Finance

US Stocks Hit New Records As Earnings Come In

Tech shares were on top again Monday as a heavy week of corporate earnings kicked off while pharmaceutical companies off... Read more

Europe To Lift Flight Ban On 737 Max This Weekend

Europe is set to lift a 22-month flight ban on the Boeing 737 Max this week after reviewing submissions by industry expe... Read more

Tech Rally Pushes HSI Back Above 30,000

Local shares outperformed their regional peers on Monday, with the Hang Seng Index closing above 30,000 as sentiment was... Read more

China Overtakes US As Top Investment Destination

China was the largest recipient of foreign direct investment in 2020 as the coronavirus outbreak spread across the world... Read more

200 Jobs, Internships To Be Created

The Commerce & Economic Development Bureau today said it will launch two internship programmes to create some 200 ... Read more

Yellen Set To Be First Woman Treasury Secretary

The US Senate Finance Committee on Friday unanimously approved Janet Yellen's nomination as the first woman Treasury sec... Read more

US Stocks End Mostly Lower On Grim Covid-19 News

Wall Street stocks finished mostly lower on Friday as investors grappled with worries over new coronavirus strains while... Read more

HSI Ends In The Red On Profit-taking, Virus Fears

Local shares were down across the board on Friday afternoon, as investors reaped profits from recent highs fuelled by ex... Read more

Nissan To Source More Batteries From UK

Nissan will source more batteries from Britain to avoid tariffs on electric cars after the UK's trade deal with the EU, ... Read more

Hong Kong Stocks Retreat From 30,000 Mark At Opening

Hong Kong stocks fell in the first few minutes of trade Friday morning as investors took profits following a recent heal... Read more

Big Tech Edges Nasdaq To Record But Oil Shares Slump

The Nasdaq pushed to a fresh record on Thursday on lingering optimism over the US presidential transition, but petroleum... Read more

Local Stocks Lose Ground Despite Regional Gains

Asian markets scaled new heights on Thursday on optimism over the new US administration, but the Hong Kong market bucked... Read more

Wall Street Hits Records After Biden Takes Office

Wall Street greeted new US President Joe Biden by climbing even higher on Wednesday, closing at records amid promises of... Read more

Dec Sees 0.7% Deflation

Overall consumer prices in December fell 0.7% year-on-year, larger than the corresponding decrease of 0.2% in November... Read more

HK Shares Extend Rally In Heavy Trading

Local stocks and mainland markets rose on Wednesday – in line with the surge on Wall Street overnight – ahead of Joe... Read more