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LONDON: British Airways has suspended all direct flights to and from mainland China after Britain warned against all but essential travel to the country due to the coronavirus outbreak. BA.com, the airline's website, shows no direct flights to China are available in January and February. READ: No ...

Six months after Unilever's Alan Jope suggested he may get rid of brands without "purpose", investors are wondering when he will deliver.

SYDNEY/CHICAGO: China's growth has helped power a global aviation boom over the last decade, but as the country curtails travel in the face of a new coronavirus, a slowdown could hit the industry harder than ever before. United Airlines Holdings Inc , Air Canada , Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd...

SINGAPORE: Embattled firm Hyflux has been granted a one-month extension to its debt moratorium until Feb 28, the court heard on Wednesday (Jan 29). The company’s moratorium, which grants it a reprieve from creditors, was originally set to expire by the end of this month. The latest extension to...

As Goldman Sachs Group Inc approaches its first-ever investor day on Wednesday, all eyes are on its tiniest business division, the consumer bank, and how the Wall Street powerhouse will get it to grow.

U.S. President Donald Trump will sign a new North American trade agreement on Wednesday in an outdoor ceremony at the White House to be attended by about 400 guests - but not the key Democrats who helped secure congressional passage of the deal.

The Federal Reserve will conclude its latest policy meeting on Wednesday with interest rates almost certainly to remain on hold but officials likely to discuss possible changes to how they manage the U.S. central bank's key overnight borrowing rate.

SINGAPORE: Several Singapore-listed companies, with the latest being property giant CapitaLand, have temporarily closed or shortened their business hours in China amid the spread of the Wuhan virus. CapitaLand on Wednesday (Jan 29) said it has closed six of its malls in China – four in Wuhan ...

SINGAPORE: President Halimah Yacob has appointed Singtel's chief executive officer Ms Chua Sock Koong as deputy chairman of the Public Service Commission (PSC) on Wednesday (Jan 29).  Ms Chua, 62, is the PSC’s first female deputy chairman and will serve alongside deputy chairman, Kwa Chong Seng ...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits London on Wednesday to salvage a post-Brexit alliance with an old friend whose defiance on China and Iran underscores Washington's diplomatic isolation.