Posts by Nathan Pine
US: Wall St opens higher after rally, FedEx gains
[ad_1] [NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (Sep 19) after rallying to record highs in the previous session, while FedEx rose as the parcel delivery firm posted upbeat quarterly results. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 68.7 points, or 0.15 per cent, at the open to 46,211.16. The S&P 500 rose…
Read MoreBrett James, Grammy Award-Winning Songwriter, Dead After Plane Crash
[ad_1] The music community is mourning a pivotal artist. Brett James—a songwriter responsible for “Jesus, Take the Wheel”—has died in a plane crash in North Carolina on Sept. 18, authorities confirmed to NBC News. He was 57. North Carolina State Highway Patrol reported to a crash site near the town of Franklin, the organization told…
Read MoreSingapore reviewing short seller claim against India’s Vedanta
[ad_1] The Singapore Police Force replied to Viceroy’s complaint, assigning it a reference number indicating it was reviewing the matter [LONDON] The Singapore Police Force (SPF) is reviewing a complaint by short seller Viceroy Research that natural resources conglomerate Vedanta improperly funded its 2024 dividend, documents viewed by Reuters show. Vedanta told Reuters it had…
Read MorePhilippines central bank tightens rules on large cash withdrawals amid graft crackdown
[ad_1] The new rule comes amid a government-led anti-corruption crackdown on infrastructure projects [MANILA] The Philippine central bank has tightened the noose on large cash withdrawals, ordering banks to conduct “enhanced due diligence” for transactions exceeding 500,000 pesos (S$11,232) in an effort to curb money laundering. The new rule comes amid a government-led anti-corruption crackdown…
Read MoreThai central bank intervenes to slow currency moves
[ad_1] The currency’s strength relative to regional peers is seen as a threat to exports and tourism [BANGKOK] Thailand’s central bank has intervened to slow the Thai currency’s movement, an assistant governor said on Friday (Sep 19) after the baht rose to its strongest levels in four years, threatening the country’s struggling economy. “The central…
Read MoreJimmy Fallon Says “We Can Still Say What We Want” As He Hopes Kimmel Returns To ABC
[ad_1] Jimmy Fallon joined in on the political fireworks, the day after his pal Jimmy Kimmel was pulled from ABC. Fallon, who tends to shy away from too much political material, opened his show by saying, “The big story is that Jimmy Kimmel was suspended by ABC after pressure from the FCC leaving everyone thinking…
Read MoreWhy Hailey Bieber’s Dad Stephen Baldwin Says She’s “Done the Impossible”
[ad_1] Stephen Baldwin is beyond proud that his daughter is on the rhode to success. Nearly four months after Hailey Bieber’s beauty brand Rhode Skin sold to e.l.f. Beauty for $1 billion, her dad praised her for achieving “all different levels of experience and success.” “Look at my daughter. I never talk about her, but…
Read MoreRace to make smart glasses relevant heats up again with new tech from Meta and Snap
[ad_1] More than a decade ago, pricey smart glasses that allowed people to snap photos, text and browse the web generated a lot of buzz but also resistance. People who wore Google Glass in 2014 faced backlash over fears that the smart glasses, priced at $1,500, would secretly record people or make human interactions socially…
Read MoreJustin Theroux To Play Steve Wynn In Apple’s Siegfried & Roy Limited Series ‘Wild Things’
[ad_1] Justin Theroux (The Mosquito Coast) is set as a lead opposite Jude Law and Andrew Garfield in Apple TV+’s upcoming limited series Wild Things about entertainers Siegfried & Roy, from Only Murders In the Building co-creator/showrunner John Hoffman. Based on the Apple Original Podcast, Wild Things: Siegfried & Roy, the series tells the wild…
Read MoreCardi B’s Boyfriend Stefon Diggs Reacts to Pregnancy News
[ad_1] Cardi B Pregnant With Baby No. 4, Her First With Stefon Diggs Stefon Diggs is ready to be the MVP of fatherhood. After Cardi B revealed they are expecting their first baby together, the New England Patriots wide receiver shared his excitement about being a new dad. Underneath the rapper’s Sept. 17 Instagram post…
Read MoreComfortDelGro to start hotline bookings, doorstep pick-ups for cross-border taxi rides from Sep 25
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Travellers heading to Johor Bahru can book a cross-border ride from anywhere in Singapore through ComfortDelGro’s (CDG) hotline from Sep 25. The transport giant announced the new initiative in a Facebook post on Thursday (Sep 18). Most trips will cost a fixed fare of S$80. But pick-ups from Ban San Street taxi stand will cost S$60, while those…
Read MoreLuma AI Launches Ray3, Calling It The First Video Model With Ability To Reason; Adobe Among First Customers
[ad_1] Silicon Valley startup Luma AI has launched Ray3, which it says is the first video model with the ability to reason. Adobe and major ad firms and creative agencies Monks UK, Galeria, and Strawberry Frog are among the initial customers of Ray3, which is available on the Dream Machine platform. The generative model is…
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