カテゴリー: Stock markets
Warehouse worker who became ‘Yang Million’ – China’s first retail investor in government bondsIn February 1988, Yang Huaiding, who has died aged 71 of diabetes, saw the opportunity that enabled him to give up being a warehouseman at a ferroalloys facto…
Singapore-headquartered firm offers one-stop shopstyle service, including ride hailing, banking and food deliverySouth-east Asian “super app” Grab, which offers services from ride hailing and food delivery to online banking, is to float in the US in a …
William Evanina speaks of Beijing’s influence campaign ‘on steroids’, as Congress passes bill targeting big companies such as Alibaba A counterintelligence chief in the US has warned that Chinese agents are already targeting the personnel of President-…
Frantic stock sell-offs across sector anticipating ‘monopoly’ rules, with Alibaba shopping site shares falling 9.8%Hundreds of millions of dollars have been wiped off the value of China’s biggest internet companies following two days of frenetic sellin…
Trading called off on Thursday amid uncertainty over when the issue would be resolved Trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was suspended on Thursday because of a problem in the system for relaying market information.The Tokyo Stock Exchange said trading…
The stock market has been disrupted throughout the past week, with intelligence agencies brought in to track the source of the problemA surge of cyber attacks on the New Zealand stock exchange and numerous large websites, including those of banks and m…
Caixin/Markit PMI continues to recover from February trough when coronavirus lockdown was most severe Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage China’s stock market has closed at its highest level in five years after the latest data …
Shots could be heard outside the Pakistan stock exchange where four gunmen attacked the building killing two security guards and a police officer. Police said the four assailants were also killed.The attackers arrived in a car at the stock exchange gat…
The legendary investor indicates that financial markets could still have further to fall as worldwide cases edge towards 3.5mCoronavirus latest updatesWarren Buffett, the legendary American investor, has sold his firm’s entire holdings in the four majo…
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US confirms first death in Washington state and strengthens travel advice, raising Iran and Italy to a level three. Follow live newsUS: first death follows Trump claim outbreak is a hoaxWhich countries have travel restrictions in place?Will the Olympic…
Nigeria, New Zealand and Lithuania also report first cases as WHO says epidemic could get ‘out of control’. Follow live newsCoronavirus fears trigger biggest one-day fall on US stock marketMike Pence ‘not up to task’ of leading US coronavirus response,…
Concerns mount that the spread of Covid-19 cannot be stopped as stock markets fall amid investor fears. Follow latest newsCoronavirus outbreak is pandemic ‘in all but name’, says expert Stocks fall as virus fears hit global marketsIran denies cover-up …
Companies count cost of China flight cancellations and weaker travel demand across AsiaCoronavirus – latest newsAir France-KLM, Qantas, and the global container shipping company Maersk have become the latest businesses to warn about the financial impac…
From carmakers to airlines and hotels, the impact of the outbreak is punishing firms worldwideCoronavirus – latest updatesThe coronavirus outbreak is already having a damaging economic and business impact, affecting everything from tourism to the suppl…