Finance

Wall Street Edges Up Despite Negative Jobs Data

Big tech helped Wall Street inch up to a higher close on Thursday, modestly building on a two-day rally as lacklustre ec... Read more

Uber Picks Up Logistics Firm For US$2.25bn

Uber on Thursday announced a US$2.25 billion deal to beef up its freight unit with the acquisition of a firm specialisin... Read more

CE Visits Polytechnic University

Chief Executive Carrie Lam visited Polytechnic University today to learn about its scientific research and meet the se... Read more

US Home Prices Hit Record High As Sales Grow

Sales of existing homes rose higher in the United States last month, snapping a four-month streak of declines as prices ... Read more

Local Shares Stage Rebound On Wall Street Lead

The Hang Seng Index rebounded on Thursday, as did other markets in the region, after forecast-beating earnings reports b... Read more

US Stocks Gain On Earnings, Economy Hopes

Wall Street stocks posted their second straight daily gain on Wednesday, with robust corporate earnings and renewed opti... Read more

June Sees 0.7% Inflation

Overall consumer prices rose 0.7% in June year-on-year, smaller than the 1% growth in May, the Census & Statistics... Read more

Hong Kong Stocks Dip As Virus Fears Persist

The Hong Kong market failed to hold onto its early gains and closed in the red on Wednesday, as investors continued to m... Read more

US Stocks Rebound From Losing Streak

Wall Street ended sharply higher on Tuesday, rebounding from a multi-day losing streak as a string of upbeat earnings re... Read more

CE Meets Culture Vice Minister

Chief Executive Carrie Lam today met Vice Minister of Culture & Tourism Zhang Xu at Government House.   Welcoming... Read more

HSI Extends Losses As Covid Fears Linger Globally

Shares in Hong Kong retreated for a second day on Tuesday, after the Dow on Wall Street suffered its worst drop since Oc... Read more

Hong Kong Stocks Extend Losses At Open

Hong Kong stocks opened Tuesday morning in negative territory following another hefty fall on Wall Street sparked by inc... Read more

US Drug Firms 'agree US$26bn Opioid Settlement'

US state attorneys general and lawyers for local governments are expected this week to unveil a landmark, US$26 billion ... Read more

US Stocks Tumble On Coronavirus Worries

A surge in Delta variant infections sparked a broad sell-off on Wall Street on Monday as investors feared renewed Covid-... Read more

Travel Bubble Further Postponed

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government today announced that given the recent surge in Singapore’s CO... Read more