Posts by Nathan Pine
Japan’s MUFG targets US for securitisation business, plans to boost headcount
[ad_1] [TOKYO] Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) plans to expand its securitisation business globally, with a focus on North America, and will increase headcount in this area by around 25 per cent, a senior executive at Japan’s largest banking group said. MUFG already has a presence in securitised products backed by assets such as credit…
Read More‘Superman’ Soaring To $21M+ In Previews: Best YTD & Record For James Gunn – Box Office
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Count gravitational pull as a superpower for James Gunn‘s Superman as the first movie under the filmmaker’s co-run DC Studios with Peter Safran is heading to a massive $21M+ in overall previews, sources tell us tonight. Oh, and audiences love it at 95% on Rotten Tomatoes. Gunn and Safran and all of Warner…
Read MoreMadelyn Cline Addresses People’s “Very Bizarre” Fixation On Her Appearance Throughout Seasons Of ‘Outer Banks’: “It’s Normal Life”
[ad_1] Madelyn Cline is addressing viewers’ fixation on her body and appearance throughout her time on Netflix‘s Outer Banks. In a cover story with Allure magazine, the Glass Onion actress said issues of body image constitute her “Roman Empire,” referencing the meme about how men obsessively think about the fallen republic. Cline has previously also…
Read MoreAsia: Traders brush off new Trump threats to extend stocks rally
[ad_1] [HONG KONG] Stocks mostly rose Friday in Asia, tracking records in New York and London, as investors absorbed US President Donald Trump’s latest tariff salvos amid optimism that most countries will strike a deal to avoid the worst of his levies. The US president has ramped up his trade war in the past week…
Read MoreHello Sunshine’s Shine Away 2025 Sets Dates; Reese Witherspoon To Kick Off Book Tour For ‘Gone Before Goodbye’
[ad_1] Hello Sunshine, a Candle Media company, revealed the return dates for its 2025 Shine Away event in partnership with AT&T mid-July.The third iteration of the event will take place October 11 and 12 at the Universal Studios Lot in Universal City, California. Hello Sunshine founder Reese Witherspoon will return to kick off the program for…
Read MoreEven 190% tariffs can’t shake US shoemaker’s reliance on China
[ad_1] [HONG KONG] When a US$80,000 tariff bill landed on her desk in May, Haley Pavone did what many small business owners might do: she froze hiring and added an online checkout fee to help cover the cost. Pavone, founder of California-based Pashion Footwear, which imports shoes from China, has not moved production out of…
Read MoreLena Dunham Says She Wasn’t Surprised By MAGA’s Rise As She Experienced “Angry” & “Incredibly Conservative” Backlash For ‘Girls’
[ad_1] When it premiered on HBO in 2012, Lena Dunham‘s Girls — about the trials and tribulations of a squad of 20-something privileged, often self-involved friends in New York City — was the talk of the town, the subject of many thinkpieces, critiques and praise before it became a seminal series and eventual stand-in for…
Read MoreMadison LeCroy-Approved Beauty Deals You Can Get at Amazon Prime Day 2025 — As Low as $5!
[ad_1] We included these products from Madison LeCroy because we think you’ll like her picks. Our writers and editors independently determine what we cover and recommend. When you buy through our links, E! may earn a commission. Some brands featured in this article are partners of Amazon’s Creator Connections program, which means E! may make an…
Read More‘Out of Love’ Review: Camille Cottin’s Low-Key, Focused Performance Anchors Nathan Ambrosioni’s Family Drama – Karlovy Vary Film Festival
[ad_1] An intriguing premise doesn’t quite pan out in Nathan Ambrosioni’s latest feature, but there’s no denying the potential in this impossibly young, prolific director. France’s answer — if the question was ever asked — to Montreal’s Xavier Dolan, the 25-year-old is a similarly sensitive and certainly gifted director of older women, and Out of…
Read MoreJason Reitman Receives Screenplay Writing Award From Mar Del Plata Int’l Film Festival, Recounts Challenge Writing Full Name In Wet Cement
[ad_1] On Wednesday night the director of Saturday Night accepted an award for his film from Argentina’s Mar del Plata International Film Festival, on a very special day for the South American nation. Jason Reitman received the Astor Piazzolla Award for Best Screenplay for his dramedy about the launch of the very first broadcast of…
Read MoreJapan succession crisis fuels elevator empire 6,000% stock gain
[ad_1] [NEW YORK] Tucked away in Japan’s vast corporate landscape is a little-known elevator maintenance company which has built an empire by buying up heirless family-run companies. Japan Elevator Service (JES) has turned the consolidation of small, nuts-and-bolts businesses into a stock market powerhouse that has surged nearly 6,000 per cent since its modest 1.8…
Read MoreCEO salaries: How much Singapore’s top companies pay their leaders
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] From telcos to banks, companies have released their annual reports in the past few months. Those reports include a breakdown of how much CEOs were paid in the previous year. Their compensation packages in Singapore can vary, based on sector performance, or one-off gains and share awards. Here is what major players across…
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