Finance

Powell Likens US Emergency Covid Efforts To Dunkirk

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell compared the actions taken by the central bank early in the pandemic as the econo... Read more

Tencent Boss Vows 'compliance' With China Regulators

Tencent's billionaire founder Pony Ma – China's second richest man – has met with anti-monopoly regulators and agree... Read more

HSI In The Red After Rollercoaster Day

Mainland tech and dual-listed shares in Hong Kong sank on Thursday after the US securities regulator announced that it i... Read more

Wall Street Stumbles, With Tech The Big Loser

The S&P 500 closed lower on Wednesday as optimism about the economic recovery by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell... Read more

Trapped Ship Sends Oil Price Soaring

Tug boats worked on Wednesday to free a giant container ship stuck in the Suez Canal after it veered off course in a san... Read more

City In Time Tourism Project Launched

The Tourism Commission today launched the City in Time tourism project that lets locals and tourists travel through ti... Read more

Feb Exports Value Up 30.4%

The value of Hong Kong's total exports increased to $311.1 billion in February, up 30.4% on the same month last year, ... Read more

STEM Scheme Draws 1.6k Students

The Innovation & Technology Commission today said the STEM Internship Scheme will be regularised due to the enthus... Read more

Sea Of Red In HK, Region On Fresh Covid Jitters

The local benchmark fell below 28,000 on Wednesday and regional shares dipped to a two-week low as new lockdowns in Euro... Read more

Wall Street Falls On Tax, Spending Fears

US stocks tumbled on Tuesday as concerns about the cost of infrastructure spending and potential tax increases to pay fo... Read more

Alfred Sit Briefs I&T Sector

Secretary for Innovation & Technology Alfred Sit today briefed the innovation and technology (I&T) sector on t... Read more

Maintaining Fiscal Reserves Essential

Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury Christopher Hui stated that while the Government strives to make a... Read more

HSI Loses Ground As Baidu Disappoints On HK Debut

Local blue-chips finished in negative territory on Tuesday after failing to hold on to early gains. Mainland search e... Read more

Baidu Shares Edge Up On Its Hong Kong Listing Debut

Chinese search engine Baidu debuted on Hong Kong's stock exchange on Tuesday after raising US$3.1 billion in its initial... Read more

Corporates Want G7 Action On Digital Policies

A group of 25 major corporations called on Monday for the G7 to establish a body to coordinate global rules on digital p... Read more