HONG KONG: The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions on Friday (Aug 23) called on Cathay Pacific to put an end to what it described as "white terror", following the dismissal of Rebecca Sy, the head of Cathay Dragon's Airlines Flight Attendants' Association. Hong Kong's flagship carrier has become...
A UNIT of CapitaLand has closed the order book for S$800 million of 10-year notes, with the order book recording about S$1.4 billion from over 65 accounts which will be good at reoffer, sole global coordinator DBS said on Friday.
When Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Friday, traders will comb through his remarks for clues on whether the U.S. central bank will deliver more rate cuts this year.
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Friday said linking the production of palm oil to deforestation was "baseless, unfair and unjustified", and that the industry has grown responsibly.
Walmart Inc and Tesla Inc are looking to address all issues surrounding the solar installations at Walmart stores, the companies said late on Thursday, two days after the retailer sued the electric carmaker for "widespread negligence" that led to repeated fires at the installations.
TOKYO: Asian shares struggled to make headway on Friday as uncertainty over how much further the U.S. Federal Reserve would cut interest rates added to investors' worries over slowing global growth. With a trade war between the United States and China dragging on, and political tumult in Hong Kong...
WASHINGTON: US toymaker Hasbro announced Thursday (Aug 22) that it is acquiring studio Entertainment One, which owns popular cartoon series Peppa Pig among other children's content, for approximately US$4 billion. Under the all-cash transaction, Entertainment One shareholders will receive £5.6 (US ...
CHICAGO: China has purchased about only half the US soybeans it pledged to buy earlier this year, a US Department of Agriculture official said on Thursday (Aug 22), after a small sale was reported amid the two countries' escalating trade war. US President Donald Trump has vowed to impose new ...
CHICAGO: The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday (Aug 22) it would invite Boeing 737 MAX pilots from across the world to participate in simulator tests as part of the process to recertify the aircraft for flight following two fatal crashes. Earlier, Reuters reported that the ...
The bond market is in a "bubble," particularly sovereign debt, Guggenheim Partners global chief investment officer Scott Minerd warned on Thursday, and he said that efforts by the Federal Reserve to head off a recession by cutting interest rates will ultimately prove futile.
