Posts by Nathan Pine
Lakers Trade Rumors Spark Fiery Reaction From Austin Reaves’ Agent
The Los Angeles Lakers finished out their 2024-25 NBA season in disappointing fashion. In the first round of the playoffs, the Lakers were quickly eliminated by the Minnesota Timberwolves in just five games. Rob Pelinka and company are heading into a pivotal offseason. He will need to figure out how to build a team around…
Read MoreFrance, Vietnam sign Airbus, satellite deals as Macron visits Hanoi
[HANOI] France and Vietnam signed a deal on Monday (May 26) for 20 Airbus planes, among other pacts, as President Emmanuel Macron visited Hanoi seeking to boost France’s influence in its former colony, grappling with threats of crippling US tariffs. Macron’s first formal visit to Vietnam, the first by a French president in nearly a…
Read MoreAsia’s rich trim US exposure, head to Europe amid tariff turmoil
[SINGAPORE] Asian private banking clients sprung into action over the past month, refusing to sit idle despite the whiplash in global financial markets caused by the tariff turmoil. Individuals have been rebalancing their portfolios, according to some senior private bankers whose clients each have at least S$2 million in investible assets. Global financial markets have…
Read MoreArgentine Movie Theater Ceiling Collapses During ‘Final Destination Bloodlines’ Screening
In an unfortunate example of life imitating art, Argentine moviegoers were treated to an unwitting immersive experience as they screened Final Destination Bloodlines, with their theater’s ceiling collapsing mid-movie. The incident took place last week at Cinema Ocho in La Plata, the capital city of Argentina’s Buenos Aires, according to Argentine digital publication Infobae. During…
Read MoreGoldman Sachs expects stronger yuan to boost Chinese stocks
The People’s Bank of China has sought to keep the yuan stable and add support to the economy via interest-rate cuts Published Mon, May 26, 2025 · 12:01 PM CHINESE stocks are expected to benefit from further gains in the yuan, which has been showing resilience amid the country’s trade spat with the US, according…
Read MoreFrasers Property’s privatising FHT does nothing for its minorities
[SINGAPORE] Minority investors of Frasers Hospitality Trust (FHT) are getting a second chance to exit their holdings by way of a privatisation offer. FHT’s sponsor Frasers Property recently proposed privatising the stapled group at S$0.71 per stapled security via a trust scheme of arrangement. In September 2022, Frasers Property’s earlier attempt to privatise FHT at…
Read MoreAfter briefest of respites, global trade war fears return with a vengeance
THE trade war is far from over, and neither is the associated rout in the stock market. The broad S&P 500 had turned positive for the year to date, clawing back from bear-market territory on signs that US President Donald Trump had been bluffing with his “Liberation Day” tariff assault on the rest of the…
Read MoreCPF extends Great Eastern’s Dependants’ Protection Scheme administrator contract to September 2028
The term life insurance scheme currently covers more than two million Singaporeans and permanent residents, the CPF Board said [SINGAPORE] Great Eastern will continue to administer the Dependants’ Protection Scheme (DPS) for another three years as the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board has extended its administrator contract until September 2028. The extended contract period will…
Read MoreAOC edges out Chuck Schumer by double-digit margin in new poll
A new poll shows Representative Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez of New York would defeat Senator Chuck Schumer in a hypothetical 2028 Democratic primary by a commanding 21-point margin. Newsweek reached out to Ocasio-Cortez and Schumer via email on Sunday for comment. Why It Matters These results signal potential vulnerability for Schumer, the 74-year-old Senate Democratic leader who…
Read More‘The Last Of Us’ Star Bella Ramsey Discusses How Ellie’s “Monomaniacal Need To Kill Abby” Leads Her Down A Dark Path Throughout Season 2 Finale
SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the Season 2 finale of HBO‘s The Last of Us. The Season 2 finale of The Last of Us makes it hard to continue rooting for Ellie. What started as a quest to seek vengeance for Joel has, at this point, spiraled out of control. Even as Jesse…
Read More‘The Last Of Us’ Creators Break Down Season 2 Finale, Tease What’s To Come For Ellie & Abby After That Cliffhanger: “They Are Not Done”
SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the Season 2 finale of HBO‘s The Last Of Us. The Last Of Us Season 2 has come to an end, but Ellie and Abby’s story is far from over. Sunday night’s finale is ends on quite the cliffhanger, but it is a 50-minute episode filled with action…
Read MoreSingapore’s STI down 0.1% post Trump’s Apple tariff threats; most Asia markets rise
[SINGAPORE] Singapore shares were down at Monday’s (May 26) open while most regional markets traded higher, after US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened tariffs on Apple. As at 9.01 am, the Straits Times Index (STI) slid 0.1 per cent or 4.02 points to 3,878.4. Across the broader market, gainers outnumbered losers 59 to 39…
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