Finance

Retail Sales Fall For 24th Month, Slump Worsens

Retail sales in Hong Kong slumped for the 24th consecutive month in January and recorded a bigger decrease from the mont... Read more

HSI Leads Regional Gains, Up Nearly 800 Points

Local stocks put on healthy gains on Wednesday thanks to fresh optimism towards coronavirus vaccines and global economic... Read more

Hong Kong Stocks Open Higher In Nervous Market

Hong Kong stocks opened slightly higher on Wednesday morning following the previous day's drop but investors remain on e... Read more

US Stocks Finish Lower, Undercut By Tech Sector

US stock markets ended lower on Tuesday, pulled down by Apple and Tesla, while materials stocks climbed as investors wai... Read more

Jan Retail Sales Fall 13.6%

The value of total retail sales in January, provisionally estimated at $32.6 billion, fell 13.6% compared with the sam... Read more

'Nicolas Aguzin Cleared To Head HKEX'

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) on Tuesday said the markets watchdog has approved the appointment of pro... Read more

HSI Erases Early Gains To End In The Red

Hong Kong shares finished Tuesday in negative territory while regional stocks were mixed after a top Chinese regulatory ... Read more

US Stocks Rally; Lifted By Bond Market, Vaccine News

The S&P 500 surged on Monday in its strongest one-day gain since June as bond markets calmed after a month-long sell... Read more

Talent Scheme Eligibility Widens

The Innovation & Technology Commission today announced that the eligibility for the Research Talent Hub will be ex... Read more

Local Shares Rebound From Last Week's Sell-off

Local shares headed north along with their peers in the region on Monday, overcoming market jitters sparked by concerns ... Read more

Chilly Sino-Australian Relations Hit Investment

Chinese investment in Australia plunged almost two-thirds last year to less than US$1 billion as the impact of coronavir... Read more

Buffet Tells Investors: Don't Bet Against America

Ninety-year-old billionaire Warren Buffett reaffirmed his fervent belief in the American Dream in a letter to investors ... Read more

Nasdaq Rallies Though Dow And S&P Lose More Ground

The tech-heavy Nasdaq index rallied in choppy trading on Friday, even as sentiment remained fragile after the index's wo... Read more

Malaysia's Ambank To Pay US$700m Over 1MDB Scandal

Malaysian banking group AMMB Holdings Berhad (AmBank) will pay 2.83 billion ringgit (US$699 million) to the government t... Read more

HSI Nosedives More Than 1,000 Points In Asia Rout

Hong Kong and regional stocks took a beating on Friday, as rising US Treasury yields sparked fears that economic recover... Read more