LONDON: A boom in corporate dealmaking, surging input costs and a focus on short-term cash flows in the pandemic have sent companies rushing to hedge their currency exposures this year, giving a boost to banks that sell foreign exchange products. Corporate treasurers say the pandemic, which sent revenues tanking in […]
Day: September 16, 2021
MILAN: Franco Morbidelli was today promoted to Yamaha’s factory team ahead of his return from injury at the weekend’s San Marino MotoGP, in a deal for the remainder of this championship and the following two campaigns. In a statement, Yamaha said the 26-year-old had signed until the end of the […]
PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain were poor on Lionel Messi’s first start, while Barcelona’s troubles were there for all to see in their loss to Bayern Munich, Liverpool were exposed by AC Milan and Jack Grealish had a great night for Manchester City. AFP Sport looks at the talking points from the […]
MELBOURNE : Australia’s coal mines are at risk of becoming stranded assets under three out of four scenarios that consider how the global energy transition will unfold, according to a report by the country’s central bank. Australia is the world’s biggest exporter of coal and liquefied natural gas, with fossil […]
TOKYO: Some clothing releases at Uniqlo stores will be delayed due to COVID-19 lockdowns at partner factories in Vietnam, Uniqlo’s Japanese parent firm Fast Retailing said on Thursday. The delays will affect four items of the company’s Uniqlo U brand which were due to be released in Japanese stores in […]
ST. LOUIS : When night fell, a clerk at a bustling 24-hour MotoMart flipped a switch from behind the counter. Electromagnetic locks sealed the doorway. A window sign, now illuminated in red, warned “facial recognition technology in use” and directed customers to “look up at the camera.” On this recent […]
In Twisted Metal series, Anthony Mackie will portray John Doe, a milkman with no memory of his past. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier star Anthony Mackie is set to lead the series adaptation of Twisted Metal video game. The project comes from Sony Pictures TV and PlayStation Production, according […]
MANILA: The government of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte today said it will not cooperate with an International Criminal Court (ICC) probe into his notorious war on drugs, or allow any investigators into the country. Judges at the ICC yesterday approved a formal probe into Duterte’s bloody campaign, in which thousands […]
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said the trio were “severely damaging regional peace and stability, intensifying an arms race, and damaging international nuclear non-proliferation efforts”. The United States, Britain and Australia announced a new security partnership for the Indo-Pacific in a move hailed by regional allies but denounced by […]
It was because of Tom Hardy’s performance, Venom braved terrible reviews to become one of the biggest worldwide successes of 2018 at the box office. Tom Hardy is known for several remarkable performances in his career, whether they are studio blockbusters like Inception, Mad Max: Fury Road or The Dark […]