S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit Records After Strong Jobs Data
Wall Street stocks surged to fresh records on Friday following good US jobs data and positive comments from officials ab... Read more
China, US Hold 'constructive' Call On Trade Deal
Senior Chinese and US officials again sent positive signals on Friday about their efforts to formalise the partial trade... Read more
Google To Buy Fitbit To Expand In Wearable Tech
Google agreed on Friday to buy Fitbit for US$2.1 billion in a deal giving the US tech giant a fresh entry in the wearabl... Read more
WTO Authorises Chinese Tariffs On US Imports
A World Trade Organization arbitrator on Friday authorised China to slap tariffs on US imports worth up to US$3.58 billi... Read more
CE Starts Nanjing Visit
Chief Executive Carrie Lam departed Shanghai for Nanjing today to attend the second Jiangsu-Hong Kong Summit on Interc... Read more
US Adds 128,000 Jobs In October, Despite GM Strike
The US labour market took a punch in October from an extended strike at General Motors but the economy continued to add ... Read more
Retail Sales Suffer Their Worst Quarter Since 1998
Retail sales in Hong Kong plummeted by 18.3 percent in September, making the third quarter the city's worst three-month ... Read more
Hong Kong, Shanghai Markets End The Week With Gains
Hong Kong and mainland stock markets ended the week on a positive note on Friday as dealers brushed off early worries ab... Read more
HSI Rises As Traders Ignore Recession Report
Hong Kong shares ended Friday's morning session on a positive note as investors brushed off trade worries and data showi... Read more
US Stocks Retreat On Growth, Trade Fears
US markets finished lower on Thursday as worries over global growth and the US-China trade war offset strong earnings re... Read more
PSA Peugeot, Fiat Back 'merger Of Equals'
PSA Peugeot and Fiat Chrysler on Thursday unveiled a plan for a 50-50 merger that aims to create the world's fourth-larg... Read more
FS Concludes London Visit
Financial Secretary Paul Chan concluded his visit in London by first paying a courtesy call on Chinese Ambassador to ... Read more
HK To Participate In Expo
Hong Kong will participate in the second China International Import Expo (CIIE) to be held at the National Exhibition ... Read more
Sept Retail Sales Fall 18.3%
The value of total retail sales in September, provisionally estimated at $29.9 billion, fell 18.3% compared with the s... Read more
Faster Payments For Govt Bills
The Government today started accepting payments of taxes, rates and Government rent, and water charges through the Fas... Read more