Posts by Nathan Pine
Meghan Markle’s UK popularity hits new low in polling
Meghan Markle’s U.K. net approval rating slipped to minus 43 in the second quarter of 2026 in a new poll, her lowest yet through that system of measurement. According to YouGov Ratings, the Duchess of Sussex was liked by 18 percent and disliked by 61 percent in the three months from April to June, down…
Read MoreBursa Malaysia raises IPO goals after strong first-half earnings
Net profit climbs 15.2% as the exchange dominates Asean IPOs with 36 new listings [KUALA LUMPUR] Bursa Malaysia has raised its 2026 initial public offering (IPO) market capitalisation target by 21.4 per cent after a strong first-half performance, as robust fundraising activity and higher trading volumes boosted earnings despite rising operating costs. The exchange revised…
Read MoreNeil Reading Dies: Top UK Entertainment PR Whose Client List Included John Cleese & Lenny Henry Was 56
Neil Reading, UK publicist to the likes of John Cleese and Dawn French, has died aged 56. According to The Sun, which carried a number of tributes, the PR guru died following a short illness. Reading ran a PR firm, Neil Reading PR, and was an extremely well-known publicist in the UK entertainment world. He…
Read MoreNew homeowners notice strange smell in room—horror when they pull up carpet
A couple living on a century-old farmhouse got to know something about the previous owners in the worst possible way. Aidan and Catherine McGowan, both 30 and from Missouri, live on 10 acres in a 1906 home in South Dakota, and their lives are currently dedicated to doing up their new home and bringing out…
Read MoreClaire Foy & Matthew Macfadyen To Lead ‘You Are Here’ For BBC & Starz
Matthew Macfadyen (Succession) and Claire Foy (All of Us Strangers) will star in You Are Here, a BBC and Starz adaptation of author David Nicholls‘ bestseller of the same name. Nicholls has penned the eight-part adaptation, which will be produced by Normal People maker Element Pictures. Lenny Abrahamson, who directed Normal People, is the director.…
Read MoreSingapore ETF market hits record S$21 billion AUM in H1 as trading activity doubles: SGX
Gold, Reit ETFs lead asset growth; STI leads equity ETF performance as blue-chip stocks rally [SINGAPORE] Singapore’s exchange-traded fund (ETF) market reached new heights in the first half of 2026, with gold and real estate investment trust (Reit) ETFs leading asset growth. Total assets under management (AUM) across ETFs listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX)…
Read MoreParamount Sacrifices Universal Deal, But Will It Keep Cinema Safe?
“Cinema may have peaked,” was how United International Pictures sales manager Kenneth Jønsson greeted the arrival of The Odyssey in Norway. “Trust me, this is one for the ages, and a huge reminder of how lucky we are to work with films and filmmakers like this.” Jønsson posted his love letter to Christopher Nolan’s epic…
Read MoreMizuho posts 45% jump in Q1 profit
This is a sign that loan demand has stayed strong despite volatile energy markets and supply chain disruptions Published Thu, Jul 30, 2026 · 03:39 PM [TOKYO] Japan’s Mizuho Financial Group reported a 45 per cent rise in first-quarter profit on Thursday (Jul 30), a sign that loan demand has stayed strong despite volatile global…
Read More‘This Is Birmingham’: TV Version Of Shock Prime Video UK Hit In Works
EXCLUSIVE: It’s the surprise Prime Video UK action breakout of the year, and now This is Birmingham is getting a TV series adaptation. The pic, made with a minimal budget, peaked at number five on Prime Video UK’s top ten films earlier this week, and creator Kay S. Ubhi told Deadline a TV series adaptation…
Read MoreToyota sales fall for fifth month on Iran turmoil, China
Published Thu, Jul 30, 2026 · 02:56 PM [TOKYO] Toyota Motor’s global sales fell slightly after turmoil in the Middle East and a slump in China led the world’s biggest carmaker to record a drop for the fifth month in a row. Global sales in June, including those of subsidiary Daihatsu Motor, fell 1.1 per…
Read MoreShell more than doubles its profit in Q2, beating expectations
Published Thu, Jul 30, 2026 · 02:31 PM [LONDON] Shell’s adjusted earnings – its definition of net profit – reached US$9.84 billion in the second quarter, it said on Thursday (Jul 30), beating expectations and more than doubling its profit from the same time last year. Higher oil and gas prices, stronger liquefied natural gas…
Read MoreAsean gold demand in Q2 buoyed by Indonesia, Thailand, bucks broader global sell-off
Singapore’s second-quarter bullion demand climbs 6% year on year amid geopolitical uncertainty, softer prices [SINGAPORE] Investor appetite for gold in Asean remained resilient in the second quarter, defying broader year-on-year declines in the global demand for gold. Global demand for bars and coins for the quarter retreated 3 per cent from the year before to…
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