GM Expected To Lay Off Thousands Of Workers
General Motors is expected to lay off about 4,000 salaried workers under a reorganisation announced late last year, a pe... Read more
US Stocks End Good Week On A Lacklustre Note
Wall Street stocks concluded another strong week with a nearly flat session on Friday, pausing from a heady January foll... Read more
Shutdown Causes Rise In US Unemployment
US job creation saw another blockbuster month in January, blowing past the government shutdown, but that disruption help... Read more
Hong Kong Stocks End Flat, Shanghai Jumps
Hong Kong shares ended slightly lower on Friday after a broadly positive week, despite positive comments from Beijing an... Read more
Hong Kong Gives Up Gains, Mainland Markets Up
Hong Kong stocks gave up its early gains and ended the morning slightly lower on Friday despite positive comments from B... Read more
Trump Says No Trade Deal Unless He Meets With Xi
President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wanted a “very big deal” US trade deal with China, but signaled there cou... Read more
Dow, S&P Post Solid Monthly Gains
Wall Street stocks finished a banner month on a mostly positive note on Thursday, with the Dow notching its best January... Read more
Smartphones Sales Slip In 2018, Outlook Grim
Global smartphone sales saw their worst contraction ever in 2018, and the outlook for 2019 isn't much better, new survey... Read more
European Watchdog Accuses Banks Of Collusion
The EU's powerful anti-trust sheriff on Thursday accused eight banks of having conspired for several years to distort co... Read more
HSI Gains As Asian Markets Rally Over Fed Comments
Hong Kong shares rose on Thursday, tracking regional gains after the Federal Reserve signalled it would slow down its pa... Read more
Mainland To Relax IPO Rules To Woo Start-ups
The mainland will relax rules on IPOs for a planned Nasdaq-style tech board in Shanghai as it seeks to encourage start-u... Read more
Chinese Factories Remain Sluggish In January
The manufacturing activity on the mainland contracted for a second consecutive month in January, official data showed on... Read more
HK, Shanghai Stocks Boosted By Factory Data Bump
Hong Kong stocks rallied in the morning session on Thursday, boosted by a signal from the Federal Reserve that it will s... Read more
Fed, Apple, Boeing Boost US Markets
Wall Street stocks rallied on Wednesday following a dovish Federal Reserve announcement and earnings from Apple and Boei... Read more
US Fed Keeps Rates Unchanged, Pledges Patience
The Federal Reserve left the key US lending rate unchanged on Wednesday, and said it would be "patient" about making any... Read more