HSBC investors back CEO’s investment banking retrenchment

HSBC investors back CEO’s investment banking retrenchment

[ad_1] INVESTORS in HSBC are backing management attempts to shutter parts of its investment bank, even as US President Donald Trump’s deregulatory agenda fuels hopes for a boom in capital markets activity. Four shareholders, including two of the 20 largest, said last month’s decision to axe HSBC’s mergers and equity capital markets teams in the…

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Amazon MGM Studios Inks Deal With Dallas Jenkins’ 5&2 Studios; Lands U.S. Streaming Rights To ‘The Chosen’

Amazon MGM Studios Inks Deal With Dallas Jenkins’ 5&2 Studios; Lands U.S. Streaming Rights To ‘The Chosen’

[ad_1] Amazon MGM Studios has signed a wide-ranging deal with Dallas Jenkins’ 5&2 Studios, giving the studio exclusive US streaming rights to the first five seasons and future of faith-based series The Chosen and new unscripted series The Chosen in The Wild With Bear Grylls for Prime Video. The pact also includes theatrical distribution and streaming rights to new…

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China slows rather than halts copper smelting’s breakneck growth

China slows rather than halts copper smelting’s breakneck growth

[ad_1] THE Chinese government is getting serious about constraining the blind expansion of copper smelters, although its new policy is likely to pause rather than stop development. Eleven ministries signed an order last week to limit capacity in the world’s biggest copper industry, by tying expansions to whether companies also control enough ore supply to…

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Deadline’s ‘SNL50: The Anniversary Special’ Live Blog

Deadline’s ‘SNL50: The Anniversary Special’ Live Blog

[ad_1] Live from New York, it’s Sunday night. The 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live kicks off this evening at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, the hottest ticket in town in years with a star-studded lineup including Alec Baldwin, Adam Sandler, Amy Poehler, Chevy Chase, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Eddie Murphy, Garrett Morris, Jane Curtin,…

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SNL 50: Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost Turn Red Carpet into Date Night – E! Online

Scarlett Johansson & Ryan Reynolds, Pete Davidson & Kim Kardashian Plus More Exes at SNL 50 – E! Online

[ad_1] Colin Jost Shares Scarlett Johannson’s Reaction to NSFW Saturday Night Live Jokes About Her For Colin Jost and Scarlett Johansson’s latest Weekend Update, it’s date night at Saturday Night Live.  The longtime cast member and his wife of almost five years were among those who walked the stared-studded red carpet for SNL 50: The Anniversary Special on Feb. 16. During the…

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SingPost appoints former SGX CFO and former SIA Engineering CEO as new non-executive, independent directors

SingPost appoints former SGX CFO and former SIA Engineering CEO as new non-executive, independent directors

[ad_1] SINGAPORE Post (SingPost) on Monday (Feb 17) announced the appointment of two new non-executive, independent directors, Chng Lay Chew and Ng Chin Hwee. Ng formerly served as chief executive officer and executive director of SIA Engineering between April 2020 and September 2023, according to the bourse filing. Chng was chief financial officer of the…

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