Posts by Riah Marton
Mapletree Industrial Trust Q1 DPU up 1.2% to S$0.0343
MAPLETREE Industrial Trust charted a 1.2 per cent increase in distribution per unit (DPU) to S$0.0343 in its first quarter ended Jun 30, 2024, from S$0.0339 in the year-ago period. Gross revenue grew 2.7 per cent on-year to S$175.3 million, from S$170.6 million previously, said its manager. Net property income (NPI) was up 1.3 per…
Read MoreWho Is Tracy Tutor? ‘Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles’ Star Accuses Affluent Realtor Tal Alexander of Sexually Abusing Her
A star from “Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles” has accused luxury real estate agent Tal Alexander of sexual assault, amid allegations that he and his twin brother have been sexually abusing women for decades, according to a lawsuit filed in New York Supreme Court. Tracy Tutor, 48, is one of ten women who told The…
Read MoreToymaker Hasbro’s turnaround efforts buoy quarterly results, shares rise
HASBRO posted a smaller-than-expected drop in second-quarter sales and beat profit expectations, helped by cost-control strategies and steady demand for digital gaming, sending shares of the toymaker up 10 per cent before the bell. The Nerf toy gun maker’s turnaround strategy to limit expenses and maintain a tight inventory amid an industrywide slowdown in toy…
Read More2024 Olympics: Team USA’s Stars Share How They Prepare for Their Gold Medal-Worthy Performances – E! Online
The third time proved to be the charm for heptathlete Chari Hawkins, who finished second at the U.S. Olympic Trials in June after consecutive 15th and sixth place finishes. “I haven’t stopped crying since it happened,” the 33-year-old Idaho native told reporters. “Being an Olympian, oh, man! It’s so cool!” On Making the Team: “I’m…
Read MoreShell to build renewable hydrogen electrolyser in Germany
SHELL said on Thursday (Jul 25) it will build a 100-megawatt renewable hydrogen electrolyser in Germany, the company’s second unit in Europe, which will help it reduce carbon emissions at its refineries. The Refhyne II electrolyser at the Rheinland refinery is scheduled to begin operating in 2027 and produce up to 44,000 kg per day of…
Read MoreGlobal investors scramble to dodge US election curveballs
INVESTORS are scrambling to shore up global portfolios against wild market swings ahead of the Nov 5 US presidential election and backing out of assets stuck in the crosshairs of uncertainty, from big tech stocks to European government debt. With Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Vice-President Kamala Harris in a neck-and-neck race, likely offering policies…
Read More💀 To be, or not to be (an arts major)
😱 Oh, the humanit(ies)! Falling enrolment numbers at the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) arts and social science faculty suggest that people may be valuing degrees in these areas less and less. NUS’ Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) has seen enrolment shrink by nearly a third since 2019, despite climbing steadily in the…
Read MoreBritish Woman Mauled to Death by Family Dog May Have Been Spooked by Her Seizure
A British woman was killed in a vicious attack by her family’s dog, officials said. On Monday, July 22, at about 12:15 p.m., police officers and paramedics responded to a call about a dog attack at a property on Wexford Road in Coventry, in central England, where they found Kelly Reilly, 33, in critical condition,…
Read MoreNew York Judge Faces Removal After Video Shows Her Threatening to Shoot Black Teens at High School Graduation Party
A New York state judge who engaged in a prolonged, offensive rant at a high school graduation party is facing removal from office after a judicial watchdog panel recommended her firing over the incident. State Supreme Court Justice Erin Gall, 53, invoked her authority as a judge to try to get uninvited guests arrested, threatened…
Read MoreNikkei tumbles most in three years on concerns of AI bets, BOJ
Volatile semiconductor shares were among the hardest hit, with Tokyo Electron losing as much as 6.2 per cent Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average entered a technical correction as an AI-driven rally in technology shares went into reverse and concerns grew that the Bank of Japan may be poised to hike interest rates. The Nikkei declined…
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