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BEIJING : Oil prices consolidated losses on Wednesday in Asian trade, after falling by more than 3 per cent to six-month lows in the previous session on oversupply and demand concerns. Brent crude futures for February inched down 1 cent to $73.23 a barrel by 0207 GMT. U.S. West Texas […]

SINGAPORE : Japanese markets were reeling on Friday, with the Nikkei heading for its biggest weekly drop since October, bonds battered and the yen surging toward its largest weekly gain for five months as investors rushed out of bets on Japanese rates staying low. Beyond Japan MSCI’s broadest index of […]

HONG KONG : Shares in Chinese property developer Shimao Group were flat on Friday after it issued a restructuring plan to reduce up to $7 billion in offshore debt, becoming the latest developer in China to try to revamp its debt. The developer, with around $11.7 billion in offshore notes, […]

BEIJING : Declines in China’s exports likely slowed in November, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday, amid mixed signs factories in the world’s second-largest economy may be finding their footing after a bruising slump in demand. Outbound shipments from China are expected to show a 1.1 per cent drop in […]

SHENZHEN: Toyota Motor has halted production on some ageing lines at a joint venture in China while operations continue as normal, the Japanese automaker said on Saturday (Dec 2) after a media report that it was partially suspending production due to weak sales. The production halt at the Tianjin venture […]

SINGAPORE : Lotus Technology, the luxury electric vehicle arm of sports car brand Lotus, said on Tuesday it has secured $870 million in financing ahead of the completion of its merger with blank check company L Catterton Asia Acquisition (LCAA). All of the financing was secured based on a $5.5 […]

Production of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert was canceled this week as the top-rated US late-night television host recovers from surgery. Production of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert was canceled this week as the top-rated US late-night television host recovers from surgery for a ruptured appendix, the CBS […]

HONG KONG: Hong Kong private home prices extended a fall in October, dipping to their lowest since March 2017, official data showed on Tuesday, weighed down by higher interest rates and weak buying sentiment. Home prices in the financial hub, one of the most expensive markets in the world, dropped […]

HONG KONG: People’s Bank of China (PBOC) Governor Pan Gongsheng said monetary policy would be kept accommodative, though inflation was “bottoming out” and was likely to pick-up in coming months. China’s economy gained momentum in recent months, paving the way for achieving the official growth target, Pan told the HKMA-BIS […]