Posts by Nathan Pine
Deutsche Bank, KBC freeze some Radiant World funds in Singapore
This comes amid concerns that Radiant World provided banks with falsified documents about iron ore trades Published Fri, Aug 7, 2026 · 05:17 PM [SINGAPORE] Radiant World is under growing pressure after two of its key banks froze its funds and major miners moved to cut ties with the iron ore trading house. Deutsche Bank…
Read MoreDonald Trump and Rosie O’Donnell trade bitter blows as feud reignites
President Donald Trump has reignited his decades-long feud with comedian Rosie O’Donnell after sharing an AI-generated image mocking her days after she claimed he appeared to be in poor health. Trump posted the image to his Truth Social account in the early hours of Friday morning. The AI-generated picture shows O’Donnell in what appears to…
Read MoreVolkswagen must cut costs faster to change, chairman says
Published Fri, Aug 7, 2026 · 04:23 PM VOLKSWAGEN’S majority owner urged Europe’s biggest carmaker to move quickly on cutting costs and excess capacity to return to competitiveness. Volkswagen should consider “every option” to usher in a turnaround, Porsche Automobil Holding said Friday. The holding company controlled by the Porsche-Piech owner family added that it…
Read MoreGreta Lee Reveals the Inspiration She Got From Working Alongside Taylor Swift on “Opalite” Music Video
Meanwhile, Moura—who shares kids Bem, 20, Salvador, 16, and José, 13, with wife Sandra Delgado—knew how important his bond with the Past Lives actress was for the project. “The entire film depended on that,” he explained to E!. “Greta is such a great actress. It was great. One thing that connected us, I think, was…
Read MoreChina central bank adds gold in Hong Kong amid trading hub push
This accelerates a longer-term trend where the People’s Bank of China moves gold reserves back home from London Published Fri, Aug 7, 2026 · 02:25 PM CHINA’S central bank is stockpiling more gold in Hong Kong, according to people familiar with the matter, in a move that is likely to support the city’s push to…
Read MoreMEtA Ordered To Pay An Additional $567M In New Mexico Social Media trial
In the second phase of New Mexico’s already big bucks social media lawsuit against META, a judge today slapped the Mark Zuckerberg created tech-giant with a penalty in the hundreds of millions of dollars and also put some potentially big restrictions about the company can and cannot do when it comes to kids being on…
Read MoreChinese AI chipmakers poised to gain from Beijing’s tech push
The country’s firms raise orders after Beijing mandates local tech firms find alternatives to Nvidia products Published Fri, Aug 7, 2026 · 01:10 PM CHINA’S artificial intelligence chip designers are expecting bumper sales this earnings season off the back of Beijing’s push to get local firms to use homegrown components and reduce their reliance on…
Read MoreJapan’s April yen intervention set daily record as pressure persists
It may have spent as much as US$58.97 billion on Jul 30 and US$36.58 billion on the next day propping up the yen Published Fri, Aug 7, 2026 · 11:53 AM [TOKYO] Japanese authorities conducted a record single-day yen-buying intervention in foreign exchange markets in April, selling US$40 billion of the country’s currency reserves, as…
Read More‘Grown Ups 3’ Begins Production, Adam Sandler Shares Set Photo
Adam Sandler has reunited with some old friends as production begins on Grown Ups 3, more than a decade later. On Thursday, the 3x Golden Globe nominee shared the first set photo with his co-stars from the comedy franchise, after Netflix announced in May that the upcoming third installment is in the works at the…
Read MoreAsian stocks gain as South Korean tech shares advance
The MSCI Asia Pacific equities gauge climbs 0.2% as South Korean shares rise 1.3% Published Fri, Aug 7, 2026 · 10:45 AM ASIAN stocks gained on Friday (Aug 7) as traders looked past geopolitical tensions and technology stocks advanced in South Korea. Oil rose as prospects for a lasting Middle East agreement remained uncertain. The…
Read MoreInfluencer Sydney Towle’s Brother Details Her Final Moments Before Death at 26
Austin Towle is remembering his sister Sydney Towle. After the Towle family shared that Sydney, a lifestyle influencer who was diagnosed with bile duct cancer at age 23, died from the rare disease at age 26, Austin opened up about the last moments of Sydney’s life. “She didn’t get sad. She was very at peace.…
Read More‘Stuart’ Creators On Melissa Rauch’s Return In Magic-Themed Episode 3
SPOILER ALERT: The story includes details about Episode 3 of HBO Max’s Stuart Fails To Save the Universe. Another episode of Stuart Fails To Save the Universe, another surprise — and dark — OG return. In Episode 3, it was Melissa Rauch reprising her role as Bernadette Rostenkowski. Like in Episode 2, where Penny, in…
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