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Global stock prices rose to a 1 1/2-month high on Monday after data showing a surge in U.S. employment while short-dated U.S. bonds came under pressure on worries the Federal Reserve may bump up interest rates sooner than it has indicated.

SINGAPORE: Oil prices edged down in early Asian trade on Monday (Apr 5) after OPEC+ agreed last week to gradually ease some of its production cuts between May and July. Brent crude futures for June fell 16 cents, or 0.2 per cent, to US$64.70 a barrel by 2351 GMT...

TOKYO: Japan may need to compile a supplementary budget for the current fiscal year to combat the economic blow from the coronavirus pandemic, a senior ruling party official was quoted as saying in a television programme that ran on Sunday (Apr 4). "If there's any shortage of funds, we'd...

BANGKOK: Thai farmer Jamras Kongchai is struggling to pay off 500,000 baht (US$16,082) in debt as money from the sale of her crops is not enough to make payments. Adding to the strain, the COVID-19 outbreak has shut a small construction firm where she worked for US$10 a day...

MUMBAI: China's ByteDance has told an Indian court that a government freeze on its bank accounts in a probe of possible tax evasion amounts to harassment and was done illegally, according to a filing seen by Reuters. ByteDance in January reduced its Indian workforce after New Delhi maintained a...

Samsung Electronics likely saw a 45 per cent jump in profit for January-March on robust sales of smartphones, TVs and home appliances, though chip division earnings are seen tumbling after a storm suspended production at its US plant.

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd likely saw a 45per cent jump in profit for January-March on robust sales of smartphones, TVs and home appliances, though chip division earnings are seen tumbling after a storm suspended production at its U.S. plant.

From supply-chain disruptions to lethal conditions for outdoor workers, the risks to business are multiplying and those in positions must make up for lost time, say Michel Fredeau and Jules Kortenhorst.

The humble auto-reply has come into its own now that time off really has to mean time off, says the Financial Times’ Pilita Clark.

IT IS quite impossible to miss the reference to ESG in the financial world today. More attention is being brought to the environmental, social, and governance - or ESG - impact of financing and investment decisions.