Ant Group's US$35 billion initial public offering (IPO) is unlikely to suffer from any U.S. restrictions on the Chinese financial technology giant due to its very limited overseas presence, potential investors and analysts said.
Canadian hospitality businesses, already reeling from the downturn sparked by the coronavirus pandemic, are facing yet another existential threat as insurance companies spike premiums or exit the space, citing losses and the sector's risks.
South Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee, one of the two women vying to be the next head of the World Trade Organization, is known at home as a glass-ceiling breaker in a still male-dominated society.
Millions of U.S. workers have lost their jobs to the pandemic, but in the auto industry, suppliers are scrambling to find enough people to staff production lines, resorting to such approaches as rewards for good attendance and at-work teachers to lure job seekers.
The British competition regulator has asked to review the merger between Liberty Global's Virgin Media and Telefonica's O2 instead of Brussels because any impact on consumers will be felt in the UK and after Brexit.
HSBC shareholders face a future of paltry payouts when regulators restore its powers to pay dividends as the bank's bosses press on with a costly revamp against a backdrop of a global recession and the threat of negative interest rates.
A consortium led by U.S. casino operator Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment has offered 150 million euros (US$176 million) for a licence to build and operate a luxury casino resort in Athens, a Greek minister said late on Wednesday.
When the coronavirus outbreak forced shops to close in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos, kiosk store owner Funmilayo Akinola weighed up her safety against the need to make a living.
HONG KONG: Investment news site Motley Fool will shutter its Hong Kong operations due to the uncertain political outlook in the Asian financial hub, according to a post on the company's website earlier this week. The move adds to ongoing concerns about the media and investment environment in Hong...
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Police Force's (SPF) Anti-Scam Centre has recovered S$6.6 million from an email scam, its largest recovery since the centre was set up in June last year. The police said on Thursday (Oct 8) they were alerted by United Overseas Bank (UOB) and the United States' Federal...
