Posts by Nathan Pine
China’s ZTE may pay more than US$1 billion to the US over foreign bribery allegations: sources
ZTE said it is engaged in “ongoing communication” with the US Justice Department CHINESE telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp may pay more than US$1 billion to the US government to resolve years-old allegations of foreign bribery, according to two people familiar with the matter. ZTE, which already paid some US$2 billion in penalties to US…
Read MoreHGTV’s Frank Cozzolino’s Cause Of Death Revealed By Daughter Filomena
Frank Cozzolino, the electrician featured on HGTV‘s Holmes on Homes, died at the age of 56, his daughter Filomena confirmed. In a post on social media, Filomena shared that her father died on December 4 and posted a touching tribute honoring his memory. “My dad is loved by many. A man full of passion, empathy,…
Read MoreVietnam amends law to ban exports of raw rare earth minerals
Only companies with government approval will be permitted to exploit, process and use rare earths [HANOI] Vietnam’s parliament moved to ban exports of raw rare earth resources as part of an overhaul of the nation’s geology and minerals law, which tightens controls over deposits and sets out new rules for the industry. The government will…
Read MoreAsian markets diverge post Fed cut, with analysts expecting short-term relief rally
Asia markets end mixed as the STI and KLCI gain, while Hang Seng, Nikkei and Kospi retreat [SINGAPORE] Markets will likely rally in the short term, after the US Federal Reserve met expectations and cut benchmark interest rates by 25 basis points in its last meeting of the year, said analysts. Going forward, however, they…
Read More‘Zootopia 2’ Looks To Cage Up No. 1 Again Before ‘Avatar: Fire And Ash’ Lights Up The Box Office
Two films could gross over $20M apiece this weekend which is pretty good in the pre-Christmas frame: Disney’s third weekend of Zootopia 2 and Universal/Blumhouse’s Five Nights at Freddy’s 2. The family animated movie is expected to pop back up to No. 1 with around $26M, a -40% dip from its $43.4M second weekend. Zootopia…
Read More‘South Park’ Finale Sees Trump & Friends Plot To Kill His Antichrist Spawn In Time For Holidays
South Park wrapped up its unholiest season yet on Wednesday as Trump’s mission to take out his own Antichrist spawn reaches its conclusion. In the Season 28 finale ‘The Crap Out’, Stan is desperate for a Christmas miracle while living in his grandpa’s retirement home after his dad lost their house, and the Woodland Creatures…
Read MoreMystery Of “Stolen” Sean Combs Footage In Netflix & 50 Cent’s ‘Reckoning’ Docuseries Explained, Sorta
How did 50 Cent & Netflix‘s Sean Combs: The Reckoning really obtain the behind the scenes footage of Diddy scheming with his lawyers on the eve of his Sept 2024 arrest? A partial explanation as delivered tonight Combs’ team now say they know how up-close and personal footage of the now incarcerated and much-accused Grammy…
Read MoreButter, milk and cheese prices slide as ‘stunning’ production floods global markets
[WELLINGTON] Butter, milk and cheese prices are falling as a surge in global milk production floods the market, prompting warnings of a looming period of weak prices. “Too much milk for the market, combined with strong milksolids growth, has contributed to a sharp decline in commodity prices,” Rabobank senior agricultural analyst Emma Higgins said in…
Read MoreIsla Fisher Pays Tribute To ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’ Author Sophie Kinsella: “My Heart Is Broken”
Following the death of Shopaholic author Sophie Kinsella, Isla Fisher is paying tribute to the woman who created one of her breakout roles. On Wednesday, the actress grieved Kinsella’s death with a heartfelt statement, more than 15 years after starring as shopping addict Rebecca Bloomwood in Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009), which was based on…
Read MoreJennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson Returning for Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
The odds of Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson returning to The Hunger Games franchise are ever in their favor. After all, the former costars will be reprising their respective roles of Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark in the upcoming The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, a prequel centered Woody Harrelson‘s Haymitch Abernathy character, according to…
Read MoreAI’s US$400 billion problem: Are chips getting old too fast?
Cloud computing giants assumed that their chips and servers would last about six years IN PURSUIT of the AI dream, the tech industry this year has plunked down about US$400 billion on specialised chips and data centres, but questions are mounting about the wisdom of such unprecedented levels of investment. At the heart of the…
Read MoreKeppel Reit to acquire additional one-third stake in MBFC Tower 3
Unitholders entitled to 23 units for every 100 existing units at S$0.96 each; acquisition to affect DPU [SINGAPORE] Keppel Reit has agreed to acquire an additional one-third interest in Marina Bay Financial Centre (MBFC) Tower 3 for an agreed property value of S$1.45 billion, the manager of the Reit announced on Thursday (Dec 11). The…
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