s staff at UNC as the Tar Heels’ defensive coordinator, a source briefed on the move said Sunday. 247 Sports first reported the news.The younger Belichick, 37, had a major impact with the Huskies in his one season in Seattle. Despite having to replace nine of 11 starters from last year’s defense, Washington ranked No. 27 in yards per play allowed — up from No. 79 last year.His father, Bill Belichick, North Carolina’s new head coach, spent extensive time around the Huskies program last off-season and during training camp, sitting…
A customer, holding a carton of eggs at a supermarket, in United States on Dec. 20, 2024. Secuk Ancar | Anadolu | Getty ImagesThis report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? You can subscribe here.What you need to know todayU.S. government shutdown suspended The U.S. government narrowly avoided a shutdown after President Joe Biden signed a stopgap government funding bill on Saturday. President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk thwarted an initial, negotiated funding plan Wednesday…
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Charlie Woods hit his first hole-in-one, Tiger Woods went driver off the deck, and the father and son shot rounds of 59 and 57 to make their first PNC Championship playoff.But it was not enough to best 67-year-old Bernhard Langer and his son Jason, who won Bernhard’s sixth and Jason’s fourth PNC title with the former making an eagle putt on the second playoff hole Sunday.Yes, the PNC Championship had everything, the annual parent/child (or grandchild) hit-and-giggle at Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando delivering like it never has before. Tiger has had that effect his entire career, and so did…
Foxtel headquarters are seen at North Ryde on June 20, 2012 in Sydney.Cameron Spencer | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesNews Corp and telco Telstra have agreed to sell their Australian cable TV and streaming company Foxtel to British sports platform DAZN, valuing the struggling business at A$3.4 billion ($2.1 billion), including debt.As part of the deal, shareholder loans valued at A$578 million outstanding will be repaid in full and Foxtel’s current debt will be refinanced at closing.News Corp will hold a 6% stake in DAZN and Telstra will own 3% of the London-headquartered global streaming platform backed by billionaire Len Blavatnik.Foxtel…
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 10, 2024.Brendan McDermid | ReutersStock futures edged up in overnight trading Sunday as the market gears up for a holiday-shortened trading week.Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained about 100 points. S&P 500 futures rose 0.3% and Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 0.4%.Trading is expected to be relatively muted during the week. The New York Stock Exchange closes early Tuesday for Christmas Eve at 1 p.m. ET, and the market is shut on Christmas Day.Investors are hopeful that a so-called Santa Claus rally may help the market…
NFL Week 16 is in full swing, with three games already in the books after Thursday and Saturday’s action. Sunday and Monday will bring another 13 hotly contested matchups as teams continue to fight to secure tickets to the postseason or garner a small degree of respectability after disappointing campaigns.Three AFC teams — Kansas City, Buffalo and Houston — have clinched their divisions. Five more teams — Baltimore and Pittsburgh in the AFC; Detroit, Philadelphia and Minnesota in the NFC — have also secured playoff berths. The number of division champs or playoff qualifiers could expand by Monday night.Here’s a…
Couple looks at light-emitting diode illuminations ahead of Christmas in Tokyo, JapanKiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets were set to start the holiday-shortened Christmas week on a positive note, after a U.S. government shutdown was averted over the weekend.On Monday, investors will be looking out for any official announcement related to the merger of Japanese automakers Honda Motor and Nissan Motor. Japanese media outlet Jiji Press has reported that the announcement could come as early as Monday.This comes after Nissan shares saw a record surge last Wednesday, following a media report that the struggling Japanese automaker was looking to merge with Honda.Japan’s…
