Moody’s downgrades StanChart from ‘positive’ to ‘stable’

Moody’s downgrades StanChart from ‘positive’ to ‘stable’

The move is in line with revisions to the rating agency’s credit assessment methodology for banks [SINGAPORE] Credit rating agency Moody’s Ratings, on Monday (Nov 24), downgraded its credit rating of Standard Chartered PLC (SCPLC) and Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) from positive to stable, following revisions to the agency’s credit assessment methodology for banks earlier…

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Festival in Focus: Marrakech Set For Biggest Ever Industry Strand As Atlas Workshops Welcomes New Projects By Mounia Akl, Scandar Copti & Amjad Al-Rasheed

Festival in Focus: Marrakech Set For Biggest Ever Industry Strand As Atlas Workshops Welcomes New Projects By Mounia Akl, Scandar Copti & Amjad Al-Rasheed

The Marrakech Film Festival’s project and talent development program the Atlas Workshops is enjoying a banner year. The annual meeting, focused on Moroccan, Arab and African feature projects and taking its name from the mountain range visible on Marrakech’s horizon, has been involved in a slew of films making waves on the 2025 festival circuit.…

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‘A Sad And Beautiful World’ Trailer: Beirut-Set Star-Crossed Romance Is Lebanon’s Oscar Entry

‘A Sad And Beautiful World’ Trailer: Beirut-Set Star-Crossed Romance Is Lebanon’s Oscar Entry

EXCLUSIVE: Cyril Aris’ romantic drama A Sad and Beautiful World, which is Lebanon‘s candidate at the 2026 Oscars, has released its international trailer and Deadline can give a first exclusive look. The Beirut-set drama stars Hasan Akil and Mounia Akl as childhood sweethearts Nino and Yasmina, who lose sight of one another, to reunite in their 20s, with…

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More Trouble In D.C. At The BBC: Washington News Editor Exits After Complaints Over Management Style

More Trouble In D.C. At The BBC: Washington News Editor Exits After Complaints Over Management Style

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC News channel’s Washington D.C.-based executive producer has left abruptly after complaints were made about the way he spoke to colleagues in the newsroom. Deadline understands that concerns were raised about Adam Levy‘s management style, with a recent incident proving to be the final straw. Two sources alleged that he spoke to a…

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Rupert Grint Wrote Letter “Passing Baton” To New Ron Weasley In ‘Harry Potter’ Series: “It’s Strange To Have The Cycle Happening Again”

Rupert Grint Wrote Letter “Passing Baton” To New Ron Weasley In ‘Harry Potter’ Series: “It’s Strange To Have The Cycle Happening Again”

Harry Potter star Rupert Grint has joined his friend Daniel Radcliffe in passing on some wisdom to the cast of the new HBO series. In an interview with BBC News, Grint revealed that he had written to Alastair Stout, who is taking on the role of Ron Weasley in the reimagining of J.K. Rowling’s fantasy…

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Wee Hur Holdings prices S$30 million notes due 2030 at 4.8%

Wee Hur Holdings prices S million notes due 2030 at 4.8%

[SINGAPORE] Property developer Wee Hur on Monday (Nov 24) launched and priced S$30 million worth of fixed-rate notes due in 2030 at 4.8 per cent. Pursuant to Wee Hur’s S$500 million multi-currency medium-term note programme established on May 29, the notes are expected to be issued on Dec 1 and to list on the Singapore…

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‘Rental Family’, ‘Nuremberg’ & ‘Sentimental Value’ Solid Amid Wall To Wall ‘Wicked’ – Specialty Box Office

‘Rental Family’, ‘Nuremberg’ & ‘Sentimental Value’ Solid Amid Wall To Wall ‘Wicked’ – Specialty Box Office

Wicked: For Good’s magical ticket sales and mega-marketing made for a very lopsided box office weekend, as expected, but one with some solid indie/specialty numbers from Rental Family to Nuremberg and Sentimental Value, all three with lauded performances and solid campaigns of their own. Rental Family and Nuremberg are nos. 5 and 8, respectively. Rental…

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‘Apocalypse In The Tropics’ Director Petra Costa On Bolsonaro Arrest, Investigation Into Christian Nationalist Pastor In Her Oscar-Contending Film

‘Apocalypse In The Tropics’ Director Petra Costa On Bolsonaro Arrest, Investigation Into Christian Nationalist Pastor In Her Oscar-Contending Film

The arrest of former President Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil’s capital is making headlines worldwide, and thrusting an Oscar-contending film into the spotlight. Federal police took Bolsonaro into custody on Saturday after Brazil’s Supreme Court determined there was evidence he was planning to escape house arrest and possibly flee to a foreign embassy days before he…

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