China's factory sector contracts for fourth straight month, raising urgency for more stimulus
China's factory sector has contracted for a fourth straight month, while a gauge of its services sector has slipped to a seven month low, raising pressure on policymakers to deliver more stimulus to reinvigorate a stumbling economy as global and domestic demand softens.
2023-07-31 14:48
Everything China Is Doing to Juice Its Flagging Economy
China has made a number of pledges recently to revive the economy’s recovery and improve the business environment
2023-07-31 14:15
A Record $90 Billion in Ship Orders Loom Over Boom-Bust Industry
The world’s biggest shipping companies are plowing their pandemic windfalls into orders for new vessels on an unprecedented
2023-07-31 13:25
Gas-Rich Turkmenistan Is Running Out of Time to Feed Europe’s Fuel Appetite
Turkmenistan, which sits atop the world’s fourth-largest natural gas reserves, is running out of time in its efforts
2023-07-31 13:24
Before suing Coinbase, SEC asked it to trade only in bitcoin -FT
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had asked Coinbase to stop trading in all cryptocurrencies except bitcoin
2023-07-31 13:18
South Korean dog meat farmers push back against growing moves to outlaw their industry
Dog meat consumption, a centuries-old practice on the Korean Peninsula, isn't explicitly prohibited or legalized in South Korea
2023-07-31 12:47
What to stream this week: 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,' Quavo, 'Reservation Dogs' and 'Mixtape'
This week’s new entertainment releases include fresh tracks from Quavo, the arrival on Disney+ of James Gunn’s cornball finale “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol
2023-07-31 12:25
Banking Tycoon Kotak’s Succession Is Under Regulator Review, Sources Say
India’s banking regulator is nudging Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. to select someone outside the lender’s ranks to succeed
2023-07-31 12:20
Skepticism prevails as Chinese leaders promise to back private businesses to spur slowing economy
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s government is promising to drag the economy out of a crisis of confidence aggravated by tensions with Washington, wilting exports, job losses and anxiety among foreign companies about an expanded anti-spying law
2023-07-31 11:59
Secret Deals With Russia Help Kim Jong Un Fund Nuclear Program
Reports of new types of sugar in the local markets. Satellite imagery of trains crossing borders. Cargo ships
2023-07-31 11:57
Hong Kong’s Economic Growth Slowed in Second Quarter, Chan Says
Hong Kong is likely to report the economy grew at a slower pace in the second quarter than
2023-07-31 10:58
Some at BOJ baulked at ex-chief Kuroda's 'bazooka' stimulus - 2013 meeting minutes
By Leika Kihara TOKYO Some Bank of Japan (BOJ) policymakers baulked at former chief Haruhiko Kuroda's idea of
2023-07-31 08:45