Asian shares were little changed on Wednesday as investors awaited new developments toward scaling back a bruising trade war between the United States and China.
The United States and China are working to narrow their differences enough to sign a "phase one" trade deal as early as this month, but suggestions for a signing venue range from Alaska to Greece.
Tinder-owner Match Group Inc forecast fourth-quarter revenue below Wall Street estimates on Tuesday as it faces stiff competition from rival online dating services, sending its shares down about 15per cent in extended trading.
TikTok, a video app popular with teens, stressed its independence from China in a letter to US lawmakers but failed to convince Senator Josh Hawley, who chaired a hearing on Tuesday on the security of US citizens' personal data.
Australia's financial regulators may force Facebook to reveal details about its plans for a global cryptocurrency called Libra after the company failed to allay the watchdogs' concerns, The Australian newspaper reported on Wednesday.
While openness is in China’s interest – and the interest of those it engages – recent trade hostilities have highlighted the Chinese economy’s resilience, say Andrew Sheng from the University of Hong Kong and Xiao Geng of Peking University.
LISBON: Facebook will outline on Wednesday an expanded test of encryption on its Messenger platform, moving ahead with a controversial plan for enhanced security that regulators and government officials warn will aid criminals. Executives told Reuters they will also detail safety measures ...
U.S. President Donald Trump's suggestion that he could sign a trade deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Iowa has set off a flurry of excitement in Muscatine, Iowa, a city on the banks of the Mississippi River that has hosted Xi twice since 1985.
<p>THE national skills accreditation agency for the financial sector is rolling out a job and skills platform to address skills gaps in the industry, amid growing concern that a large number of banking jobs may be lost or severely impacted by the advent of technology, The Business...
<p>SINGAPORE's key short-term interest rate, which is used to price home loans, has finally begun its long-awaited slide following the latest cut by the US Federal Reserve to give a fillip to the world's biggest economy.</p>
