Posts by Nathan Pine
Nissan to halt production at Japanese plant at Oppama
[ad_1] [TOKYO] Struggling auto giant Nissan said on Tuesday (Jul 15) it will stop production at its plant at Oppama in Japan at the end of its 2027 fiscal year. Nissan posted a net loss of US$4.5 billion last year, and it has said it will cut 15 per cent of its global workforce. “The…
Read MoreBBC Journalist Accidentally Hung Up On Donald Trump Ahead Of Rare & Reflective Interview
[ad_1] BBC News journalist Gary O’Donoghue has admitted he accidentally put the phone down on Donald Trump ahead of the UK broadcaster’s first exclusive interview with a U.S. president in a decade. O’Donoghue, the BBC’s chief North America Correspondent, said he was asleep when he received a call from the White House and fumbled his…
Read MoreBeyond missing pets and packages: How Nextdoor plans to reshape its social network
[ad_1] Nextdoor, the once-hot social network for neighborhoods, wants to claw its way back to the top and prove that people can use the platform for more than just finding lost cats. The San Francisco company’s shares have plunged more than 80% since its market debut in 2021. Nextdoor shined brightly when people locked at…
Read MoreVolvo takes US$1.2 billion charge over tariffs and EV model delays
[ad_1] Volvo is also struggling to attract EV buyers in the highly competitive Chinese market Published Tue, Jul 15, 2025 · 04:46 PM [STOCKHOLM] Volvo Car is taking a one-time non-cash impairment charge of 11.4 billion Swedish kronor (S$1.51 billion) in the second quarter due to delays of some of its electric models and the…
Read More‘The Real Housewives Of London’ Trailer Drops With Caroline Stanbury & Dorinda Medley Cameos; Hayu Sets Premiere Date
[ad_1] Hayu has set the premiere date for The Real Housewives of London, their first original reality series, and has dropped the trailer, which features some familiar faces. It will be on Monday, August 18, when RHOLDN will be available to stream on Hayu with episodes dropping weekly. The 10-episode series will culminate with a…
Read More‘S**t You Should Care About’ Founder Lucy Blakiston Signs With WME
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Lucy Blakiston, the founder of S**t You Should Care About, has signed with WME for representation in all areas. The deal represents WME’s latest partnership with an outside agency, with Blakiston’s current rep Diving Bell remaining her “primary management and strategic partner.” WME will mainly focus on expanding Blakiston’s presence in the States.…
Read MoreEricsson’s Q2 profit beats expectations, says North America growth was good
[ad_1] Operating profit excluding restructuring charges was 7.0 billion crowns against a year-earlier loss of 11.9 billion Published Tue, Jul 15, 2025 · 03:06 PM [STOCKHOLM] Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson reported on Tuesday (Jul 15) a swing to a bigger second-quarter adjusted profit than expected, helped by sales growth in North America and cost…
Read MoreJapan’s 30-year bond yield hits record high ahead of key election
[ad_1] [TOKYO] Japan’s 30-year government bond fell on Tuesday (Jul 15), with the yield hitting a record high, on concerns about the nation’s fiscal health ahead of a closely monitored national election at the end of this week. The 30-year JGB yield touched an all-time high of 3.195 per cent, before easing to 3.18 per…
Read MoreChinese firms rush to buy Nvidia H20 AI chips as sales set to resume
[ad_1] [BEIJING/HONG KONG] Chinese firms are scrambling to buy Nvidia’s H20 artificial intelligence chips, two sources told Reuters, as the company said it planned to resume sales to the mainland days after its CEO met US President Donald Trump. Nvidia’s AI chips have been a key focus of US export controls designed to keep the…
Read MoreJon Stewart’s ‘Sesame Street’ Spoof Addresses Elmo’s Tweets, With Muppet Saying He’s “Alt-Right” So There’s “No Reason” To Pull PBS Funding
[ad_1] Once again, Jon Stewart had a “tremendous show planned for you — well-designed, articulate,” but the tidal wave of current events would not let that slide. It was “a truly illuminating dive into the overlooked role of the commodities markets in trade deficit accounting,” the host began on tonight’s episode of The Daily Show.…
Read MoreIndonesia looking at levy on coal exports to boost state coffers
[ad_1] Prabowo Subianto’s administration has been rolling out an array of revenue-boosting measures to fund the president’s big-ticket spending plans Published Tue, Jul 15, 2025 · 12:03 PM [JAKARTA] Indonesia, the world’s biggest coal exporter, may impose an export levy on the fossil fuel in a bid to boost state revenues, according to local media…
Read MoreThailand to name Vitai Ratanakorn as central bank chief, reports say
[ad_1] [BANGKOK] Thailand is poised to name veteran banker Vitai Ratanakorn as the next governor of the central bank, local media reported ahead of a Cabinet meeting likely to endorse the appointment. Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira has picked Vitai, president of the Government Savings Bank (GSB), to run the Bank of Thailand (BOT), the Thai-language…
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