China stocks rally as Beijing intensifies effort to calm market
HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) - Stocks in China and Hong Kong jumped on Thursday (July 29), after authorities intensified efforts to calm...
Month: July 2021
Spanish judge seeks tax fraud trial for pop singer Shakira
A Spanish judge has seen "sufficient evidence" for Colombian singer Shakira to face trial for tax fraud, a court document...
Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir by Akwaeke Emezi review – a series of fights
Akwaeke Emezi has been enjoying a moment in the literary limelight since the publication of their first novel, Freshwater, in...
Robinhood, gateway to ‘meme’ stocks, raises $2.85 billion in IPO
NEW YORK (REUTERS) - Robinhood Markets, the owner of the trading app which emerged as the go-to destination for retail...
Keppel divests stake in Chengdu real estate firm for $324 million
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) - Keppel Land China will divest 100 per cent of its equity interest in Chengdu Shengshi...
mm2 Asia gets offer for Cathay cinema business from Kingsmead Properties
SINGAPORE - Singapore-listed mm2 Asia has received an offer for its Cathay cinema business from local financial investment firm Kingsmead...
The Suicide Squad review – eyeball-blitzing supervillain reboot
DC’s new Suicide Squad movie announces itself as different from the coolly received first film from 2016 simply by adding...
China state media seeks to calm investor nerves after stock rout
BEIJING (BLOOMBERG, AFP) - A move by Chinese state media to reassure investors shaken by Beijing’s regulatory crackdown saw a mixed...
Blaxploitation salvation: the directors’ children rescuing their fathers’ lost movies
Justine Henzell and Mario Van Peebles both know what it’s like to grow up on movie sets as the child...
Robinhood says US watchdogs probing staff meme stock trading ahead of IPO
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - Robinhood Markets disclosed on Tuesday (July 27) it has received inquiries from United States watchdogs asking whether...