Finance

Nasdaq Falls From Record, Dow Edges Up

Wall Street stocks finished mixed on Friday, with the Nasdaq retreating from a record following solid US jobs data as Wa... Read more

New Sanctions Will Not Benefit US

Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development Edward Yau today said the US Government’s latest sanctions on Hong... Read more

US Adds 1.8 Mn Jobs, Jobless Rate Falls To 10.2%

The US economy added just 1.8 million jobs in July, far fewer than in May and June but not as bad as some economists fea... Read more

Battered Tencent Weighs Down Hong Kong Market

Hong Kong stocks finished sharply lower on Friday, with market heavyweight Tencent battered by President Donald Trump's ... Read more

Tencent Shares Fall As Trump Targets WeChat

Tech giant Tencent's shares fell more than 4% in Hong Kong on Friday morning following President Donald Trump's orders t... Read more

HSI Loses Over 2 Percent As Tencent Shares Dive

Hong Kong shares plunged on Friday morning, with market heavyweight Tencent leading losses after Donald Trump signed an ... Read more

Nasdaq Hits New Record, Powered By Tech Heavyweights

US stock markets shrugged off a sluggish start and closed higher on Thursday, with the Nasdaq ending the session above 1... Read more

Fed Unveils Alternative To Facebooks's Libra System

Noting security concerns posed by Facebook's digital currency Libra, the Federal Reserve on Thursday revealed details of... Read more

28m Masks Distributed To The Public

The Government distributed about 28 million disposable adult masks to some 2.8 million residential addresses in Hong ... Read more

Pandemic Powers Healthy Profit Surge For Nintendo

Nintendo made a US$1 billion net profit in the first quarter, it said on Thursday, with gamers stuck at home during the ... Read more

HSI Slips On China-US Tiffs, But Asian Markets Rally

Hong Kong stocks closed lower on Thursday following recent gains and on concerns about China-US tensions, while investor... Read more

Philippine Economy Plunges Into Recession

The Philippine economy plunged by much more than expected in the second quarter, falling into recession for the first ti... Read more

Hong Kong Stocks Fall As China-US Tiffs Continue

Hong Kong shares were more than 1 percent lower after the morning session on Thursday following a recent rally, with inv... Read more

Disney Result Helps US Markets Close Higher

US stocks climbed on Wednesday on the heels of a surprise quarterly profit from Disney and as investors stayed optimisti... Read more

HSI Edges Up As Markets Track US Stimulus Talks

Hong Kong stocks extended the previous day's rally on Wednesday as investors track talks in Washington to draw up a new ... Read more