Finance

Omicron Variant Could Put Brakes On Growth: IMF Boss

The new Omicron variant of Covid-19 could slow the global economic recovery, just as the Delta strain did, IMF chief Kri... Read more

Tech Shares Tumble To End Losing Week For US Stocks

The Nasdaq led Wall Street lower on Friday as stocks concluded a losing week on a downcast note following disappointing ... Read more

US Hiring Disappoints In November

The United States added just 210,000 jobs last month, the government reported, less than half the increase analysts were... Read more

Didi To Quit New York For Hong Kong Listing

The mainland-based ride-hailing giant, Didi Global, has announced that it intends to delist in New York less than six mo... Read more

US Stocks End Solidly Higher After Two Down Days

Wall Street stocks rose on Thursday, shrugging off two straight negative sessions as markets grappled with worries over ... Read more

Oil Producers To Increase Output In January

Major oil producers decided on Thursday to raise output levels in January, despite the Omicron coronavirus variant raisi... Read more

Govt Rejects US Claims

Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury Christopher Hui today expressed regret about the US Securities &am... Read more

HK Contributes To Nations Green Goal

The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) held last month has drawn the world's attention to the press... Read more

HSI Gains Ground For Second Day On Bargain Hunting

Hong Kong stocks rose on Thursday to extend the previous day's gains as traders brushed off a plunge on Wall Street to p... Read more

Hong Kong Stocks Slide But Suncity Shines

Hong Kong stocks began Thursday on the back foot again, tracking losses across most of Asia following a late plunge on W... Read more

US Stocks Fall Again As Omicron Case Derails Rally

Wall Street stocks finished with steep losses for a second straight session on Wednesday, tumbling after US authorities ... Read more

HK To Be Regional IP Trading Centre

Sustainable development is central to our future, and innovation is critical to realising sustainability. Innovation a... Read more

Hong Kong Health Code To Open

(To watch the full press conference with sign language interpretation, click here.)   To facilitate quarantine-free t... Read more

Meeting On I&T Co-operation Held

The 15th meeting of the Mainland/Hong Kong Science & Technology Co-operation Committee was held today.   Secretar... Read more

US Private Firms Hire 534k Workers In November

Private US companies added 534,000 workers in November, payroll services firm ADP reported on Wednesday. The figure f... Read more