Posts by Nathan Pine
Advent, Stripe abandon US$50 billion pursuit of PayPal: Bloomberg
PayPal has struggled with modernising its payment technologies as rivals seized market share Published Fri, Aug 28, 2026 · 11:10 AM A CONSORTIUM of buyout firm Advent and payment processor Stripe has decided to abandon its pursuit of fintech pioneer PayPal Holdings, a potential deal that would have ranked as one of the biggest-ever leveraged…
Read More‘The View’ Confirms Season 30 Cast In Promo
After 30 years, The View is returning for a milestone season next month on ABC with its panel of opinionated women. On Thursday, the Barbara Walters-created daytime talk show released a promo for its 30th season, kicking off Tuesday, Sept. 8, confirming the return of co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Joy Behar, Ana Navarro, Sunny…
Read MoreTim Curry’s ‘The Wild Thornberrys’ Co-Stars Pay Tribute
As the world mourns the death Tim Curry, a whole generation is hit with the loss of Nigel Thornberry. Following Curry’s death at age 80 on Wednesday, the voice cast of Nickelodeon‘s The Wild Thornberrys paid tribute to their onscreen patriarch from the animated series that ran for five seasons from 1998 to 2004, also…
Read MoreFrencken shares end 7.5% lower after S$100 million placement
[SINGAPORE] Shares of technology solutions provider Frencken fell as much as 8.3 per cent on Friday (Aug 28), after it announced plans to raise S$100 million through a proposed placement. The counter fell to as low as S$2.33 at market open, losing S$0.21 from its previous closing price on Tuesday, before ending Friday at S$2.35,…
Read MoreAster marks third Singapore deal with Changi Airport fuel infrastructure stake
The acquisition follows parent Chandra Asri’s purchases of Cycle & Carriage and Esso’s Singapore petrol stations [SINGAPORE] Oil refiner Aster has agreed to buy a stake in Changi Airport Fuel Hydrant Installation (CAFHI) to mark its third Singapore acquisition in under a year. The energy and chemicals company, a joint venture between Indonesian petrochemical producer…
Read MoreCBS Shuts Down ‘Big Brother’ Live Feeds To Avoid Spoilers In “Unprecedented Twist”: “Go Outside, Smell The Flowers”
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details on Big Brother Season 28, Episode 25, which aired on Thursday, August 27. CBS is celebrating 1,000 episodes of Big Brother by taking away the live feeds from fans as a massive twist plays out in the house. At the end of the celebratory episode, which saw the seventh…
Read MoreShelley Fabares Cause Of Death Revea
Shelley Fabares‘ family has confirmed the cause of her death last week. Relatives told People that that longtime TV and film actor died of pneumonia, after having been diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis. She’d had a liver transplant 26 years ago. Fabares died August 22 at 82. Born on January 19, 1944, in Santa Monica, the…
Read More‘Big Brother’ Season 28, Week 7 Eviction: Who Was The 7th Housemate Voted Out?
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details on Big Brother Season 28, Episode 25, which aired on Thursday, August 27. A historic night on Big Brother saw Julie Chen Moonves return to celebrate the 1000th episode of the reality competition. Following a walk down memory lane showcasing some of the biggest moments in the show’s history,…
Read More5 Summer Pieces Stylists Still Wear After Labor Day & How to Wear Them
There are tons of arbitrary fashion rules, most notably, the myth that you can’t wear white after Labor Day. But personal stylist Laura Gregory says it’s an outdated rule—and one that she’s ready for us all to leave behind. That means you don’t have to put away all of your summer staples. In fact, Gregory…
Read MoreCNN Apologizes To Dolly Parton’s Family For Airing Impersonator Photo
CNN has issued an apology after mistakenly airing a photo of a Dolly Parton impersonator during coverage of the country music icon’s death. After Parton died at age 80 on Tuesday, that night’s episode of Laura Coates Live featured a photo of Las Vegas celebrity impersonator Kelly Vohnn, for which the news network has since…
Read MoreGold holds near US$4,600 as investors focus on US Fed rate-hike path
Economists, policymakers divided over the need to hike rates in the coming months Published Fri, Aug 28, 2026 · 08:46 AM GOLD steadied near US$4,600 an ounce as investors weighed the outlook for US interest rates ahead of a key speech by US Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh. Bullion was little changed after adding 0.2…
Read MoreCNN Apologizes to Dolly Parton’s Family After Using Wrong Photo on Death Story
“A world without Dolly doesn’t feel possible, real, or right. But because of the eternally generous way she spent her time on this earth and the countless lives she changed for the better, her legacy will be an everlasting one,” Swift said in a statement to E! News. “She was truly the gift that kept…
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