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TOKYO: Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index jumped nearly 2 per cent on Monday (Feb 15) on hopes for business recovery, closing above the psychologically important 30,000 mark for the first time in more than three decades. The Nikkei 225 index rose 1.91 per cent, or 564.08 points, to 30,084.15, the ......

TOKYO: Japan's pandemic-hit economy shrank in 2020 for the first time in more than a decade, but the contraction was less than expected and it ended the year on a strong note thanks to a pick-up in exports and huge government support. Still, analysts warned the near-term outlook could...

Britain's Rolls-Royce named Panos Kakoullis as its new chief financial officer, appointing the former head of Deloitte's audit and assurance practice to help it ride out COVID-19.

SINGAPORE: Sales of private residential units increased by about 32 per cent last month, driven by a rush of buyers ahead of possible property curbs, said analysts. According to statistics released by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) on Monday (Feb 15), a total of 1,609 private residential ...

Euronext has hired Piero Novelli, a co-president at Swiss bank UBS, to become its new chairman, the pan-European stock market operator said on onday.

Dubai airport sees passenger traffic drop 70per cent amid pandemic

Uber on Monday called on EU regulators to recognise the value of independent contracts in job creation as they consider new rules to protect gig economy workers.

Cryptocurrencies slid during Asian trading hours on Monday, with bitcoin dropping more than 5per cent, as investors took profits from a record-breaking rally.

An appeals court has blocked construction of ConocoPhillips' US$2 billion-plus Willow crude oil project in Alaska, putting on hold plans for one of the biggest oil projects in North Slope history.

Nissan Motor Co Ltd said on Monday it is not in talks with Apple Inc, following a report that the iPhone maker approached the Japanese company in recent months about a tie-up for its autonomous car project.