Posts by Nathan Pine
Australian stocks rebounds from 7-week low as RBA minutes hint near-term rate pause
Published Tue, May 19, 2026 · 03:54 PM AUSTRALIAN shares rebounded from a near seven-week low on Tuesday after minutes from the Reserve Bank of Australia signalled a wait-and-watch approach following three interest rate hikes this year. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index rose 1.2 per cent to 8,604.70 points after a 1.5 per cent drop…
Read MorePedro Almodovar Interview For ‘Bitter Christmas’
Pedro Almodóvar is known for mining his own personal experience, but Bitter Christmas (Amarga Navidad) explores this on a whole new level. His viewpoint is reflected in the film in two interwoven protagonists — director Raul (Leonardo Sbaraglia), and Elsa (Bárbara Lennie), the cult filmmaker at the center of Raul’s screenplay. As Raul grapples with…
Read MoreAustin police release details of 3 suspects in shooting spree
Three suspects have been arrested in connection to a series of random shootings, stolen vehicles and violent crimes across Austin, Texas, that left four people injured between late Saturday and Sunday, officials said. The oldest of the three suspects has been identified as Cristian Fajardo Mondragon, 17. The other two suspects, aged 16 and 15,…
Read MoreStanChart Singapore to hire more wealth bankers amid plans to cut over 7,000 jobs globally
It will cut more than 15% of its global corporate function headcount; the impact on Singapore roles is still unclear [SINGAPORE] Standard Chartered (StanChart) will continue to hire relationship managers in Singapore, despite plans to reduce its global headcount. The lender said at its investor event on Tuesday (May 19) that it plans to cut…
Read MoreJimmy Kimmel Uses ‘Bachelorette’ To Debunk Cavaliers-Pistons Conspiracy
Jimmy Kimmel returned to his ABC late-night show Monday after a week in New York where he attended the Disney upfront presentation, delivering his annual roast. Among other topics, he discussed the NBA playoffs and addressed a conspiracy theory circulating about the Eastern Conference semifinal between the Pistons and the Cavaliers, in which the Pistons…
Read More‘Stranger Things’ Star Gaten Matarazzo To Lead ‘Rent’ Musical In West End
EXCLUSIVE: Gaten Matarazzo, who excelled as fast-talking Dustin Henderson on smash-hit Netflix sci-fi horror drama Stranger Things, will make his London stage debut in an exciting revival of Jonathan Larson’s landmark musical Rent, which will premiere at the West End in the fall, Deadline can reveal. Matarazzo — a self-described “Rent-head,” according to Chris Harper, who’s producing with…
Read More‘Even a CEO’s job can be replaced by AI’: DBS CEO Tan Su Shan bets big on agentic AI
Amid worries of AI leading to jobless growth, DBS is committed to supporting younger talent [SINGAPORE] DBS is reframing banking with agentic artificial intelligence, and maintaining an organisational culture open to change will be crucial for success, said its CEO Tan Su Shan. She recalled that at the lender’s leadership offsite years ago, when it…
Read MoreKling AI Partners With UK’s Evolutionary Films On Feature Animation ‘Minibots’
UK production company Evolutionary Films has entered into an exclusive worldwide partnership with Kling AI on upcoming animated feature Minibots, a production that aims to redefine how artificial intelligence is integrated into mainstream filmmaking. Under the terms of the partnership, Kling will become the exclusive global “technological brand partner” on the feature, providing production support,…
Read MoreAI replaces ‘lower-value human capital’, StanChart CEO says
Bill Winters’ remarks echo a growing candor among global financial leaders regarding the realities of automation Published Tue, May 19, 2026 · 01:50 PM [HONG KONG] Standard Chartered chief executive officer Bill Winters delivered a blunt message on the future of the bank’s workforce, warning that a push into artificial intelligence will eliminate thousands of…
Read MoreStarbucks Korea head sacked after ‘Tank Day’ promotion sparks public uproar
President Lee Jae-myung slams Starbucks as a ‘degenerate peddler’, saying he is enraged by the campaign Published Tue, May 19, 2026 · 12:59 PM [SEOUL] The head of Starbucks Korea has been fired after a marketing campaign sparked public outrage for evoking painful memories of a brutal military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in 1980. Shinsegae…
Read MoreJon Stewart Dedicates ‘Daily Show’ Episode To New Grads As He Gives Satirical Crash Course On How To Nail Job Interviews “The Trump Way”: “He’s President, And I’m On Basic Cable”
It’s grad season, and The Daily Show‘s Monday night host Jon Stewart has you covered on how to ace that new job interview as you step into the real world post-college. “Maybe the advice that we’ve been giving them all along — about honesty and hard work and all that other gay shit — is…
Read More‘Her Private Hell’ Review: Nicolas Winding Refn’s Trippy Return To Cinema
Memories of cinema past and present come rushing at you like 2001’s Star Gate sequence in Nicolas Winding Refn’s Her Private Hell, his first return to cinema since 2016’s Neon Demon and his first project since dying for 20 minutes from a serious heart condition three years ago. Somehow, it was excluded from the Cannes…
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