US Hiring Surges In February
The US economy saw better-than-expected hiring in February as businesses battered by the Covid-19 pandemic began recruit... Read more
Italy Lobbies EU To Save Alitalia
Italy on Friday lobbied EU authorities to approve a long-delayed state rescue of beleaguered national airline Alitalia, ... Read more
HSI Logs Losses On Lingering Inflation Fears
The Hang Seng Index finished lower in choppy trade on Friday and Asian markets were down as well, amid ongoing concerns ... Read more
Hong Kong Shares Follow Wall Street Downwards
Hong Kong stocks plunged almost two percent in the first few minutes of Friday morning, in line with a drop on Wall Stre... Read more
Wall Street Closes Lower, Battered By Price Concerns
Wall Street plunged into the red on Thursday, with all three major stock indices closing lower after investors were disa... Read more
Cautious Opec+ Raises Output By Less Than Expected
The Opec group of oil producers and its allies decided to allow a slight rise in crude output in the face of fragile mar... Read more
'US Won't Reach Maximum Employment This Year'
The US labour market faces a lengthy recovery and the economy will not see "maximum employment" this year, Federal Reser... Read more
HK Shares End In The Red As Tech Sell-off Returns
Hong Kong and mainland markets finished in the red on Thursday, as rising US bond yields again spooked investors to give... Read more
Local Stocks Open Lower As Inflation Fears Persist
Shares in Hong Kong fell more than one percent at the opening of trading on Thursday as markets across the globe continu... Read more
Google Turns Its Back On Cookies
Alphabet Inc's Google will not build or use alternate tools to track web browsing traffic once it begins phasing out exi... Read more
Technology Shares Drag Nasdaq Lower
The Nasdaq ended sharply lower on Wednesday after investors sold high-flying technology shares and pivoted to sectors vi... Read more
Bountiful Opportunities For HK: FS
This is my fifth Budget. Over these few years, extremes have become the taxing norm. Consider: we have dealt with a re... Read more
Travel Industry Schemes Extended
The Government today announced that the application deadlines of the Travel Agents Incentive Scheme and the Green Li... Read more
Economic Index Exclusion Dismaying
The Government today expressed deep disappointment and serious dismay at the Heritage Foundation's decision to exclude... Read more
Britain Slashes 2021 Growth In Virus-fighting Budget
Britain on Wednesday sharply cut the growth forecast of its virus-ravaged economy, warning the pandemic was still causin... Read more