Posts by Riah Marton
US penalises two Chinese companies that acquired tools for chipmaker SMIC
[NEW YORK] The US on Friday (Sep 12) penalised two Chinese firms that acquired US chipmaking equipment for China’s top chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), including them among 32 entities that were added to the Commerce Department’s restricted trade list, according to a US government posting. Twenty-three of the 32 were in China. GMC…
Read MoreHow Martin Sheen Reacted to Watching Charlie Sheen Documentary
Martin Sheen wants his son to have the spotlight. Two days after Charlie Sheen released his Netflix documentary, aka Charlie Sheen, the director of the two-part film Andrew Renzi shared how the actor’s famous dad felt about bringing his tumultuous real-life story to life. “I watched the documentary sitting next to Martin,” the filmmaker told…
Read MoreErin Bates’ Husband Chad Paine Shares How Baby Henry Is Doing Amid Her Health Battle
“Looking back on my childhood and the way that my parents raised me, I can’t think of anything that was negative,” Erin Bates Pain (who joined the fam on May 2, 1991) told People. “Everything, looking back, is really positive, and we made the best memories.” While they didn’t have a television “we substituted that…
Read MoreUS: Wall St opens muted after record highs, on track for weekly gains
[NEW YORK] Wall Street indexes opened subdued on Friday (Sep 12) after notching record highs in the previous session, though they remained on track to log gains in a week of economic reports that solidified expectations for interest rate cuts. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 30.9 points, or 0.07 per cent, at the open…
Read MoreAlan “Yu” Menglong, Star of Netflix’s Eternal Love, Dead at 37 After Fall From Building
Netflix fans are mourning a beloved star. Eternal Love star Alan “Yu” Menglong died Sept. 11 following a fall from an apartment in the Chaoyang district of Beijing, China, his team confirmed in a statement. He was 37. “With unbearable sorrow, we announce that our beloved Menglong fell to his death on Sept 11,” the…
Read MoreEU could quit Russian gas within a year, US energy chief says
The United States is ramping up pressure on Europe to cut off energy revenue to Moscow, seeking to end the war in Ukraine [BRUSSELS] The European Union could phase out Russian gas within six to 12 months by replacing it with US liquefied natural gas (LNG), US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright told Reuters on…
Read MoreCalifornia’s Punjabi truckers say they’re being harassed after deadly Florida wreck
For 15 years, Sumit Singh has hauled freight to and from Los Angeles ports and across the country. For the first time, though, the Punjabi Sikh truck driver is now reluctant to leave the state. Three of his colleagues have been detained by immigration officers, and new trucking horror stories pop up in his WhatsApp…
Read MoreDBS rally still has legs; it could scale new heights of over S$57 on robust dividend moves
The bank is committed to an annual core dividend step-up, even as OCBC and UOB remain on payout ratios pegged to earnings, which could fluctuate [SINGAPORE] There is more room for DBS’ share price to continue rising in the months ahead, given the bank’s strong dividend outlook, analysts said. Market watchers noted that DBS’ capital…
Read MoreHong Leong has ‘abundant opportunities’ for greater Shanghai, China collaboration: Kwek Leng Beng
These can include participating in the city’s government funds, with proceeds disbursed to companies in the high-tech innovation space or with global consumer connections [SINGAPORE] Hong Leong Group has “abundant opportunities” to deepen its presence in China and Shanghai, said the company’s executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng at his first meeting with Shanghai party secretary…
Read MoreTrump administration moves to lift ruling that blocked removal of Fed Governor Cook
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday asked a federal appeals court to let Trump remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook for now, a move Cook’s lawyers said could cause market turmoil with the central bank set to meet next week to decide on interest rates. Trump moved to fire Cook in late August, but…
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