Finance

Feb Retail Sales Up 30%

The value of total retail sales in February, provisionally estimated at $29.5 billion, rose 30% compared with the same... Read more

RTHK Has To Follow Rules: CE

(To watch the full media session with sign language interpretation, click here.)   Chief Executive Carrie Lam today s... Read more

HSI Ends Flat, Bilibili's Debut Disappoints

Local shares finished little changed following choppy trade on Monday while newcomer Bilibili underperformed, as investo... Read more

US Tariffs On Chinese Imports To Stay

President Joe Biden's new trade negotiator has said the United States is not yet ready to lift tariffs on Chinese import... Read more

China Cuts Taxes To Spur Semiconductor Development

China announced tax breaks Monday to spur growth of its semiconductor industry following US sanctions that alarmed the r... Read more

Bilibili Sinks 6 Percent On Hong Kong Debut

Video streaming site Bilibili sank on its first day trading on Hong Kong's stock exchange on Monday as investors fret ov... Read more

Australia Ends Pandemic Wage Subsidy

Australia on Sunday ended a pandemic wage subsidy scheme despite official warnings that up to 150,000 people could lose ... Read more

Goldman Sachs Bankers Revolt Over Long Hours

A revolt by junior Goldman Sachs' bankers over work weeks that can stretch to as long as 105 hours has inspired both sch... Read more

IP Protection Awareness Remains High

Hong Kong has maintained a high level of awareness of intellectual property (IP) rights protection and respect for suc... Read more

2k Temp Jobs Set For Travel Trade

The Government will from May 1 offer up to 2,000 short-term jobs for the travel trade for providing administrative sup... Read more

US Stocks End Higher, Buoyed By Hopes Of Recovery

The S&P 500 and Dow rose in a broad-based advance on Friday with technology, healthcare and financial stocks providi... Read more

VW Targets Former Senior Management Over Dieselgate

Volkswagen will claim damages from former Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn and former Audi boss Rupert Stadler over its... Read more

Hang Seng Index Ends On Positive Note

Local shares staged a strong rebound on Friday to snap a five-day losing streak, while markets elsewhere in the region a... Read more

US Markets Close Higher On Recovery Hopes

US stocks rose in a late-day rally on Thursday as investors bought stocks likely to do well in the recovery, while picki... Read more

US Jobless Claims Fall To Lowest Since Pandemic

The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to 684,000, the fewest since the pandemic erup... Read more