ECB Calls For Global Regulation Of Cryptocurrencies
A senior European Central Bank official called on Monday for global regulation of cryptocurrencies as the virtual assets... Read more
Twitter Confirms Sale To Elon Musk For US$44 Bn
Twitter on Monday confirmed it is selling the platform to billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk in a deal valued at US$44 b... Read more
Hong Kong Stocks Dive As Lockdown Fears Bite
Shares in Hong Kong and the mainland plunged on Monday on growing fears over the Chinese economy as a fast-spreading Cov... Read more
Hong Kong, Mainland Markets Down Sharply
Hong Kong stocks opened on Monday morning sharply lower, in line with a sell-off across Asia and following a painful end... Read more
'Bad Guys' Tops North American Box Office
Three new releases helped fuel the North American box office this weekend, with Universal's animated action-comedy "The ... Read more
Shanghai's Economy Slows As Covid Deals Blow
The economy of Shanghai, the mainland's most populous city, slowed in the first quarter from the end of 2021, hurt by ra... Read more
US Stocks End Week With More Losses
Major US stock indexes slumped again on Friday, ending a whipsaw week of surprise earnings news and increased certainty ... Read more
US Business Activity Slows As Costs Soar
US business activity slowed in April as soaring costs for raw materials, fuel and labor pushed input prices to a record ... Read more
US Stocks End Lower After Fed Chair Comments
The main US stock indices closed lower on Thursday, giving up earlier gains as Federal Reserve officials including Chair... Read more
Fed Chair Hints At 50bp Rate Rise In May
The Federal Reserve may opt to hike interest rates by half a percentage point at its policy meeting next month in a bid ... Read more
Netflix Woes Hit Nasdaq; Dow Rises
The tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped on Wednesday as Netflix's surprise decline in subscribers weighed on both the streaming gi... Read more
Western Officials In G20 Walkout
Top finance officials from Britain, the United States and Canada walked out of Wednesday's G20 meeting as Russian repres... Read more
PBOC Leaves Key Interest Rates Unchanged
China kept its benchmark lending rates steady on Wednesday, with markets seeing the move as Beijing's cautious approach ... Read more
Nasdaq Drives Wall Street's Best Day In Weeks
The three main Wall Street benchmarks had their best days in over a month on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq closing up 2.2 per... Read more
IMF Slashes Growth Forecast On 'seismic' Ukraine War
The "seismic" impact of the war in Ukraine is spreading worldwide, causing the IMF on Tuesday to sharply downgrade its 2... Read more