Finance

US Unemployment Filings Drop For A Third Week

New filings for unemployment aid declined for the third straight week in the United States, government data said Thursda... Read more

Local Stocks End Lower After Midweek Break

Stocks fell in Hong Kong on Thursday as investors returned from a midweek break to play catch-up with a sell-off across ... Read more

Bytedance's Billionaire CEO To Leave Post

The Chinese tycoon boss of TikTok parent Bytedance said on Thursday that he will leave the role because he lacks manager... Read more

Wall Street Down As Fed Ponders Bond Pullback

Wall Street's main indexes closed lower on Wednesday after minutes from an April Federal Reserve meeting showed particip... Read more

Beijing's Regulations Wipe US$1 Trillion Off Crypto

Bitcoin and ether tumbled on Wednesday to three-and-a-half-month lows, on track to post their largest one-day loss since... Read more

EU Lawmakers 'to Link China Trade Deal To Sanctions'

China must remove its sanctions on European Union politicians and diplomats if Beijing wants a new investment accord wit... Read more

Wall Street Slides Despite Positive Earnings News

US stocks ended down on Tuesday, slumping on a sharp decline in telecom stocks and weak housing starts data that oversha... Read more

Hong Kong Stocks Finish Well Up, In Line With Region

Hong Kong stocks jumped more than one percent on Tuesday, in line with an Asia-wide advance, as hopes for the global rec... Read more

US Stocks Dragged Down By Tech Shares

Wall Street ended lower on Monday, weighed down by tech shares as signs of growing inflation worried investors about the... Read more

AT&T, Discovery Form Global Streaming Giant

AT&T Inc, the owner of HBO and Warner Bros studios, and cable and streaming network Discovery Inc, the owner of life... Read more

Hong Kong Stocks Extend Rally To End With Gains

Hong Kong shares closed on a positive note on Monday following a strong lead from Wall Street, extending a rally at the ... Read more

China Records Strong Factory Output For April

China's industrial output recorded strong growth in April after last year's pandemic-induced slump, official data showed... Read more

Next Digital Halts Share Trading After Freeze Order

The Hong Kong stock exchange halted trading of Next Digital shares ahead of market opening on Monday after the Security ... Read more

Travel Bubble Flights Deferred

The inaugural flights under the Hong Kong-Singapore Air Travel Bubble (ATB), scheduled for May 26, will be deferred du... Read more

HK Innovations Win Global Acclaim

Chief Executive Carrie Lam today commended Hong Kong research and development talent for winning worldwide acclaim at ... Read more