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Japan intervenes to prop up yen ahead of BOJ policy decision
Published Fri, Jul 31, 2026 · 07:22 AM [TOKYO] Japan conducted yen-buying, dollar-selling market intervention in New York markets on Thursday (Jul 30), a market source said, pulling the sagging currency from four-decade lows. The move came ahead of the Bank of Japan’s policy decision on Friday, where the central bank is widely expected to…
Read MoreTrump signs order on export curbs to retain critical minerals
The move is the latest effort by the Trump administration to shore up supplies of critical minerals Published Fri, Jul 31, 2026 · 06:38 AM [WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump signed a measure on Thursday (Jul 30) that gives officials authority under the Defense Production Act (DPA) to implement export restrictions on some industrial waste…
Read MoreRetooled Version Of ‘The Wizard Of Oz’ Could Run For Another 10 Years At Sphere, James Dolan Says
The Wizard of Oz, approaching the first anniversary of its new lease on life at Sphere, could run for a decade at the Las Vegas site, company founder James Dolan believes. The 1939 film was tightened and retooled by a team from Google DeepMind and other tech, film and live event specialists. After making its…
Read MoreTom Selleck Reveals Drastic Blue Bloods Pay Cut
Tom Selleck is still feeling blue about how his longest-running series came to an end. The Blue Bloods alum shared that the show's cast—which included costars Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan… Source link
Read MoreUS semiconductor company Ambiq Micro makes SGX debut via secondary listing
[SINGAPORE] Ambiq Micro, a US-based designer of ultra-low power semiconductor solutions, commenced trading on the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Thursday (Jul 30). The Austin, Texas-headquartered company’s debut was a secondary listing by way of introduction, meaning no new shares were offered or sold to the public, and no new capital was raised…
Read MoreLynette Howell Taylor Re-Elected As President Of Movie Academy
Lynette Howell Taylor has been re-elected to a second term as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization behind the Oscars. The news Wednesday comes as AMPAS’ board of governors revealed election results for president and officer positions for 2026-27. Others re-elected include Music Branch member Lesley Barber as Vice President (chair, Membership…
Read MoreStudy Up on These Devil Wears Prada Secrets Before Watching the Sequel. That’s All.
“They’re best friends,” Tucci told E! News. “To have it sort of cross over with work was just, like, weird.” As for Streep, she was just excited to bond with the cast after leaning fully into her role as ruthless fashion editor Miranda Priestly the first go-round. At the initial table read, she barely spoke…
Read MoreAsian stocks rebound on SK Hynix earnings after rout ahead of tech earnings, US Fed decision
Asian chipmakers stand at the epicentre of 2026’s AI-driven rally and, more recently, concerns about its staying power Published Wed, Jul 29, 2026 · 10:07 AM [SINGAPORE] Asian stocks rebounded on Wednesday (Jul 29) after a brutal sell-off a day earlier as anxiety about valuations, rising competition and artificial intelligence spending rocked markets ahead of…
Read More‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Eyes $425M Global Box Office Opening
Refresh for more….Here it is, once again, the biggest opening of the year as Sony/Marvel Studios‘ Spider-Man: Brand New Day looks to eradicate all superhero fatigue with an estimated $465M global opening in what is a 99% foreign footprint, which for Sony would stand as their second biggest reported global opening ever after their previous…
Read MoreDon’t Swing Past These Spider-Man Secrets: Tom Holland’s Competition, Zendaya’s Unknown Audition and More
Tom Holland’s Audition Tape Was a Punisher-ing Experience Jon Bernthal, who’s appearing as The Punisher on the big screen for the first time in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, played a key role in Holland’s journey. The Odyssey co-stars were making the 2017 film Pilgrimage and “that was where both Tom did his audition for Spider-Man and I…
Read MoreSK Hynix’s US$570 billion sell-off shows cracks in memory chip boom ahead of earnings
It is expected to post a record profit on Wednesday, but investors are turning skittish Published Tue, Jul 28, 2026 · 12:10 PM [HONG KONG] A US$570 billion rout in just a little over a month has flipped SK Hynix from one of the world’s hottest artificial intelligence trades to one of the biggest portfolio…
Read MoreAmazon MGM Studios Has Animated ‘Mad Hatter’ Movie In Works From Scott Mosier
EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM Studios‘ has an animated Mad Hatter movie in the works from Clerks producer and actor Scott Mosier who is set to adapt. Plot details are under wraps. The Mad Hatter is the strange top hat wearing guy who Alice runs into in Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. He holds a tea party…
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