South Korea is extending trading hours on its main stock exchange, breaking with established norms across major Asian markets as it seeks to attract sustained participation from global investors and move towards
Norway’s $2.1 trillion sovereign wealth fund is supporting Microsoft Corp. in a contentious shareholder vote concerning the company’s human rights practices, Bloomberg reported. Some investors had proposed requiring Microsoft to enhance its
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Global airlines raced to repair a software issue affecting Airbus A320 jets on Saturday, as a partial recall by the European planemaker grounded hundreds of flights across Asia and Europe, raising concerns
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China’s economic slowdown deepened in November as factory activity continued to contract for the eighth consecutive month, according to official data reported by Bloomberg. The National Bureau of Statistics said the manufacturing
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After one of India’s weakest years in decades, some of Wall Street’s biggest names are forecasting a market rebound next year, according to Bloomberg. Morgan Stanley, Citigroup Inc., and Goldman Sachs Group
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American shoppers spent a record $11.8 billion online on Black Friday, marking a 9.1% increase from last year, according to final data from Adobe Analytics cited by Reuters. Adobe, which tracks more
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Credit-rating companies have raised concerns over Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’ decision to push the bulk of her fiscal tightening to the end of the decade, casting doubt on whether the
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India’s economy expanded at a faster pace than anticipated last quarter, highlighting the country’s economic resilience even as steep U.S. tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump weigh on the outlook for the
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Singapore state investment firm Temasek Holdings is in advanced negotiations to acquire a minority stake in Quest Global Services, a deal that would value the engineering solutions provider at approximately $4.6 billion,
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SolGold Plc, the mining company developing the large-scale Cascabel copper project in Ecuador, has rejected a second takeover offer from China’s Jiangxi Copper Co., the company confirmed Friday — a development first
More Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled a sweeping budget that will affect workers, pensioners, and high earners alike, Times UK reported. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) apologised for inadvertently leaking the full
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Chinese sports apparel company Anta Sports Products Ltd. is exploring a potential takeover of German sportswear firm Puma SE, according to sources familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported. Hong Kong-listed Anta has
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China’s Envision Group is considering building a battery manufacturing plant in India to support the country’s push to integrate more renewable energy into its power grid, Bloomberg reported. The potential project would
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The Indian rupee has emerged as Asia’s worst-performing currency in 2025, on track for its largest annual decline since 2022, Bloomberg reported. The currency’s weakness this year has been driven by higher
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The rapid growth in wind turbine size among Chinese manufacturers is expected to slow in the coming years due to technical and logistical challenges, industry executives said, Bloomberg reports. Speaking at the
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China Vanke Co., once the nation’s largest property developer, is confronting a worsening financial crisis, with investors increasingly doubtful the firm can avoid default in the coming months without clearer government support,
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