JPMorgan Buys Big Voting Block of Star Entertainment SharesPosted on: October 7, 2024, 03:54h. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) acquired a sizable equity stake in downtrodden Australian casino operator Star Entertainment. JPMorgan Chase took a stake in the Aussie gaming company. It’s not yet clear if the bank or other investors are pushing the casino operator to make divestments. It’s also possible that Chase could team up with another Star investor to provide financing to the gaming company.

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has explained how he has acquired his property since he assumed office. The DP said loneliness drove him to buy land in Meru to be near his family members from his mother’s side. "Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua sometimes is a lonely man. His father is dead, his mother is dead, and his brother Nderitu Gachagua, the governor, died of pancreatic cancer," Gachagua said. "His brother, Dr Fred Wachira, died because of alcohol, his other brother, Jackson, died because of alcohol, his sisters are married.

These organisations put the figures at 61 murdered, 67 forced disappearances, 361 injured, some of these permanently, and 674 arrested. At one point, I almost thought he was going to channel James Bond, the famed character in the spy movie franchise: My name is Kindiki, Kithure Kindiki. When explaining the huge number of deaths, Mr Kindiki showed a creative side of himself. This supreme arrogance in the face of footage showing police mowing down youth armed only with cellphones and bottles of water, showed the deadly absurdity of our governance. Others suspected of being nonconformists would be tortured and jailed for trying to overthrow the “democratically elected government of Kenya”.

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has announced the introduction of new regulations for the use of Boda Boda within the CBD. According to Sakaja, the move is aimed at enhancing road safety and addressing issues of traffic flow within the CBD. File image of county officials marking pick-up points for Boda Boda riders. "Additionally, the designated picking and dropping points will bring about a sense of order and structure to the boda boda riders. Boda Boda is one of the most common modes of transport across the country.

Overall it was “not pleasant” in places such as southern England, parts of south Wales and the Midlands before the heavy showers were due to drift northwards and ease overnight, the forecaster said. Mr Deakin, in an online forecast said a bright start could be expected for some on Tuesday but heavy showers are expected over Wales and southern England. “Also there is this band of thick cloud sitting over northern England, Northern Ireland and southern Scotland for much of the day with outbreaks of rain. The rest of the week looks unsettled, with less heavy and widespread rain and showers affecting most areas at times. Temperatures are set to dip from Wednesday in the north with all areas experiencing below average temperatures from Thursday.

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has said that he will pursue legal means to challenge the public participation conducted against his impeachment motion. Gachagua termed the public participation as ‘shoddy’ saying it was not conducted within the law. Gachagua said that the public participation was done with legal jargon that may not be conversant with many Kenyans. “An attempt to do a public participation in a very shoddy exercise that was done. “My lawyers will be vigorously challenging that public participation because it does not meet the threshold of public participation as expounded by the Supreme Court of Kenya,” he said.

Read our privacy policyIt seems that the internet isn’t impressed with Dua Lipa’s new spicy beverage. In fact, some people believe the diet drink is the “most evil thing” they’ve ever seen. On October 5, the “Houdini” singer posted a video on TikTok of her favorite fizzy drink, prompting viewers to comment whether they thought the mixture would satisfy their thirst. “What do we call her?”Viewers weren’t so much concerned about what to name the drink as they were about its contents. “You vanilla ice cream with olive oil suggestion was incredibly good so I gotta try this one now, too,” one fan said.

Dua Lipa’s got “New Rules” and one of them is that it’s perfectly acceptable to pair Diet Coke with pickle juice. “Dua Lipa has got the TikTok all abuzz one more time,” Hoda said to Jenna. The co-hosts assembled their drinks: Jenna dumped in the pickle juice, while Hoda made sure not to add too much pickle brine or jalapeño juice. “We’re not doing the jalapeño,” Hoda said, opting not to put a whole jalapeño slice in her drink. “We want to survive the show.”Taking a taste, Hoda immediately had a negative reaction, cringing at the beverage.

Dua Lipa is spicing up her Diet Coke. Lipa started by pouring out a Diet Coke can into a plastic cup. After funneling the briny liquid in her drink, she put a couple of whole pickles into the cup. Finally, fans got to see Lipa’s reaction to her pickle-jalapeño Diet Coke. In March, Coffee Mate and Dr. Pepper got in on the trend and released a coconut lime creamer specifically made for crafting a dirty soda.

Editor's Review In the exercise, the IMF will also examine and expose corruption vulnerabilities in the institutions. Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has revealed that the government has formally requested a governance and corruption diagnostic from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). As planned, the diagnostic by the IMF will reveal major strengths and weaknesses in the governance of the institutions. IMF will also examine and expose corruption vulnerabilities in the institutions. We have requested for governance and corruption diagnostic and I signed off that request on behalf of the government of Kenya,” he stated.

KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara’s international reserves rose 1.8% to US$119.7bil as at Sept 30 from US$117.6bil as at Sept 13. The central bank, in a statement, said the reserves level has taken into account the quarterly changes in foreign exchange revaluation. “The reserves position is sufficient to finance 4.8 months of imports of goods and services, and is 0.9 times of the total short-term external debt,” Bank Negara said. The main components of the reserves were foreign currency reserves at US$106.8bil, followed by International Monetary Fund reserves (US$1.3bil), special drawing rights (US$5.9bil), gold (US$3.3bil) and other reserve assets(US$2.4bil).

SINGAPORE: Oil prices fell on Monday, after posting their steepest weekly rise in more than a year last week, as oversupply concerns amid softer demand countered the worries over a wider Middle East conflict disrupting exports in the key oil-producing region. "Technical profit-taking seems to be the most logical explanation", Priyanka Sachdeva, senior market analyst at Phillip Nova, said on the softening in oil prices. ANZ Research cautioned that despite the rally in oil prices last week, the impact of the conflict on oil supply will be relatively small. "We see a direct attack on Iran's oil facilities as the least likely response among Israel's options," it said. "Moreover, we have seen a diminished impact of geopolitical events on oil supply.

HONG KONG: Asian markets rose Monday (Oct 7) after a blockbuster US jobs report soothed any concerns about the world's top economy, while the dollar held gains with traders scaling back bets on another bumper interest rate cut. Oil prices rose as traders await Israel's response to Iran's missile barrage last week amid fears of a region-wide war in the Middle East. All three main indexes on Wall Street rallied Friday on data showing a forecast-busting 254,000 US jobs were created last month and the unemployment rate fell. "The September payrolls print was meaningfully better than expected," said Taylor Nugent, a senior markets economist at National Australia Bank. Inflation data later in the week will be closely watched by traders hoping for more of an idea about the Fed's decision-making.

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has termed claims by Kibwezi West lawmaker Mwengi Mutuse that he has acquired Sh5.2 billion worth of wealth as outrageous. The DP alleged that Mutuse was “just given documents to sign” and that had he been given time to look at them, he would have saved himself the embarrassment. He said when he was at the bedside of his brother, former Nyeri Governor Nderitu Gachagua, when he died, leaving a will which appointed him an executor with two others. He said the claims by Mutuse are the “most embarrassing allegation an MP can table before the House.”Gachagua is faced with allegations of abuse of office and gross violation of the Constitution. Also on the list are 80 acres of land purchased in Meru, a dairy farm in Nyandarua, and land in Embakasi, Nairobi, bought through proxy companies.

It’s an unseasonably hot day in September, and Menzies is on a break from rehearsing his new play, The Other Place, inspired by Sophocles’ 2,500-year-old drama Antigone. “We do a lot of improvisation, and Alex will use that in his writing,” says Menzies. “No one decides what you’re looking at, no one’s harvesting your data – it’s just a communal experience that’s really ancient. For now, though, Menzies is heading back into the bowels of the National Theatre for more rehearsals for The Other Place. ‘The Other Place’ is in the Lyttelton, National Theatre until 9 November