Finance

Hong Kong Nets Record Tax As Stocks, Property Boom

A booming stock market and real estate sector have helped the Hong Kong government collect a record HK$328 billion in ta... Read more

Hong Kong Stocks Slip, Asian Markets Mixed

Hong Kong stocks finished the morning session in negative territory as investors cashed in recent gains ahead of the con... Read more

Apple Announces Buy-back But IPhone Sales Miss

Apple reported a jump in second-quarter earnings on Tuesday and announced a hefty new share buyback plan, although sales... Read more

Wall Street Closes Mixed Ahead Of Apple Results

Wall Street closed mixed on Tuesday as trade and economic woes persisted but anticipation of earnings from Apple pushed ... Read more

Views Sought On 5G Services

The Government launched a public consultation today on the assignment arrangements of 5G mobile services and the spect... Read more

Tax Revenue Up 13%

The Inland Revenue Department collected $328.6 billion in tax revenue for 2017-18, up 13% on the previous year.   Com... Read more

Sainsbury's CEO Says Sorry After On-camera Clanger

The CEO of British supermarket chain Sainsbury's has apologised after being caught on camera singing 'We're in the Money... Read more

US Delays Controversial Metal Tariffs On Allies

US President Donald Trump on Monday held off on imposing controversial tariffs on steel and aluminium from the European ... Read more

Wall Street Ends Lower On Geopolitical Woes

Wall Street stocks finished lower overnight as worries about trade conflicts and Iran policy pushed aside positive earni... Read more

McDonald's Earnings Up Thanks To US And China

Fast-food giant McDonald's reported higher first-quarter earnings on Monday behind solidly better sales in the US, China... Read more

Hong Kong Stocks Jump, Tech Stocks Rebound

Hong Kong stocks soared on Monday, extending a rally at the end of last week, as tech firms tracked broad gains in their... Read more

China Factory Data Slows Down, But Beats Forecast

Factory activity in China slowed marginally in April but beat expectations, official data showed on Monday, while analys... Read more

House Price May Fall After Rate Rise: James Lau

The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, James Lau, has warned that home prices may not keep going up, eve... Read more

Hong Kong Leads Asian Rally As Tech Shares Jump

Hong Kong shares rallied in the morning session on Monday, in line with broad gains across Asia, with technology firms a... Read more

Mortgage Loans Up 21.6%

Mortgage loans approved in March rose by 21.6% compared with the previous month to $39.5 billion, the Monetary Authori... Read more