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China Reits see ‘significant turnaround’, with growth outpacing regional peers: Aprea
[SINGAPORE] Chinese real estate investment trusts, or C-Reits, have outpaced some of their regional peers, including Singapore’s, in the first half of this year. The performance of C-Reits this year is a “significant turnaround” for an asset that had plunged to record lows at the start of last year amid a slowing Chinese economy and…
Read MoreChina Reits see ‘significant turnaround’, with growth outpacing regional peers: Aprea
[SINGAPORE] Chinese real estate investment trusts, or C-Reits, have outpaced some of their regional peers, including Singapore’s, in the first half of this year. The performance of C-Reits this year is a “significant turnaround” for an asset that had plunged to record lows at the start of last year amid a slowing Chinese economy and…
Read More‘The Daily Show’s Future, Cable Networks’ Fate, And 6 More Questions Facing Paramount & Skydance Post-Merger
After a long, complicated slog toward Thursday’s FCC approval, Paramount Global and Skydance Media will now face a number of tricky questions in becoming one company. While the $8 billion-plus transaction will need a few more days to become official, several strategic dilemmas have already been percolating. Here are the biggest questions the new leadership…
Read MoreKelly Osbourne Reacts To Father Ozzy’s Death With Black Sabbath Lyrics: “Best Friend I Ever Had”
Ozzy Osbourne‘s family is mourning the late rock legend following his death at age 76 on Tuesday. On Thursday, the Black Sabbath frontman’s daughter Kelly Osbourne expressed her grief with a reference to the British heavy metal band’s 1972 ballad ‘Changes’ on her Instagram Story. “I feel unhappy,” wrote Kelly with a broken heart emoji.…
Read MoreOlivia Culpo Shares She’s on a Diet Days After Giving Birth to First Baby
Olivia Culpo is sharing a sweet look into her postpartum journey. After giving birth to her and husband Christian McCaffrey‘s first child—a daughter named Colette—in early July, the Culpo Sisters star posted a video of her mom Susan Culpo surprising her with several desserts, including a chocolate chip cookie and a raspberry blondie bar. “Here…
Read MoreSamsung pushes for diverse AI agents in Galaxy mobile devices
Published Fri, Jul 25, 2025 · 09:29 AM SAMSUNG Electronics is in talks with the likes of OpenAI and Perplexity AI to integrate more AI services in upcoming Galaxy devices, seeking a wider range of offerings beyond Google’s Gemini. South Korea’s largest company aims to give customers more options on its upcoming Galaxy S26 smartphone…
Read MoreBudd Carr Dies: Music Supervisor For Oliver Stone Movies, ‘Heat’ & Many Others Was 79
Budd Carr, a rock musician-turned-music agent who managed the band Kansas before helping to establish the role of music supervisor in film and TV, died unexpectedly July 20 in Santa Barbara where he lived. He passed away surrounded by family from complications following a routine medical procedure he had undergone four days prior. He was…
Read More‘The Strangers: Chapter 2’ Director Teases “A Town Invasion” In Second Film; Comic-Con Footage Shows Madelaine Petsch’s Maya At Her Breaking Point
The Strangers: Chapter 2 hopes to leave audiences even more frightened than they were upon seeing its predecessor. Director Renny Harlin, star Madelaine Petsch and producer Courtney Solomon brought the scares to San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday while discussing the second installment in this revival of The Strangers movie franchise, which kicked off in 2008. While…
Read MoreChuck E. Cheese Mascot Arrested While on the Job in Florida
“As I approached Jones, I grabbed his right arm while giving the verbal instruction, ‘Chuck E, come with me Chuck E,’” the report stated. “Jones immediately started tensing up locking both of his arms forward in front of his chest and attempted to pull away from my grip on his right arm.” After the policeman…
Read MoreAng Lee’s Next Film ‘Old Gold Mountain’ Pushing Production Till Next Spring 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Ang Lee‘s next film Old Gold Mountain is pushing its production start date sources close to the project have told Deadline. Insiders say Lee is still finessing some creative elements to the shoot and since the production is shooting in northern California, sources say the shoot dates are pushing to next spring. The film…
Read MoreIBM falls most in 15 months on tepid software sales
SHARES of International Business Machines declined the most since April 2024 after the company reported weaker-than-expected sales in its closely watched software segment disappointing investors who have grown increasingly optimistic about the business. Second-quarter software unit sales increased 10 per cent to US$7.39 billion, the company said in a statement on Wednesday, slightly below analysts’…
Read More‘The Bad Guys 2’ Review: DreamWorks’ Patchy Family Animation Takes Time To Find Its Groove
The first Bad Guys (2022) stood out for several reasons, primarily for a voice cast that sounded like the most stellar Sundance movie ever. The reason it worked, however, is that it capitalized on parent fatigue, replacing the black-and-white lecturing of the average Disney morality tale with subversive shades of grey, asking kids to root…
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