Box-Office Record, EV Graveyards and China Woes: Saturday Asia Briefing
When the going gets tough, the tough go to the movies. Or so it seems in China, where
2023-08-19 13:52
British Columbia Declares Fire Emergency With Thousands Evacuated
Record-breaking wildfires in Canada are heading toward key population centers in the country’s west, prompting the province of
2023-08-19 10:19
China Summer Box Office Hits Record in Rare Consumer Bright Spot
China’s summer holiday box office sales surged to a record, one of the few bright spots in the
2023-08-19 10:18
Bank credit contracts, loans drop in latest week: Fed data
Bank credit at U.S. commercial banks shrank in the latest week as commercial banks lent less to businesses,
2023-08-19 04:45
Florida ethics commission chair can't work simultaneously for Disney World governing district
The new administrator of Walt Disney World’s governing district can’t continue to work in his new job and be chair of Florida’s ethics commission at the same time
2023-08-19 01:45
Jumping yields, slumping stocks may boost case for a Fed pause
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON Rising Treasury bond yields and home mortgage rates may reduce support at the U.S.
2023-08-19 01:29
What to stream this weekend: 'Monkey King,' Stand Up to Cancer, 'No Hard Feelings,' Madden NFL 24
This week’s new entertainment releases include albums from Irish singer-songwriter Hozier and Idina Menzel, the animated “The Monkey King” from Stephen Chow and Jennifer Lawrence’s R-rated comedy “No Hard Feelings.”
2023-08-19 00:57
Why stock investors are suddenly so scared
Many investors are running a sizable profit this year -- the S&P 500 is about 14% higher in 2023. But market losses have been piling up over the past month, particularly on growing fears of contagion from an economic slowdown in China. Inflation, Russia's war in Ukraine and weakness in America's banks also have Wall Street spooked.
2023-08-19 00:53
This twisted hunk of metal that used to be a Ferrari just sold for nearly $2 million. Here's why
A hulk of dented, torn and scorched metal that was, decades ago, a Ferrari race car just sold at an RM Sotheby's auction in California for $1.9 million.
2023-08-19 00:53
Can I Travel to Maui? What Officials and Locals Say About Tourism After Fire
Reservations for the Polynesian-themed dining room of Mama’s Fish House on Maui’s north shore typically book out a
2023-08-18 22:56
Farfetch shares plunge as weak demand in US, China slams 2023 outlook
Shares of Farfetch slumped more than 40% premarket on Friday, as choppy demand in the online luxury goods
2023-08-18 21:56
Country Garden to Be Cut From Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index
Country Garden Holdings Co. will be removed from Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng Index, while Sinopharm Group Co.
2023-08-18 20:53