Tag: finance and investments
7 months ago
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Oil rises, US stock futures drop on turmoil in the Middle East

Oil prices surged and US stock futures fell on Sunday night in their first reaction to Israel’s war with Hamas.

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8 months ago
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Another top Silicon Valley investor is splitting off its China business as pressure mounts

GGV Capital, a prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firm, has become the latest big investor to break up its US a...

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8 months ago
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Australia’s first female central bank chief takes charge as cost of living crisis rages

Australia’s new central bank chief, Michele Bullock, took the helm Monday after a firestorm of criticism over rising ...

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8 months ago
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China property woes deepen as a big developer suspends debt payments

A major Chinese property company has suspended offshore debt payments, deepening turmoil in the beleaguered sector.

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8 months ago
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China is huge for chip designer Arm. That’s a risk for its new investors

As British chip designer Arm prepares to raise about $5 billion in an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, its ...

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8 months ago
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Arm’s IPO could value the chip company at $52 billion. Apple, Google and Nvidia show interest

A who’s who of Big Tech companies is set to invest in one of the most highly anticipated initial public offerings in ...

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9 months ago
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VinFast shares soar again as buzz over Vietnamese EV maker grows

Shares of VinFast, the Vietnamese electric vehicle maker that went public in a red-hot Wall Street debut last week, e...

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9 months ago
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China disappoints investors with ‘underwhelming’ decision on key interest rate

China has surprised investors by deciding not to cut an important interest rate that influences mortgages, in a move ...

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9 months ago
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A Vietnamese electric carmaker is now worth more than Volkswagen and Ford

One of Vietnam’s biggest automakers has made a big splash on its entry to Wall Street, pushing its market capitalizat...

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9 months ago
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Tesla stock falls after cutting prices in China again

Tesla is back to cutting prices in China, and investors don’t seem happy about it.

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9 months ago
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Chinese property giant Country Garden flags loss of up to $7.6 billion as it nears default

One of China’s biggest property developers says it has burned through up to $7.6 billion in the first half of the yea...

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9 months ago
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US investment curbs deal ‘major blow’ to Chinese startups

New constraints on US investments in advanced technology in China will exacerbate a slump in deals between the world’...

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9 months ago
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HSBC executive apologizes for calling the UK ‘weak’ over China

A top executive at HSBC has apologized after reportedly calling the UK government “weak” over its dealings with China...

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10 months ago
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HSBC raises outlook as profits nearly double

HSBC’s profits have soared as it continues to cut costs and cash in on high interest rates around the world.

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11 months ago
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HSBC is downsizing its headquarters and leaving London’s Canary Wharf

HSBC is halving the size of its global headquarters and moving out of Canary Wharf, a business district built in the ...

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11 months ago
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‘Nothing to hide’: AIIB will investigate claims of Chinese Communist Party control

A Beijing-based multinational lender is launching an internal review after Canada suspended its ties with the regiona...

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11 months ago
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Canada freezes ties with Beijing-based development bank over claim of Communist Party control

Canada is suspending ties with a Beijing-based multinational lender — billed as Asia’s answer to the World Bank — pen...

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12 months ago
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What happens when $2 trillion is sucked out of the global economy? It may not be pretty

Central banks have been credited with averting a global depression twice over the past 15 years: Once after the 2008 ...

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about 1 year ago
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This golden statue was ridiculed when a local government erected it. Then gold prices skyrocketed

A rural South Korean county was mocked for spending more than $2 million to build a statue of bats made out of real g...

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about 1 year ago
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Global companies warn of slower-than-expected recovery in China

China's first few months of reopening to the world hasn't gone as planned for global businesses.

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about 1 year ago
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The Fed could be on the verge of repeating its 1970s mistake

When the Federal Reserve embarked on an aggressive campaign to quash inflation last year, it did so with the goal of ...

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about 1 year ago
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This is how the banking crisis ends

US regional bank stocks look set to rebound Friday but are still down sharply this week, accentuating fears that fede...

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about 1 year ago
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Make up or break up? HSBC faces off with divided shareholders

HSBC shareholders are expected to vote Friday on demands for a radical overhaul of the bank.

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about 1 year ago
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Why these bank stocks aren’t getting crushed

JPMorgan Chase's rescue of First Republic Bank in the United States this week didn't herald the end of the banking cr...

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about 1 year ago
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What happens above 5%? The Fed’s big risk

The Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise its benchmark interest rate again on Wednesday, lifting it above 5% f...

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about 1 year ago
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It’s getting ‘substantially’ harder for Europe’s businesses and homebuyers to get loans

Europe's banks are pulling back access to credit, and a key measure of inflation in the region has cooled, bolstering...

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about 1 year ago
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$250,000 or $25 million: How much of your savings should be insured?

If my bank fails, how much of my savings will I get back?

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about 1 year ago
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Central banks end crisis-fighting measure as bank tumult recedes

Last month, the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the second-largest bank failure in US history, unleashed broader pan...

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about 1 year ago
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Why European stocks are crushing US peers

For years, global investors preferred American stocks to European ones. But at a time of change in financial markets,...

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about 1 year ago
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Living standards are still falling in Japan. That’s a recipe for more stagnation

Japan's workers still aren't getting paid enough to keep up with rising prices. That's hurting living standards and c...

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about 1 year ago
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IMF: Banking crisis boosts risks and dims outlook for world economy

At the start of the year, economists and corporate leaders expressed optimism that global economic growth might not s...

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about 1 year ago
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American offices are half-empty. That could be the next big risk for banks

From Dallas and Minneapolis to New York and Los Angeles, offices sit vacant or underused, showing the staying power o...

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about 1 year ago
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Britain’s pound is beating every other major currency this year

The British pound crashed to a record low last fall as investors rebelled against budget plans by former Prime Minist...

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about 1 year ago
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HSBC’s top execs face tense shareholders calling for a breakup

HSBC's top brass defended their strategy Monday to frustrated shareholders in the lender's largest market, as Europe'...

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about 1 year ago
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Oil prices surge after OPEC+ producers announce surprise cuts

Oil prices spiked during Asian trade Monday after OPEC+ producers said they would cut production in a surprise move.

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about 1 year ago
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Post-2008 reforms didn’t solve the problem of ‘too big to fail’ banks

Regulation introduced after the 2008 financial crisis was supposed to make bank bailouts a thing of the past. But its...

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about 1 year ago
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‘Companies are holding out’: Global IPO market slump endures

A slowdown in global initial public offerings continued in the first quarter of 2023 and is likely to endure in the c...

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about 1 year ago
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Bank of England calls for urgent action on funds that nearly toppled UK financial system

The Bank of England has called for urgent action to address a weak spot in the UK financial system as persistent worr...

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about 1 year ago
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Kakao wins control of K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment

South Korean internet company Kakao has become the largest shareholder of SM Entertainment, winning a battle for cont...

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