Finance

Trade War Ceasefire Sends S&P 500 To Record High

The S&P 500 powered to a fresh record on Monday after the United States and China reached a ceasefire on further tra... Read more

Billionaire Buffet Gives US$3.6bn To Charity

Billionaire Warren Buffett announced on Monday that he had donated US$3.6 billion worth of Berkshire Hathaway stock to t... Read more

May Retail Sales Fall 1.3%

The value of total retail sales in May, provisionally estimated at $40 billion, dipped 1.3% on the same month in 2018,... Read more

G20 Warns Of Economic Storm Clouds Ahead

Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies warned on Saturday of growing risks to the global economy but stopped short o... Read more

Apple To Move Mac Pro Production From US To China

Apple will shift production of its Mac Pro computers to China, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. That deskt... Read more

Wall Street Stocks End Spectacular 1H

Wall Street stocks advanced on Friday, concluding a banner first half of the year even as a prolonged US-China trade war... Read more

HK Signs Customs Pacts

Hong Kong has signed Mutual Recognition Arrangements on Authorized Economic Operator with Israel and Canada, the Custo... Read more

Hong Kong Stocks Slip, Asian Markets On Retreat

Hong Kong shares ended the week with a loss on Friday as investors prepared for the upcoming meeting between Donald Trum... Read more

Home Prices Continue To Scale New Highs

Property prices in Hong Kong continued its climb into record levels, despite measures by the authorities to cool down th... Read more

'Spiritual Partner Of Steve Jobs' To Leave Apple

Apple's longtime design chief Jony Ive – known as Steve Jobs's 'spiritual partner', who played a key role in the devel... Read more

Hong Kong, Shanghai Markets Slip As Leaders Meet

Hong Kong stocks ended Friday's morning session in negative territory as traders keep a cautious watch over developments... Read more

Sino-US Trade Tensions Cloud G20 Summit Outlook

World leaders gathered in Japan on Friday for one of the most high-stakes and fractious G20 meetings in years, with a br... Read more

New Boeing Worries Drag On Dow

Wall Street stocks have closed mostly higher, but Boeing weighed on the Dow amid concerns that its 737 MAX airliner will... Read more

MPF Bill 2019 Gazetted

The Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes (Amendment) Bill 2019 was officially published today.   The bill seeks to give t... Read more

May Mortgage Loans Up 30.1%

Residential mortgage loans approved in May increased 30.1% compared with the previous month to $52.3 billion, the Mone... Read more