An Indonesian TikToker has been sentenced to almost three years in prison after reportedly ‘talking’ to a picture of Jesus on her phone and telling him to get a haircut. Ratu Thalisa, a Muslim transgender woman with more than 442,000 TikTok followers, had been on a livestream, and was responding to a comment that told…
The new Volkswagen ID. EVERY1 is displayed during the presentation during the presentation of the Volkswagen ID. EVERY1 on March 5, 2025 in Dusseldorf, Germany. Andreas Rentz | Getty Images German autos giant Volkswagen reported a 15% year-on-year drop in annual operating profit on Tuesday, citing increasing costs and “extraordinary expenses” associated with its restructuring…
Alan Jones’s lawyer has told the court he is concerned about an “anti-Jones crusade” arising from Sydney Morning Herald journalist Kate McClymont’s dual role as a reporter of his client’s case and as a witness. Jones has been charged with 35 historical sexual assault offences allegedly committed in various places in New South Wales, including…
Hinge Health’s Enso product. Courtesy: Hinge Health Hinge Health, a provider of digital physical therapy services, filed to go public on Monday, the latest sign that the IPO market is starting to crack open. Hinge Health uses software to help patients treat musculoskeletal injuries, chronic pain and carry out post-surgery rehabilitation remotely. The company’s revenue last…
The Australian share market has plummeted, shedding more than $45bn after US markets tanked overnight on recession fears. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 dropped more than 140 points, or about 1.79%, to 7820.1 after jumping off a cliff at the start of Tuesday’s session. The broader All Ordinaries index was down about 1.9%, or 156.4 points, to…
Tesla’s sell-off on Wall Street intensified on Monday, with shares of the electric vehicle maker plunging 15%, their worst day on the market since September 2020. On Friday, Tesla wrapped up a seventh straight week of losses, its longest losing streak since debuting on the Nasdaq in 2010. The stock has fallen every week since…
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell in New York City on March 10, 2025. Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty Images CNBC will be hosting “CONVERGE LIVE,” an inaugural thought leadership event on March 12-13, 2025, in Singapore, where global business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors…
The Susan Smith Blackburn prize for female, transgender and non-binary playwrights has been awarded to the US writer ak payne for their poignant and funny two-hander Furlough’s Paradise. The play has been described by payne as a “lyrical journey about grief, home and survival”. It follows two cousins, one of whom is on a three-day…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer advised investors not to leave the market entirely because of the massive sell-off. He said to remember there is always a bottom and stocks can recover. Cramer then recalled late CNBC anchor Mark Haines, who correctly called a market bottom on this date back in 2009 during the financial crisis. “So, in…
Hong Kong’s stock exchange reported its highest quarterly profit in nearly four years after China’s stimulus measures boosted trading and listing volume. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Mainland Chinese investors are piling into the Hong Kong stock market at record volumes as its tech-heavy Hang Seng Index trades around three-year highs. Net…
