Finance

WTO Gives Key Posts To Chinese, US Women

The World Trade Organization has again chosen trade experts from China and the United States as deputies for its directo... Read more

Pandemic Swells Bottom Line At Pfizer

Pfizer on Tuesday raised its forecast for 2021 COVID-19 vaccine sales by more than 70 percent to US$26 billion and said ... Read more

Voucher Coverage To Be Extensive

Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury Christopher Hui today said that while the coverage of the electronic... Read more

EU Aims To Curb China's Growing Reach In Europe

Brussels is seeking to strengthen its ability to control Chinese inroads into Europe's economy, with proposed new powers... Read more

Energy Stocks Drive HSI To Modest Gains

Local shares finished higher on Tuesday, with energy shares leading the gains thanks to optimism over demand for oil fro... Read more

Microsoft's Bill And Melinda Gates Announce Divorce

Bill Gates and Melinda Gates said on Monday that they have decided to divorce, unnerving the philanthropic world. "Af... Read more

Wall Street Edges Up, But Giants Weigh On Nasdaq

The S&P 500 and the Dow indexes ended higher on Monday amid a largely upbeat earnings season, while the Nasdaq came ... Read more

Apple Faces Monopoly Claim In Epic Court Battle

Fortnite maker Epic Games and Apple clashed in court Monday at the opening of a blockbuster trial on the iPhone maker's ... Read more

Travel Bubble Safeguards In Place

The travel bubble arrangement between Hong Kong and Singapore includes additional safeguards, but both sides will cont... Read more

Property Sales Up 0.9%

The Land Registry recorded 9,150 sale and purchase agreements for all building units received for registration in Apri... Read more

March Retail Sales Up 20.1%

The value of total retail sales in March, provisionally estimated at $27.6 billion, rose 20.1% compared with the same ... Read more

Verizon Sells Fallen Web Giants Yahoo And AOL

Verizon Communications is getting rid of its media businesses that include high-profile brands Yahoo and AOL for US$5 bi... Read more

Hong Kong Ends Longest Recession In Decades

Hong Kong's economy jumped back into growth in the first quarter of the year, official figures showed on Monday, ending ... Read more

Local Shares End Lower, Financials Lead Losses

Local shares ended the day in the red on Monday, following a thin day of trading as investors booked profits while marke... Read more

Low Inoculation Rate Threatens HK's Hub Status: HKMA

The Monetary Authority's chief executive, Eddie Yue, warned on Monday that Hong Kong's low Covid vaccination rate could ... Read more