A New South Wales real estate agent who exposed the personal details of a tenant who left a bad Google review broke privacy laws, Australia’s information commission has found. After the tenant, who has not been named for legal reasons, gave Noonan Real Estate Agency a one-star review in 2021, the agency responded by disclosing…
Getty Images Salman Rushdie’s outspoken views on Islam have made him a target of extremists Is it legal to import Sir Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses in India? This question has been puzzling legal experts since the Delhi High Court suggested this week that the notification banning the novel’s import – issued in 1988 –…
Sony’s PlayStation 5. Thiago Prudencio | Lightrocket | Getty Images Sony raised sales guidance for the full year Thursday and posted operating profit that smashed analyst expectations after a strong quarter for its gaming business. Here’s how the company did in the September quarter, versus LSEG consensus estimates: Revenue: 2.97 trillion Japanese yen ($19.4 billion),…
A quiet Sydney street was thrown into chaos on Friday as residents described a wave of water rushing through their windows from a burst pipe. Sydney Water said network technicians were assessing a leak on the main when it burst at Binya Place in Como, a suburb in the city’s south, on Friday afternoon. Four…
Jinger Duggar has another reason to be grateful this week. The former reality star, who is pregnant with her third child, has now been married to husband Jeremy Vuolo for eight years. For those wondering, the traditional gift for this milestone is bronze. Jeremy Vuolo and Jinger Duggar Vuolo attend the Los Angeles Special Screening…
People in Gaza have been pushed “beyond breaking point” with families, widows and children enduring “almost unparalleled suffering”, according to the secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council. Jan Egeland visited Gaza this week and found “scene after scene of absolute despair”, with families torn apart and unable to bury relatives who had died. He…
Russell Hardy, chief executive officer of Vitol Services Ltd. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Vitol is eyeing the metals market with global petroleum demand expected to peak in a decade, signaled Russell Hardy, CEO of Vitol, the world’s largest independent energy trader. “The petroleum, the oil business, we still think it will…
Actor Sylvester Stallone whipped up a one-of-a-kind gift for Kourtney’s son, Rocky Thirteen Barker. It wasn’t a new, better name. But it was, as you might guess, related. Momager Kris Jenner arranged the unique gift for Rocky’s first birthday. Kourtney’s son will definitely have bragging rights. When he’s old enough to know who Sylvester Stallone…
Federal Reserve Board Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington on November 07, 2024 in Washington, DC. Kent Nishimura | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on…
3:09 PM PT — Elon Musk has responded to his transgender daughter, Vivian Jenna Wilson‘s desire to leave the U.S.A. over Donald Trump‘s election win … by reissuing his controversial opinion about her gender identity. As Vivian’s reaction to the election results went viral, Elon posted on X and claimed “the woke mind virus killed…
