Posts by Nathan Pine
Q&M proposes to buy interest in dental group in Thailand
Purchase consideration will be satisfied by a combination of cash and new ordinary shares [SINGAPORE] Q&M Dental Group is proposing to acquire equity interest in a dental group in Thailand, the company said in a bourse filing on Wednesday (Oct 15). The group operates one of Thailand’s largest privately owned dental clinic networks, with more than 30 clinics across the country. These are located primarily…
Read MoreFront Row Boards Lebanese Comedian John Achkar’s Historic Performance Of ‘Tryin’ At L’Olympia In Paris
Dubai-based Front Row Filmed Entertainment has added a new string to its bow to come on board as a producer on Lebanese comedian John Achkar’s one-night performance of his show Tryin’ at famed the L’Olympia theater in Paris later this month. The show on October 23, which is already sold-out, is being billed as the…
Read MoreBlac Chyna and Rob Kardashian Spark Reconciliation Rumors
Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian are in a new season. The model and the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star hinted that their romance may be taking flight again, eight years after calling off their engagement. Blac Chyna (real name Angela White) shared a series of photos to Instagram Oct. 14 of her wearing a white lace short…
Read MoreKim Kardashian Says It’s “Been a Couple Months” Since Kids Heard From Kanye “Ye” West
Is Kim Kardashian Dating Anyone? “I am single,” she confirmed. “And I feel totally, totally content. I’ve been single for a while.” Adding that this is the longest she’s been without a partner, Kim shared instead where she’s putting her focus in her single era. “I have my kids to raise,” she said. “I have…
Read MoreBank of America beats profit estimates on dealmaking strength
It reported a net income of US$8.5 billion, or US$1.06 per share, in the three months ended Sep 30 [WASHINGTON] Bank of America beat Wall Street estimates for profit, benefiting from bumper third-quarter investment banking, and upgraded its outlook for net interest income (NII), sending its shares up about 4 per cent in trading before…
Read MoreDaniel Day-Lewis Talks Method Acting, Takes Surprise Question From Paul Thomas Anderson & Says He Wouldn’t Be Able To Make ‘My Left Foot’ In 2025 During LFF Q&A
“I’m still alive,” Daniel Day-Lewis quipped this morning as he sat down in the NFT 1 at the BFI Southbank for a career Q&A session with veteran British critic Mark Kermode. The veteran actor and three-time Oscar winner is in town to present his acting comeback, Anemone, at the London Film Festival. Opening the session,…
Read MoreMorgan Stanley’s profit beats estimates on boost from dealmaking, stock trading
[BENGALURU / NEW YORK] Morgan Stanley’s third-quarter profit beat market expectations as investment bankers brought in more fees from advising on deals and by underwriting stock and debt sales, lifting revenue to a record. Shares of the bank rose 3.9 per cent in premarket trading on Wednesday. They have gained 23.6 per cent this year…
Read MoreBlackRock, Nvidia-backed group including Temasek strikes US$40 billion data centre deal to fuel AI boom
The deal underscores the rush to build costly infrastructure essential for powering advanced AI models [NEW YORK] An investor group including BlackRock, Microsoft and Nvidia is buying one of the world’s biggest data centre operators with nearly 80 sites in a deal worth US$40 billion to secure coveted computing capacity for artificial intelligence. The purchase…
Read MoreBlackRock, Nvidia-backed group strikes US$40 billion data centre deal to fuel AI boom
The acquisition follows a slew of mega-deals focused on securing coveted compute capacity [NEW YORK] An investment consortium that includes BlackRock, Nvidia, xAI and Microsoft will acquire Aligned Data Centers in a deal worth US$40 billion, the companies said on Wednesday (Oct 15). The deal underscores an intensifying race to expand the costly, supply-constrained infrastructure…
Read MoreAsia Pacific Screen Awards: ‘Samsara’ & Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Just an Accident’ Among Leading Nominees
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s latest feature, It Was Just an Accident, is among the leading nominees for this year’s Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) with two nods, including the gong for Best Film. It Was Just an Accident is in the leading pack with Lav Diaz’s latest Magellan, which also landed two noms, and Garin…
Read More‘It Gets Worse’: Host Of Names Joining A24’s Comedy Series For Channel 4 & Crave As Cameras Roll; First-Look Image
EXCLUSIVE: Cameras are rolling on Leo Reich‘s Channel 4 and Crave flatshare comedy series It Gets Worse, and we can reveal a host of acting talent now attached. The UK series which A24 is producing for Channel 4 and Bell Media-owned Crave, has attached Emily Fairn (House of Guinness, The Responder) and Olive Gray (Save…
Read MoreNorman Reedus & Melissa McBride Talk Daryl & Carol’s Journey In ‘The Walking Dead’ – MIPCOM
The Walking Dead stars Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride have been reminiscing on how their characters have developed in the 15 years since the franchise first launched on TV. With Walkers scaring buyers as they hobbled around the Palais des Festivals, Reedus and McBride were on hand to recall their experiences alongside Walking Dead universe…
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