Posts by Nathan Pine
Dasha Burns To Host C-SPAN’s Upcoming Series ‘Ceasefire’
Politico‘s Dasha Burns will host C-SPAN‘s Ceasefire, its upcoming series that is a twist on political panel shows, as it seeks to highlight finding solutions in an era of polarization. Burns will continue to serve as Politico’s White House bureau chief and Playbook’s chief correspondent, and as host of the weekly Politico podcast, The Conversation.…
Read MoreEpic Universe, ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ Buoy Comcast Q2 As Company Posts Gain On Sale Of Hulu Stake
Comcast saw gains in revenue and profit, topping Wall Street estimates across the board as its stock popped in early trade. Theme parks saw a bump from NBCUniversal’s new Epic Universe in Orlando that opened in May and How To Train Your Dragon had a soaring debut in June. The company booked a $9.2 billion one-time…
Read MoreJustin Trudeau Supports Katy Perry at Her Lifetimes Tour After Dinner Outing
“Due to the abundance of recent interest and conversation surrounding Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry’s relationship,” their teams told E! News in a July 3 statement, “representatives have confirmed that Orlando and Katy have been shifting their relationship over the past many months to focus on coparenting.” The reps added, “They will continue to be…
Read MoreStanChart CEO says ‘shame on’ big banks quitting net zero group
[LONDON] The chief executive officer of Standard Chartered, Bill Winters, has some strong words for banks that have recently walked back their commitment to achieving net zero emissions. “Shame on them,” he said during a call with journalists after StanChart released its second-quarter results on Thursday (Jul 31). The comments follow a mass exodus by…
Read MoreSean Combs Launches De Facto Appeal On Prostitution Guilty Verdicts In Sex-Trafficking Trial: “His Conviction Is Unconstitutional”
Seeking an acquittal or a brand new trial, the incarcerated Sean “Diddy” Combs has pretty much already launched an appeal on his conviction of the lesser counts in the ‘I Need A Girl’ performer’s sex-trafficking trial and he hasn’t even been sentenced yet. “Sean Combs sits in jail based on evidence that he paid adult…
Read MoreCapitaLand Ascott Trust to sell Citadines Central Shinjuku Tokyo for S$222.7 million by Q4 2025
[SINGAPORE] CapitaLand Ascott Trust (Clas) is proposing to divest Citadines Central Shinjuku Tokyo for S$222.7 million, with the transaction expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2025. On Thursday (July 31), its managers said the proposed divestment price represents a premium of around 100 per cent over the property’s book value and approximately…
Read MoreSingapore shares dragged by Singtel, Seatrium declines; STI down 1.1%
[SINGAPORE] Local stocks declined for the fifth straight session on Thursday (Jul 31), amid heavy selling in index heavyweights Singtel and Seatrium. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) lost 1.1 per cent or 45.64 points to end at 4,173.77. Across the broader market, losers outnumbered gainers 388 to 204, with around 1.6 billion securities worth…
Read MoreFirst Look At Giancarlo Giannini & Tatiana Luter In Thriller ‘Bunny-Man’ As Filming Kicks Off In Rome
EXCLUSIVE: A first look of Oscar-nominated Italian star Giancarlo Giannini and Tatiana Luter on the set of Italy-set thriller Bunny-Man has been unveiled as filming begins in Rome. Giannini and Luter play Judge Gladwell and his wife who are integral to the plot of the thriller, also featuring James Franco, Bella Thorne, Mike Tyson, Debora…
Read MoreMicrosoft poised for US$4 trillion valuation after solid results
[REDMOND] Microsoft is set to soar past US$4 trillion in market valuation for the first time on Thursday (Jul 31), as a blockbuster earnings report helps the tech behemoth become the second company after Nvidia to surpass the milestone. The software company forecast a record US$30 billion in capital spending for the current fiscal first…
Read More‘Good Morning Britain’ U.S. Correspondent Noel Phillips To Exit Amid Job Cuts
EXCLUSIVE: Good Morning Britain journalist Noel Phillips is expected to leave the breakfast show after more than four years amid sweeping redundancies across ITV‘s daytime brands. As the UK network shifts funding to streamer-friendly series, ITV announced in May that it was laying off around half of the 450 employees who work across ITV Studios-produced…
Read More‘My Octopus Teacher’ Producer Off The Fence Acquired By Insight TV But In-House Studio Closing
EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-winning My Octopus Teacher maker Off the Fence (OTF) has found a buyer. Dutch channel group Insight TV has acquired the 31-year-old production outfit, but OTF’s in-house production arm will be closing, with layoffs likely incoming. Insight declined to comment on the number of roles affected. Amsterdam-headquartered OTF entered bankruptcy proceedings several weeks back…
Read MoreBMW profits slump on China woes, US tariffs
[FRANKFURT] BMW said on Thursday (Jul 31) its profits slumped by a third in the second quarter as the German premium carmaker was hit hard by falling sales in key market China and US tariffs. Net profit for the April-June period plunged 32 per cent from a year earlier to 1.8 billion euros (S$2.66 billion),…
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