Finance

HK Disneyland Still In The Red, But Losses Narrow

Hong Kong Disneyland on Monday said its net losses in the 2021 financial year narrowed by 12 percent to HK$2.4 billion, ... Read more

Court Hits Pause On Building Amazon's Africa HQ

A South African court has paused construction on a Cape Town complex set to house Amazon's Africa headquarters, siding w... Read more

Saudi Aramco Says Profit More Than Doubled In 2021

Energy giant Saudi Aramco said on Sunday its 2021 net profit soared by more than 120 percent, due to higher crude prices... Read more

Bitcoin To The Rescue: Cryptos' Role In Ukraine

Cryptocurrencies have taken on an unprecedented role in the conflict in Ukraine, helping the government raise millions o... Read more

Wall Street Gains On Xi/Biden Talks

Wall Street's three major indexes closed higher on Friday, with the biggest boost from recently battered technology stoc... Read more

US Stocks Continue Rally In Spite Of Oil Price Rise

Wall Street stocks rallied for a third straight session on Thursday despite a jump in oil prices as markets monitored de... Read more

Amazon Says It Has Closed A Deal To Buy MGM

Amazon on Thursday said it had closed a US$8.5 billion deal to buy MGM, adding the fabled movie maker to its stable as i... Read more

Bank Of England Raises Rates, Unsure On Future Moves

The Bank of England raised interest rates on Thursday in a bid to keep fast-rising inflation in check. However, with the... Read more

No Cases Of Forced Labour Found: Li Ning

Chinese sportswear giant Li Ning says US authorities have made “incorrect and misleading” allegations in a statement... Read more

Hang Seng Surge Continues In Early Trading

Hong Kong stocks soared more than six percent at the start of trade Thursday morning, extending the previous day's nine ... Read more

HKMA Raises Base Rate Following Fed Decision

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority on Thursday increased the base lending rate in the SAR by 25 basis points to 0.75 perce... Read more

China Eastern Asks US For Approval To Shift Flights

China Eastern Airlines Corp on Wednesday asked the US Transportation Department for approval to temporarily shift New Yo... Read more

US Stocks Make Sharp Gains After Fed Rate Rise

The S&P 500 closed up more than 2 percent while the Nasdaq rallied almost 4 percent on Wednesday as investors shrugg... Read more

Fed Attacks Inflation With Rate Hike, More To Come

The US Federal Reserve launched an effort on Wednesday to tame the country’s worst inflation since the 1970s, raising ... Read more

Hong Kong Stocks Soar As Beijing Pledges Support

Hong Kong stocks soared on Wednesday after mainland authorities pledged much-needed support to beaten-down markets. X... Read more