Posts by Riah Marton
Martin: Addiction lead to a very tragic outcome in recent Calgary case
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Columnists As defence counsel Dale Fedorchuk rightfully pointed out to jurors in his closing remarks: ‘Mr. Kowalchuk did not deserve to die’ Get the latest from Kevin Martin straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Nov 21, 2024 • Last updated 8 minutes ago • 3 minute read You can save this…
Read MoreTemu owner PDD misses revenue and profit estimates as consumers struggle
DISCOUNT e-commerce player PDD Holdings fell short of market estimates for third-quarter revenue and profit on Thursday (Nov 21), as its low prices did not persuade cost-conscious consumers to spend as much as expected on its platforms. US-listed shares of PDD, which runs the Pinduoduo online shopping site in China and Temu internationally, were down…
Read MoreTSH Resources Q3 profit rises 12% to RM33.1 million
PLANTATION company TSH Resources reported on Thursday (Nov 21) a 12 per cent increase in net profit for the third quarter, despite a rise in crude oil prices. Net profit for the three months ended Sep 30 rose to RM33.1 million from RM29.5 million in the year-ago period, the company said in a bourse filing.…
Read MoreInside Nikki and Brie Garcia’s Unshakeable Bond – E! Online
Now, two months after the divorce filing, Nikki and Artem have taken another step to end their union. “Nikki and Artem have settled their divorce and will not be going to court,” a spokesperson for the Total Bellas alum confirmed to E! News on Nov. 20. “Nikki’s No. 1 priority has always been her son…
Read MoreSerial Abuser NYC Urologist Sentenced to Life for Decade-Long Crimes Against Patients
Darius Paduch, a former urologist, was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for sexually assaulting male patients, including six minors, over more than a decade. Paduch, 57, used his medical position at some of New York City’s most prestigious hospitals to carry out the abuse. Convicted in May on 11 charges, including inducing both…
Read MoreAlibaba combines e-commerce arms to tackle growing competition
Alibaba Group will integrate its domestic Chinese and international e-commerce platforms into a single business unit run by one leader for the first time, the company said in a stock exchange filing on Thursday (Nov 21). The Alibaba E-commerce Business Group, as the unit will be called, brings together the Taobao and Tmall Group and…
Read MoreNissan says about 1,000 US staff accept early retirement
ABOUT 6 per cent of Nissan Motor staff in the US have accepted early retirement packages, a company spokesperson said on Thursday (Nov 21), as part of the struggling Japanese carmaker’s plan to cut 9,000 jobs worldwide. Nissan had about 17,000 employees in the US as of March, according to a security filing. Roughly 1,000…
Read MoreChina’s Baidu posts 3% fall in third-quarter revenue, beats market estimates
BAIDU reported a 3 per cent fall in third-quarter revenue on Thursday (Nov 21), beating market estimates, as China’s biggest Internet search provider grappled with weak spending on its advertising services in a sluggish economy. Revenue reached 33.56 billion yuan (S$6.2 billion) for the three months ended Sep 30. That compared with the 33.43 billion…
Read MoreUS prosecutors demand Google divest Chrome to end search monopoly
US PROSECUTORS on Wednesday (Nov 21) argued to a judge that Google must sell its Chrome browser, share data, and search results with rivals, and take a range of other measures to end its monopoly on online search. The proposals are wide-ranging, including barring Google from re-entering the browser market for five years and insisting…
Read MoreUS indictments scythe US$27 billion off value of India’s Adani Group firms
ADANI Group companies lost about US$27 billion in market value on Thursday (Nov 21) after US prosecutors charged the Indian conglomerate’s billionaire chairman in an alleged bribery and fraud scheme. Gautam Adani’s flagship Adani Enterprises closed down 23 per cent in its worst one-day drop since February last year. Other group firms – Adani Ports,…
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