Finance

US Charges FTX Boss Bankman-Fried With Massive Fraud

US prosecutors slapped disgraced cryptocurrency tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried with multiple criminal charges on Tuesday for m... Read more

US Inflation Slows With Smallest Spike In Year

US consumer inflation eased in November, according to government data released on Tuesday, bringing some relief to polic... Read more

US Stocks Soar Ahead Of Inflation Data, Fed Meeting

US stock indexes rose overnight, lifted in part by gains by Microsoft and Pfizer, as investors braced for key inflation ... Read more

Microsoft To Buy Minor Stake In London Stock Exchange

US software giant Microsoft will buy a four-percent stake in the London Stock Exchange Group under a new IT services tie... Read more

US Fed Poised For Smaller Rate Hike

The US Federal Reserve is poised to slow its interest rate hikes next week, economists say, as central bankers' most for... Read more

US Stocks Close Down; Investors Eye Inflation Data

The S&P 500 closed slightly lower on Friday, although major indexes rallied off their worst levels of the day, as th... Read more

British PM Defends Controversial Financial Reforms

Britain on Friday launched a post-Brexit plan to relax curbs on its powerhouse City sector introduced after the 2008 fin... Read more

Mainland Economy Sees Producer Deflation Again

China's factory-gate prices showed an annual fall for a second month in November while consumer inflation slowed, indica... Read more

NZ's Ardern Hopes To Lead Trade Mission To China

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Friday she hopes to lead a trade mission to China once border settings... Read more

S&P 500 Snaps Five-day Losing Streak

Wall Street stocks shrugged off recent weakness and pushed higher on Thursday as tech shares rallied and the S&P 500... Read more

Ex-Wirecard CEO In The Dock Over 'unparalleled' Fraud

Wirecard's ex-CEO Markus Braun and two former executives went on trial in Munich on Thursday charged with fraud over the... Read more

US Stocks End Mostly Down After Choppy Session

Wall Street stocks finished a choppy session mostly lower on Wednesday as markets weighed recession worries and awaited ... Read more

Elon Musk Briefly Loses Top Spot On Richest List

Tesla-owner Elon Musk briefly lost the top spot on Forbes' billionaire list on Wednesday to Bernard Arnault, whose famil... Read more

Hong Kong Stocks End More Than 3% Lower

Hong Kong stocks tumbled on Wednesday as Asian markets retreated on recession fears and as traders re-evaluated their re... Read more

China's Trade Slump Deepens

China's exports and imports shrank at a much steeper-than-expected pace last month, as feeble global and domestic demand... Read more