Posts by Nathan Pine
Consider Reading These Saving Private Ryan Secrets a Direct Order
Saving Private Ryan took 59 days to make, the first 25 of which were spent filming the 23-minute, $12 million opening sequence—shot at Curracloe, on the southeastern coast of Ireland—depicting Allied forces storming the beach at Normandy. Roughly 400 crew members, 1,000 Irish Army reservists and dozens of extras—including amputees playing soldiers who had limbs blown…
Read MoreYum to sell struggling Pizza Hut chain for US$2.7 billion
Published Tue, Jun 16, 2026 · 09:55 PM YUM! Brands agreed to sell its struggling Pizza Hut chain for US$2.7 billion to a private equity firm and its China business. Pizza Hut in Mainland China will be acquired by Yum China for US$1.2 billion, while the rest of the business will go to private equity firm…
Read MoreCBS News Hires Josh Boswell and Cho Park For Investigative Team
Josh Boswell and Cho Park are joining CBS News and its investigative reporting team, the latest hires to the I-Unit under editor in chief Bari Weiss. Josh Boswell CBS News Boswell joins the network from the Daily Mail, where his work included exclusive reports on the cross-dressing of Kristi Noem’s husband, the authentication of Hunter…
Read MoreBinance set to lose EU licence bid, permission to offer services in the bloc: sources
The company believes it has met the relevant requirements to be MiCA authorised, a spokesperson said Published Tue, Jun 16, 2026 · 09:43 PM [FRANKFURT] Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, is set to lose permission to offer services to European Union clients within weeks as its application for a licence is about to be…
Read MoreTaylor Swift Makes Surprise Cameo During Travis Kelce’s Live New Heights Event
Family is everything to Taylor and Travis, so the VIPs automatically include their respective parents and brothers. Presumable best man Jason Kelce also shares at least two flower girl-age daughters, Wyatt and Elliotte, with wife Kylie Kelce—though depending on when the big day is, little sister Bennett could grow into the role as well. (Alas,…
Read MoreChina signs up 26 financial institutions to digital yuan cross-border payment platform
It supports 24-hour digital payment links with foreign central banks and overseas financial institutions Published Tue, Jun 16, 2026 · 08:29 PM [SHANGHAI] China’s digital yuan operation centre signed direct participant agreements with 26 financial institutions in Shanghai on Tuesday (Jun 16). The centre aims to expand low-cost, efficient cross-border payments and advance global adoption…
Read MoreBoustead Singapore unit renews contract with Australian government for S$60 million
Move is expected to have positive material impact on profitability and EPS in the financial year ending Mar 31, 2027 [SINGAPORE] Boustead Singapore’s subsidiary, Esri Australia, has renewed a contract for its geographic information systems (GIS) platform with the Australian federal government for around S$60 million. The engineering and technology group said via a bourse…
Read MoreSpaceX vaults past Amazon’s market value as options listing fuels surge
Published Tue, Jun 16, 2026 · 08:17 PM — Updated Wed, Jun 17, 2026 · 07:35 AM [BENGALURU] SpaceX roared past Amazon’s market valuation on Tuesday (Jun 16) and briefly topped that of Microsoft, rapidly scaling the list of the world’s most valuable companies on a topsy-turvy trading day fuelled by frenzied action in the…
Read MoreSpaceX set to vault past Amazon in market value as shares extend IPO surge
Published Tue, Jun 16, 2026 · 08:17 PM SHARES of Elon Musk’s SpaceX extended a post-IPO rally and rose more than 8 per cent in premarket trading on Tuesday, putting the company on course to overtake Amazon.com in market value to become the world’s fifth-largest company. The stock was last up 8.5 per cent at…
Read MoreSingapore shares rise on Tuesday; STI up 0.8%
Published Tue, Jun 16, 2026 · 06:53 PM [SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended higher on Tuesday (Jun 16). The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) gained 0.8 per cent or 39.57 points to finish at 5,116.86. Singapore Exchange led the gainers on Singapore’s blue-chip index, rising 4 per cent or S$0.92 to end at S$24.17. The worst…
Read MoreAI splitting job market in two: PwC study
In another study, about 49 per cent of CEOs said they expected AI adoption to reduce junior hiring over the next three years Published Tue, Jun 16, 2026 · 06:42 PM ARTIFICIAL intelligence is pulling the global labour market in two opposite directions, rewarding companies that use AI to enhance human skills, while leaving those…
Read MoreGermany rejects UniCredit’s 39 billion euro Commerzbank offer
The government backs the bank’s independence and opposes the Italian lender’s ‘aggressive approach’ Published Tue, Jun 16, 2026 · 04:45 PM [FRANKFURT] Germany rejected UniCredit’s takeover bid for Commerzbank and said it supports the lender’s independence, given its important role for the national economy. On Tuesday (Jun 16), Germany’s Finance Agency, which manages the country’s…
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