Asian shares were set to track Wall Street gains on Thursday, as renewed hopes for more U.S. stimulus helped restore investor confidence in the New York session.
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Thursday third-quarter operating profit likely rose 58per cent as strong smartphone, TV and home appliance sales and increased chip shipments offset the effects of weak memory chip prices.
British Airways will bid farewell to its final London-based Boeing 747s on Thursday with a rare synchronised dual take off for the "Queen of the Skies", the jet which brought long-haul flights to the masses.
Tesla co-founder J.B. Straubel wants to build his startup Redwood Materials into the world's top battery recycling company and one of the largest battery materials companies, he said at a technology conference Wednesday.
Unemployment is seen as the biggest worry over the next 10 years for business executives around the world, closely followed by concern about the spread of infectious diseases, according to a survey by the World Economic Forum.
Tesla co-founder J.B. Straubel wants to build his startup Redwood Materials into the world's top battery recycling company and one of the largest battery materials companies, he said at a technology conference Wednesday.
COMPLACENCY, resistance to change and wishful thinking were what led to some large businesses being left high and dry by Wirecard's cessation of its payments-processing services in Singapore last week, industry watchers say.
THE fortunes of Asia's wealthiest have grown more polarising, with billionaires in the booming tech and healthcare sectors pulling ahead of their peers as the Covid-19 crisis accelerates the divergence.
THE Charles Schwab Corporation, the largest discount brokerage in the US financial world, has completed its acquisition of rival TD Ameritrade in an all-stock deal valued at about US$22 billion.
