TD Ameritrade Singapore announced on Wednesday that it will eliminate commissions on online exchange-listed stock, ETF (exchange-traded fund) and option trades for its clients trading the US markets in Singapore.
South Korea said it is investigating suspected safety issues with vehicles made by U.S. automaker Tesla Inc, which is competing strongly with Hyundai Motor Co in the South Korean electric vehicle market.
Republicans in the White House and the U.S. Congress were in disarray over their own plan for providing US$1 trillion in new coronavirus aid on Tuesday, as negotiations aimed at reaching a compromise bill with Democrats also sputtered.
U.S. low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines is preparing to inform unions on Friday that 20per cent to 30per cent of workers including pilots and flight attendants may be furloughed in October, according to a memo from the CEO sent to employees on Tuesday.
Ardent Leisure Group Ltd entered a guilty plea in an Australian court on Wednesday to charges related to a fatal accident on a river rapids ride at its Queensland theme park in 2016, a company spokesman told Reuters.
Oil prices rose on Wednesday after an industry report showed that crude inventories in the United States increased against expectations, giving the market a boost amid record increases of coronavirus infections in the U.S. and elsewhere.
Asian equities pulled backed on Wednesday as an impasse in U.S. economic stimulus negotiations pushed global stocks lower and sent investors into safe-haven assets like gold, which hovered near record highs.
