Posts by Nathan Pine
ANZ hit with second “strike” as shareholders dissent over pay report
AUSTRALIAN lender ANZ Group’s new CEO will forgo his short-term bonus this year, while a significant minority of shareholders opposed the bank’s executive pay report at its 2025 annual general meeting. Shareholders voted 32.36 per cent against the report, according to proxy votes published by the bank on Thursday, far higher than the 25 per cent required…
Read MoreJustin Theroux Doesn’t See ‘Fallout’ Role Mr. House “As The Bad Guy,” Enjoyed “Poking Fun” At Billionaire Tech Class
As Justin Theroux joins Fallout‘s Prime Video series adaptation as the villainous Robert House, viewers are bound to draw some parallels to some of today’s tech billionaires. For the 2x Emmy-winning actor, he told Deadline that “was sort of the fun” in bringing the video game character to life on Season 2 of the hit…
Read More‘Grandma Hobbies’ Gift Ideas for the Craft-Obsessed: $14 Puzzles, Needlepoint, Watercolor Paints & More
If your TikTok FYP is anything like mine, it’s been overtaken over by grandma hobbies. Everybody these days is unwinding with needlepoint, watercolor paints, and puzzles. Whether you know and love a serial hobbyist, or are one yourself, you’ve probably heard a thing or two about “grandma hobbies,” which can be a great way to…
Read MoreDemocratic Senators Call For Pam Bondi To Recuse Herself From Warner Bros. Discovery Review
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) are calling on Attorney General Pam Bondi to recuse herself from any review of the Warner Bros. Discovery transaction because of her previous employment with D.C. lobbying firm Ballard Partners. The senators wrote in a letter to Bondi that since her nomination as attorney general, “Ballard…
Read MoreFrom yen rushes to tariff tantrums: How geopolitical drama drove Singapore’s 2025 FX frenzy
YouTrip’s 2025 conversion volumes jump over 70%; its peers also report surge in business [SINGAPORE] As foreign exchange rates vacillated in 2025 amid geopolitical volatility and shifting trade policies, Singaporeans turned into what what one market player dubbed “foreign exchange hunters”. As at Dec 8, multi-currency wallet YouTrip’s total conversion volumes surpass 2024’s full-year total…
Read More‘SNL’ Promo: Ariana Grande Has Her Own ‘Christmas Story’ Moment As She Bundles Up To Go See The Rockefeller Center Tree
Ariana Grande loves her some Christmas cheer, so when she’s invited to go see the Rockefeller Center tree in a promo for her SNL hosting gig, her enthusiasm extends even to bundling up. She ends up looking like Randy from A Christmas Story. Wicked star is, however, left all dressed up with nowhere to go.…
Read MoreWyatt Russell-Led ‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ Prequel Ordered At Apple TV From Joby Harold
Apple TV is expanding Legendary’s “Monsterverse “universe with a new prequel series centering on Wyatt Russell‘s Monarch: Legacy of Monsters character Colonel Lee Shaw, following his early years. Russell’s father, the legendary film and TV actor Kurt Russell, plays the character in his later years on the original series. Joby Harold (Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Obi-Wan Kenobi) will…
Read MoreClinique’s Derm Days Sale Is in Full Swing—and You Can Save 25% off the Entire Site RN
In case you missed the memo: Clinique’s Derm Days event is in full swing—which means 12 straight days of seriously impressive beauty deals. The brand is dropping new markdowns every single day, and the latest is ideal for your last-minute holiday shopping needs. The entire site (!!!) is on sale, which means you can snag…
Read MoreOil rises as Trump’s Venezuela blockade takes edge off global crude surplus concerns
[NEW YORK] Oil prices rallied by more than 1 per cent on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of all oil tankers under sanctions entering and leaving Venezuela, raising global political tensions and easing concerns about a swelling surplus of global crude. Brent crude futures settled at US$59.68 a barrel, rising 76 cents, or 1.3…
Read More‘Wicked: For Good’: Read The Screenplay For The Film That Follows The Yellow Brick Road All The Way To ‘The Wizard Of Oz’
Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the scripts behind the awards season’s most talked-about movies continues with Wicked: For Good, the second film in the Jon M. Chu-directed adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical. Written by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox, Wicked: For Good picks up with a time jump following Elphaba’s (Cynthia Erivo) show-stealing “Defying Gravity” as the Wicked Witch of…
Read MoreEvery ‘The Voice’ Winner Since Season 1, Including 9 Team Blake Champions
The Voice Season 28 brought in another win for Niall Horan. The reality singing competition will feature a new grouping of coaches for Season 29 — John Legend, Kelly Clarkson and Adam Levine. Michael Bublé’s Adam David won Season 27, which tied Bublé and Horan for two wins each. Keep reading for a look back…
Read MoreMets owed Edwin Diaz phone call ahead of Devin Williams deal, says insider
The New York Mets have parted ways with three fan favorites this winter in Brandon Nimmo, Pete Alonso, and Edwin Diaz. But it’s perhaps the latter whose departure was the most heartbreaking given the sequence of events which led up to Diaz signing a three-year, $69 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers. More news:…
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