Finance

Hong Kong Stocks Lose Ground At Break

Hong Kong stocks were slightly lower by the break on Monday as investors keep track of US stimulus talks and the rollout... Read more

Taiwan To Apply For CPTPP

Taiwan will submit an application to join the revamped version of the Trans-Pacific Partnership once it has finished inf... Read more

AstraZeneca In US$39bn Biotech Purchase

British pharmaceuticals group AstraZeneca, which is finalising a vaccine against Covid-19, said on Saturday it was buyin... Read more

HK Post Addresses Overtime Concerns

Hongkong Post today said it recently introduced manpower deployment measures to address the Audit Commission’s criti... Read more

US Stock Markets Edge Lower On Package Jitters

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed with modest declines on Friday, as uncertainty over fresh economic stimulus dented con... Read more

Mastercard Hit By Huge Class Action Lawsuit In UK

The UK Supreme Court on Friday allowed a 14 billion pound (HK$143.4 billion) class action to proceed against Mastercard ... Read more

HK Shares Close Higher On Vaccine News

The government’s announcement on Friday that it has secured 15 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines boosted local shares... Read more

Local Stocks Edge Higher At Break

Hong Kong stocks headed into the break with gains on Friday but an early rally was pared by concerns about a lack of pro... Read more

Wall Street Pares Early Losses On Stimulus Hope

Major averages closed on Thursday with a rebound from early lows as investors looked for signs of progress in fiscal sti... Read more

Airbnb Takes Flight On Wall Street Debut

Shares of Airbnb soared in their stock market debut on Thursday, valuing the home rental firm at US$101.6 billion in the... Read more

US Takes Aim At China Telecom's Right To Operate

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Thursday it begun the process of revoking China Telecom's authori... Read more

New Functions Added To Mobile App

The LeaveHomeSafe mobile app has been updated with new functions, the Office of the Government Chief Information Offic... Read more

HSI Eases On Sluggish US Stimulus, Brexit Talks

Shares in Hong Kong and the region followed the lead of Wall Street and finished Thursday on a negative note, as investo... Read more

HK Stocks Retreat At Break Over US Stimulus, Brexit

Hong Kong stocks finished Thursday's morning session in the red as US lawmakers battle to hammer out a new stimulus for ... Read more

Stimulus Woe Pushes Wall Street Lower

US stocks closed lower on Wednesday, retreating from record levels as investors grew discouraged over the halting progre... Read more