Posts by Nathan Pine
Singapore stocks edge up in line with regional rise; STI gains 0.1%
Across the broader market, advancers outnumber decliners 338 to 214, with 1.7 billion shares worth S$1.6 billion changing hands [SINGAPORE] Singapore shares ended higher on Wednesday (Jan 14) as stock market sentiment remained upbeat across Asia. The Straits Times Index (STI) edged up 0.1 per cent or 5.38 points to 4,812.51. Across the wider Singapore…
Read MoreCiarán Hinds To Receive IFTA Lifetime Achievement Award
The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) will fete veteran actor Ciarán Hinds with its Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s IFTA Awards Ceremony. Ciarán Hinds is an Oscar nominee, Golden Globe and BAFTA nominee, and a five-time IFTA winner. Across his decades-long career, Hinds has worked with filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg,…
Read MoreHeartbreak at puppies abandoned in nature park found “desperate” and crying
The story of a woman’s trip to the park that unexpectedly turned into an animal rescue mission has gone viral on Instagram. The incident was detailed in a video posted on the woman’s Instagram account @exhaustivebliss, where it has amassed 2.4 million views since it was shared on December 20. In a voiceover in the…
Read MoreJollibee CFO says growth supports 2027 US listing of international arm
The international business accounts for 6,800 of 10,300 stores by the end of last year’s third quarter [MANILA/SINGAPORE] Jollibee Foods’ international business is “ready to be a standalone”, its global chief financial officer said on Wednesday (Jan 14), as the Philippine fast-food group prepares to spinoff overseas operations to list on a US exchange in…
Read MoreSkyShowtime Unveils Latest Polish Drama: ‘Morpheus’ Follows A Lawyer Turned Crime Boss
EXCLUSIVE: Morpheus is coming to SkyShowtime, a new Polish drama original for the Comcast and Paramount-owned Euro streamer. Andrzej Grabowski (Pitbull), Kamil Szeptycki (Chopin, Chopin!), Mateusz Kmiecik (Śleboda) and Sylwia Gola (Rojst) star in the series. It follows Piotr, a lawyer who, through a twist of fate, becomes the head of a crime gang previously…
Read MorePrudential taps ex-HSBC veteran Douglas Flint as chairman
Flint, who was chairman of HSBC until 2017, will replace Shriti Vadera and will join the board in March [LONDON] Prudential has appointed Douglas Flint as its next chairman, becoming the second Asia-focused insurer to recruit a high-profile financial heavyweight from HSBC Holdings for the role. Flint, who was chairman of HSBC until 2017, will…
Read MoreJafar Panahi Implores Global Artists To Denounce Iranian “Bloodbath” In Dramatic Speech At NBR Awards: “This Is Not A Film, This Is A Reality Riddled With Bullets”
“As we stand here, the state of Iran is gunning down protestors and a savage massacre continues, blatantly, on the streets of Iran,” said Jafar Panahi at the National Board of Review gala. “I consider it my duty to call on artists and members of the global film community to speak out and not remain…
Read More‘One Battle After Another’ Star Leonardo DiCaprio Calls Cinema “Our Most Definitive Art Form,” Movingly Thanks His Mom & Paul Thomas Anderson At NBR Gala
Leonardo DiCaprio’s first film in a theater at age four was the original King Kong. His dad took him to the historic Vista cinema four blocks from his house and he recalls “crying hysterically” at the end. Over the years, “As I kept on watching, something shifted in me,” he said at the National Board…
Read MoreChina’s 2025 rare earth exports hit highest since at least 2014 despite restrictions
[BEIJING] China’s rare earth exports in 2025 hit the highest level since at least 2014, even as Beijing began restricting shipments of several medium to heavy elements from April. The world’s top producer last year shipped out a total of 62,585 metric tons of the group of 17 elements used in everything from consumer electronics,…
Read MoreHong Kong activist investor David Webb dies of cancer
HONG Kong activist investor and prominent commentator David Webb has died of metastatic prostate cancer, according to his social media accounts. Webb, a British-born former investment banker, began publishing columns on economic and corporate governance, finance, regulatory and political issues in Hong Kong on his website in 1998, becoming one of the territory’s most closely followed analysts.…
Read MoreWeBros’ ‘Young Blood’ Sets Six In Vampire Island Thriller From Ari Schlossberg
EXCLUSIVE: Getting ready to roll cameras in two weeks in Key Largo, FL is the WeBros Entertainment vampire movie Young Blood, with Myles Truitt (Stranger Things), Madison Wolfe (The Hunting Wives, The Conjuring franchise), Marley Aliah (The Runarounds), Genneya Walton (Daredevil: Born Again), Alex Aiono (See You on Venus) and Mitchell Hoog (Harriet, Conjuring: The…
Read MoreSenior loan bankers depart Mizuho, SMBC after Asia volumes slump
SEVERAL senior loan bankers at Mizuho Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. have left their roles in Asia, amid a slump in lending across the region that’s already prompted departures at other firms in recent months. Kong Chiu Tham, head of Asia syndicated finance for South and South-east Asia at Mizuho, and Fiona Tan,…
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