Posts by Nathan Pine
CGSI downgrades Wilmar, lowers price target amid heightened regulatory risk from Indonesia
[SINGAPORE] CGS International (CGSI) analyst Jacquelyn Yow downgraded Wilmar international from a “hold” to a “reduce” call in her report on Friday (Jul 18), with a lowered target price of S$2.70 from S$3.15. This is due to increasing uncertainties from Indonesia over land confiscation issues and ongoing investigations on alleged cases related to palm oil…
Read MoreCommanders Viewed as Serious Threat to Win NFC East
Last season, the Washington Commanders emerged as one of the biggest success stories in football. Now that they’ve altered their perception around the league, some feel the team can take an even bigger step forward in 2025. Prior to the 2024 campaign, the Commanders made two massive changes. Dan Quinn was brought in to be…
Read MoreKelsey Plum Throws Major Shade at Caitlin Clark After All-Star Game
A 151-131 win over Caitlin Clark’s team during the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game seemingly wasn’t enough for Los Angeles Sparks guard Kelsey Plum. The 30-year-old Washington alum also had to get in a shot at one of her counterparts on the opposite team during her postgame news conference following the win. Players on both teams…
Read MoreAsia: Hong Kong leads stocks higher, yen gains as Ishiba vows to stay
[HONG KONG] Equities mostly rose on Monday on optimism countries will reach US trade deals before an August 1 deadline, while the yen gained after Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he would stay in office despite another election defeat. Hong Kong topped 25,000 points for the first time in three years as tech giants…
Read MoreFDA suspends muscular dystrophy drug after 3 patient deaths
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has placed an immediate clinical hold on Sarepta Therapeutics’ investigational gene therapy trials for limb girdle muscular dystrophy following three patient deaths potentially linked to the company’s treatments. The agency announced the action on Friday, citing serious safety concerns and “unreasonable and significant risk” to study participants. The…
Read More‘The Gilded Age’ Stars Morgan Spector And Carrie Coon Talk “Revenge Plot” Role Reversal Of Larry’s Proposal
Spoiler alert: This piece contains spoilers for Episode 5 of The Gilded Age Season 3. Just as Gladys Russell (Taissa Farmiga) starts to settle into her new home abroad after her arranged marriage to the Duke of Buckingham, her brother Larry (Harry Richardson) begins to take the steps of leaving the nest in the fifth…
Read MoreOdell Beckham Jr. Teases NY Giants Fans With Social Media Post
Could the reunion between the New York Giants and Odell Beckham Jr. actually happen? So far, there hasn’t been any real steam regarding that scenario outside of Beckham’s consistent teasing of the idea. Once again, Beckham left many Giants fans hoping for a potential reunion as he revealed on social media that he recently worked…
Read MoreLife atop China’s car market is starting to look shaky for BYD
LIFE at the top is proving complex for China’s leading automaker, and there are fresh challenges on the horizon. BYD’s monthly sales have stagnated of late and with the summer months being a traditionally slower time for consumer purchases, that trajectory isn’t expected to reverse any time soon. Discounting is also now being looked sternly…
Read More‘The Gilded Age’: How The HBO Drama Created A Castle Fit For A New Duchess
Gladys deserves the mother of all castles after the ordeal she went through in New York City. But production didn’t need to go to England to find the perfect home for the new Duchess of Buckingham. Two different estates in Newport, R.I. — along with one in Long Island — served as Sidmouth Castle in…
Read MoreUma Thurman Says She Didn’t Realize ‘Pulp Fiction’ Would Be As Iconic When She Was Making It
Though now widely recognized as a seminal film with indelible cultural influence — sparking references, parodies and homages aplenty since its 1994 release — Pulp Fiction, created on a small seven-figure budget, wasn’t something star Uma Thurman initially realized would have such a watershed impact. In a recent interview with The Times U.K., the Oscar…
Read MoreDelta jet ‘aggressively’ moved to avoid B-52 collision, ABC says
Published Mon, Jul 21, 2025 · 09:10 AM A DELTA Air Lines regional jet made an “aggressive manoeuvre” to avoid a midair collision with a B-52 bomber in North Dakota last week, ABC News reported, citing a pilot. The July 18 incident is being investigated by SkyWest, which operated the flight. The pilot apologised to…
Read MoreMicrosoft server hack likely single actor, thousands of firms now vulnerable, researchers say
[LONDON] A global attack on Microsoft server software used by thousands of government agencies and businesses to share documents within organisations is likely the work of a single actor, a cybersecurity researcher said on Monday (Jul 21). Microsoft on Saturday issued an alert about “active attacks” on SharePoint servers used within organisations. It said…
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