Posts by Nathan Pine
S&P 500, Nasdaq open lower as Iran tensions jolt sentiment, chip stocks slide
Published Mon, Jul 13, 2026 · 09:48 PM [NEW YORK] The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened lower on Monday (Jul 13), as a fresh escalation between the US and Iran in the Gulf pushed oil prices higher and unsettled investors, while chip stocks also came under pressure. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 39.5…
Read MoreParamount-WBD Merger Is Anti-Competitive, State Attorney Generals Allege In Proposed Action
From Sacramento to Albany and several state capitols in between, regional attorneys general are steeled to stop Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion merger with Warner Bros Discovery in an antitrust lawsuit that could hit the courts Monday. Coming as barbed threats circulate that the David Ellison-owned PSKY could exit the Golden State in retaliation, the long…
Read MoreJay-Z Addresses 4-Hour Delay at Final NYC Concert Stop
31. He tricked his mom into lending her voice to “December 4th” off 2003’s The Black Album. “I told her to meet me down at the studio and we were going to go to lunch,” he wrote in Decoded. “She came down to the studio, and I just brought the track up and I said,…
Read More‘Digger’ Trailer Drops: Mysterious Tom Cruise Political Comedy Delves Deeper
Warner Bros has just dropped the first trailer for the Tom Cruise starring, Alejandro G. Iñárritu directed Digger, and, well, buckle up. Ala Cruise’s major studio boss Les Grossman in Tropic Thunder, the actor transforms into another kind of opposite once again: a very blunt Southern talking, older potbelly oil baron who may have set…
Read MoreSingapore’s first electric motorcycle maker’s flagship model now road-legal
[SINGAPORE] Electric-motorcycle enthusiasts, rejoice. Scorpio Electric, Singapore’s first electric-motorcycle manufacturer, announced on Monday (Jul 13) that its flagship Lambda Scorpii model is now registered for use on the Republic’s roads. Following an earlier conditional type approval from the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced in June, the company’s Singapore-registered electric motorcycle is now fully road-legal. The…
Read More‘Peaky Blinders’ Team “Devastated” By Sam Neill’s Death
The Peaky Blinders team has paid tribute to Sam Neill after his unexpected death. In a post on the show’s official Instagram page, producers said they were “devastated” by the actor’s passing at the age of 78. Neil starred in the first two seasons of Peaky Blinders as Chester Campbell, an irascible and ruthless inspector…
Read MoreJosh Grisetti, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Actor and Broadway Star, Dead at 44
The Broadway community is in mourning. Josh Grisetti, who was known for his turn in Something Rotten! and his role on season five of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, died by suicide on July 10, his agent Rick Ferrari confirmed to Entertainment Weekly. He was 44. “I’m absolutely devastated,” he told the outlet. “That’s all I can say.”…
Read MoreAkinola Davies Jr & Ted Hope Among Venice Sidebar Jury Members
Venice has locked the jury members for its Orizzonti and debut film competitions. The Orizzonti competition will be chaired by French director, actress, and screenwriter Valérie Donzelli, with jury members including American film distributor Peter Becker; the Hong Kong-American director Elizabeth Lo; Mexican director and screenwriter David Pablos; and Italian actress Barbara Ronchi. Italian screenwriter…
Read MoreDBS crosses S$200 billion in market capitalisation as earnings optimism drives Singapore bank rally
The rally could have more room to run ahead of the lenders’ Q2 results in August, say analysts [SINGAPORE] Shares of Singapore’s three local banks have surged to record levels over the past week, helping lift the Straits Times Index (STI) to a fresh high and pushing DBS above S$200 billion in market capitalisation on…
Read MoreH-1B visa dad stuck abroad told 18 months delay is reasonable
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by an H-1B visa holder who has been stranded in India for about 18 months after a U.S. consular interview, ruling that the delay in adjudicating his visa application was not legally unreasonable despite his separation from his U.S.-citizen wife and children. In a July 10 opinion,…
Read MoreCapitaLand disbands special opportunities team
The group will still look at special situations deals if opportunities emerge, said a person familiar with the matter Published Mon, Jul 13, 2026 · 06:33 PM [HONG KONG] Singaporean asset manager CapitaLand Investment has disbanded its special opportunities team, bringing an end to a dedicated unit that was set up to pursue investment strategies…
Read MoreMifepristone Is a Grave Evil, but Todd Blanche Is Not the Problem
Leaders of the some of the nation’s most prominent pro-life organizations have a bone to pick with Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general of the United States and President Trump’s nominee to hold that position on a permanent basis. That bone pertains to litigation in Louisiana that entails the Biden-era loosening of regulations on the…
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