Posts by Nathan Pine
Blackstone leads the race to unlock US$7 trillion of cash in Japan
[ad_1] The firm and rivals are trying to coax them to put more of it in private equity and credit [TOKYO] Steve Schwarzman has become an unlikely fixture in Japanese media of late. The Blackstone co-founder stars in a 30-second television commercial in Japanese as he touts the acumen of the world’s biggest alternative asset…
Read MoreCitigroup CEO Jane Fraser’s pay rises to US$42 million after banner year
[ad_1] Published Fri, Feb 13, 2026 · 06:59 AM CITIGROUP said on Thursday it had approved US$42 million for CEO Jane Fraser’s total compensation for 2025, up nearly 22 per cent from a year earlier. Investors have cheered Fraser’s efforts to streamline management, cut jobs and sell businesses, boosting the stock 65.8 per cent last…
Read MoreOil prices fall on supply forecast, easing risk
[ad_1] Published Fri, Feb 13, 2026 · 06:09 AM [HOUSTON] Oil prices dropped on Thursday due to falling demand, retreating fears of renewed Middle East conflict and expected increases in supply. Brent crude oil futures settled at US$67.52 a barrel, down US$1.88, or 2.71 per cent. US West Texas Intermediate crude finished at US$62.84 a barrel, down US$1.79, or…
Read MoreEuropean shares retreat from record highs as financials, industrials tumble
[ad_1] Published Fri, Feb 13, 2026 · 05:55 AM EUROPEAN shares fell on Thursday, erasing earlier gains that pushed markets to record highs, as financial and industrial stocks tumbled and investors digested a flood of corporate earnings. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index finished 0.5 per cent lower at 618.52 points, with most regional benchmarks also reversing course…
Read MoreWall St rises as markets assess economic data
[ad_1] Published Thu, Feb 12, 2026 · 10:41 PM [NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes inched higher on Thursday (Feb 12), a day after robust jobs growth and a dip in unemployment eased concerns around the US economy, while investor attention turned to a slew of corporate earnings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 48.9…
Read MoreMercedes flags more margin pressure ahead, tough road in China
[ad_1] Published Thu, Feb 12, 2026 · 09:24 PM [STUTTGART, Germany] Mercedes-Benz said on Thursday (Feb 12) that the profit margin at its autos division could fall further this year, indicating tough months ahead as the luxury carmaker grapples with high costs, a tough Chinese market and global tariffs. The premium German automaker is pinning…
Read MoreInstagram boss defends app from witness stand in trial over alleged harms to kids
[ad_1] A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge threatened to throw grieving mothers out of court Wednesday if they couldn’t stop crying during testimony from Instagram boss Adam Mosseri, who took the stand to defend his company’s app against allegations the product is harmful to children. The social media addiction case is considered a bellwether…
Read MoreMeta, TikTok and others agree to teen safety ratings
[ad_1] Meta, TikTok and Snap will be rated on their teen safety efforts amid rising concern about whether the world’s largest social media platforms are doing enough to protect the mental health of young people. The Mental Health Coalition, a collective of organizations focused on destigmatizing mental health issues, said Tuesday that it is launching…
Read MoreTrial starts in L.A. lawsuit alleging Instagram and YouTube knew apps harmed kids
[ad_1] A landmark civil trial that will ask jurors to decide whether social media companies can be held liable for pushing a product that they allegedly knew was harmful to children began Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, with attorneys sparring for more than four hours in combative opening arguments. The closely watched test…
Read More‘Masters of the Universe’ Director Calls Jared Leto’s Skeletor “The Embodiment Of Toxic Masculinity”
[ad_1] As the Masters of the Universe makes its way to the big screen, one of Saturday morning cartoons’ most iconic villains is getting the cinematic treatment. Director Travis Knight recently teased the Jared Leto-voiced version of Skeletor in the Amazon MGM Studios/Mattel live-action film, premiering June 5 in theaters, noting that he let the…
Read MoreLove Island’s Amaya Espinal Dating New Boyfriend 5 Months After Bryan Arenales Breakup
[ad_1] Kyra Green & Cashel Barnett: Split The delivered one of the U.S. version’s most unexpected couplings, with Kyra choosing to leave the show to see if she still had a shot with Cashel after sending him home…only to find out he’d already returned. But, unfortunately, the musically inclined couple split in October 2019. By…
Read MoreOil prices climb on worries of possible Iran-US conflict
[ad_1] Published Sat, Feb 7, 2026 · 09:07 AM [HOUSTON] Oil prices settled higher on Friday (Feb 6), reversing earlier losses as traders worried that this week’s talks between the US and Iran had failed to reduce the risk of a military conflict between the two countries. Brent crude futures settled at US$68.05 a barrel,…
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