Posts by Nathan Pine
Gucci sales tumble as Kering turnaround fails to take shape
[ad_1] GUCCI quarterly sales tumbled as Kering’s biggest label struggles to emerge from an extended demand downturn. Revenue at Gucci fell 24 per cent on a comparable basis in the fourth quarter, Kering said on Tuesday (Feb 11) in a statement. Analysts had expected a slide of 22 per cent. In the latest sign of…
Read MoreParagon Reit jumps 11.8% on privatisation offer
[ad_1] This is after the manager announces that it received a S$0.98-per-unit privatisation offer from Times Properties UNITS of Paragon Real Estate Investment Trust (Paragon Reit) jumped on Tuesday (Feb 11) after the manager announced that it received a S$0.98-per-unit privatisation offer from Times Properties. The counter surged 11.8 per cent or S$0.105 to S$0.995…
Read More‘NCIS: Origins’: Kyle Schmid On Franks’ Checkered Past & Why He Looked Like “Sexy Jesus”
[ad_1] SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details from the Feb. 10 episode of NCIS: Origins titled “Monsoon.” The CBS drama has already served up a couple of Franks-centric episodes in the procedural’s first season, but Monday’s installment gave viewers more insight into the start of his relationship with wife Tish [Tonantzin Carmelo] and just how…
Read MorePlane Owned By Motley Crue Band Member Vince Neil Involved In Deadly Crash In Arizona
[ad_1] A plane owned by Mötley Crüe member Vince Neil was involved in a collision at Scottsdale Municipal Airport in Scottsdale, Ariz. Monday, leaving one person dead and four injured, two critically, officials said. One of the planes, a Learjet, is registered to Chromed in Hollywood, Inc. based in Franklin, Tenn., which is owned by…
Read MoreCitigroup targets social finance deals in Asia as demand grows
[ad_1] Citi led 76 transactions in Asia last year, raising US$2.4 billion, according to the bank CITIGROUP said it expects social finance funding in Asia to rise by more than 10 per cent this year as investor demand increases. The bank’s pipeline includes trade loans, securitisations, partnerships with development agencies, and initial public offerings, according…
Read MoreWalton Goggins Gives ‘Fallout’ Season 2 Update: “Blows It Out Of The Water”
[ad_1] It’ll be a while until viewers return to the apocalyptic wasteland in Prime Video’s Fallout, but, nevertheless, Walton Goggins is providing an update to the second season of the breakout drama. Speaking to Deadline at the red carpet premiere of The White Lotus Season 3, The Righteous Gemstones alum promised a bigger and better…
Read MoreAnalysts raise target prices, dividend estimates on DBS, predicting higher valuation ahead
[ad_1] Among its high ROE businesses, a “standout” performer is its wealth management segment, says DBS ANALYSTS raised their target prices for DBS after the lender posted full-year net profit that reached a record high. This was pointing to potentially higher valuations and the bank dishing out more dividends ahead. Maybank Securities raised its target…
Read MoreGuillermo del Toro Praises DGA Winner & Oscar Nominee ‘Porcelain War’ And Predicts Dark Times Ahead For Artists
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: “Ukraine is like Pocelain. Easy to break but impossible to destroy”. That is a line from the Oscar nominated documentary feature, Porcelain War which just won the Documentary Feature award for directors Brendan Bellomo and Slava Leontyev, the latter Ukranian artist is also one of the subjects of the film who stayed behind…
Read MoreJohn Oliver Returns To ‘The Daily Show’ To Gloat About America Entering Its “Monarchy Era”
[ad_1] John Oliver is back on The Daily Show, ten years after he left and just as America is entering an era that feels a lot like monarchy. Oliver joined his old friend Jon Stewart on tonight’s show to “gloat” about this fact, and welcome the country into its new phase. The host of HBO’s…
Read MoreBain Capital says it may withdraw tender offer proposal for Fuji Soft
[ad_1] Bain, which is supported by Fuji Soft’s founding family, has yet to launch a tender offer US PRIVATE equity firm Bain Capital said it may withdraw its tender offer proposal for Japanese IT firm Fuji Soft, after rival suitor KKR raised its offer above Bain’s in a protracted bidding war. Bain Capital “is carefully…
Read MoreNetflix Acquires Two Seasons Of LGBTQ+ Series ‘Fragrance Of The First Flower’ From Taiwan’s GOL Studios
[ad_1] The second season of award-winning Taiwanese LGBTQ+ series Fragrance Of The First Flower will be available on Netflix Asia from February 18 after following a deal with GOL Studios, marking the first time the Taipei-based company has sold a series to the global streamer. Netflix has also acquired the first season of the popular…
Read MoreNew York Dolls’ David Johansen Revealed To Have Stage 4 Cancer; Daughter Organizes Crowdfunding Efforts
[ad_1] David Johansen, the former frontman of seminal punk band New York Dolls and subject of a 2023 Martin Scorsese-directed documentary, has been revealed to have Stage 4 cancer and a brain tumor, his daughter wrote in an online crowdfunding campaign the family has launched as the musician’s health care has placed an “increasingly severe…
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