reader comments 1 Share this story History of the Amiga The A-EON Amiga X5000: An alternate universe where the Amiga platform never died A history of the Amiga, part 10: The downfall of Commodore People still use the Amiga today, and new Viva Amiga documentary shows why A history of the Amiga, part 9: The…
Details(Reuters) – General Electric Co (GE.N) said on Monday it would halve its quarterly dividend, as part of an overhaul of the company that new Chief Executive John Flannery is due to roll out later in the day. FILE PHOTO: The ticker and logo for General Electric Co. is displayed on a screen at the…
DetailsUPDATE 9.45pm: LATE last year the former wife of Boutique nightclub owner Darren “Razzle” Thornburgh was left shaken after shotgun fire peppered her luxury Port Melbourne house in a drive-by shooting in the early hours of Friday morning. Police say Denise Thornburgh and her teenage daughter were asleep inside the upmarket, cream-coloured home on Beacon Vista,…
DetailsHONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinas growth will be driven by education, autos, healthcare and e-commerce over the next two years, as Beijings push to transform its economy into a consumption-driven one pays off, a fund manager said, adding equities were a top pick for 2018. Thomas Kwan, chief investment officer of Harvest Global Investments, poses…
DetailsKUALA LUMPUR: The number of young people in Malaysia declared bankrupt due to credit card usage is still relatively low. Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Othman Aziz said from January to September, only nine below the age of 30 were declared bankrupt. He said the number registered this year was still lower compared to the same…
DetailsTHE former Highfields Bowls Club is set to become a community hub with new owners revealing plans to take over the centre. The Highfields Community Church confirmed to The Chronicle on Monday it had bought the site which once operated as a sporting club in the growing area. It promises a new lease of life…
DetailsThe Indonesian government eyed Rp 21 trillion (US$1.55 billion) from the sales of shares of 10 subsidiaries of state-owned enterprises (SOE) through initial public offerings (IPOs) next year. The State-owned Enterprises Ministry announced that the five companies that failed to hold IPOs last year would carry out IPOs next year, while the five others were…
DetailsOne Nation is in disarray after new Queensland senator Fraser Anning quit the party to sit as an independent crossbencher. A furious One Nation leader Pauline Hanson accused disloyal staffers for influencing Senator Anning’s decision to abandon the party but confirmed she had not wanted Senator Anning to take up his seat. Senator Anning’s departure…
DetailsLUXEMBOURG–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pacific Drilling S.A. (OTCPink: PACDF) today announced that, with the aim to optimize its capital structure pending recovery in the floating rig drilling industry, it and certain of its domestic and international subsidiaries have filed petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for…
DetailsWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said on Wednesday it filed a lawsuit against Freedom Debt Relief, the largest U.S. debt-settlement services provider, and its co-Chief Executive Andrew Housser, alleging that they deceived consumers. The CFPB said its suit alleges that Freedom charges consumers without settling their debts as promised, makes customers…
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