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Brazil-US turbulence ahead in case of Biden victory
Oct 09, 2020 (AFP)
Nicknamed the "Tropical Trump," Bolsonaro lashed out last week when the Democratic candidate threatened his country with economic sanctions over deforestation i...
Maersk to stop using Myanmar military ports: rights group
Oct 08, 2020 (AFP)
The Southeast Asian nation's military has for decades stood accused of widespread human rights abuses. But it was the brutal crackdown on the country's Rohingya...
Most Asia markets rise on hopes for post-election US stimulus
Oct 08, 2020 (AFP)
Donald Trump's decision to break off talks for a second rescue package gave global traders a massive jolt this week, but his call soon after for targeted help -...
Indian IT giant TCS sees profits slump, announces share buyback
Oct 07, 2020 (AFP)
The country's second-most valuable firm by market size said net profit slumped by 7.1 percent to 74.75 billion rupees ($1.02 billion) for the July-September qua...
US to tighten rules for visas used by tech firms
Oct 06, 2020 (AFP)
The Department of Homeland Security announced the new regulations for so-called H-1B visas for highly skilled workers, which allow up to 85,000 immigrants annua...
US futures sink with Asia, Europe stocks after Trump tests positive for Covid-19
Oct 02, 2020 (AFP)
The news compounded the downbeat mood on trading floors, where investors were already feeling pessimistic over US lawmakers' failure to pass a new stimulus bill...
Asian markets rise but trade limited by Tokyo glitch, holidays
Oct 01, 2020 (AFP)
Wall Street provided a strong lead with all three main indexes ending a torrid September with a rally, which was also helped by a forecast-beating reading on US...
China building giant Evergrande surges as it averts crisis
Sep 30, 2020 (AFP)
The future of China Evergrande Group has been thrown into doubt as it struggles to cover repayments on debts totalling more than $120 billion, with a letter las...
Stock markets mostly down after chaotic Trump-Biden debate
Sep 30, 2020 (AFP)
Another round of healthy Chinese data also lifted optimism, but the ever-present gloom of rising virus infections and deaths continues to dampen the mood on tra...
Germany mulls law to fight labour abuses abroad
Sep 30, 2020 (AFP)
Under a new law proposed by the labour and development ministries, companies above a certain size will have to meet social and environmental rules all along the...
China manufacturing data shows small rebound in September
Sep 30, 2020 (AFP)
The closely watched Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) is a key gauge of manufacturing activity in the world's second-largest economy, which has largely bounced b...
Asian markets tumble again as virus, stimulus, election fan fears
Sep 24, 2020 (AFP)
Months of mind-boggling gains in global equities have come to a juddering halt this month, and expectations are fading that a wall of cash from governments and ...
Asia markets struggle again as virus trumps Wall St bounce
Sep 23, 2020 (AFP)
After a global rally since March's nadir, a gloom has descended on equities this month, with uncertainty leading into November's presidential election and ongoi...
Luxury Geneva hotels face 'life-threatening' corona crunch
Sep 23, 2020 (AFP)
Now, after a "catastrophic" summer, other luxury lodgings in the Swiss city -- which boasts the highest hotel density in the world -- are struggling to avoid th...
Asian markets track US, Europe rout as restrictions return
Sep 22, 2020 (AFP)
Dimming hopes for a new US stimulus added to the downbeat mood with Capitol Hill hostilities stoked by the death of US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg...
Germany revives hopes for EU-Mercosur deal
Sep 21, 2020 (AFP)
Even without reopening the text of the agreement, "there are some issues that we have to clarify, that we can clarify", Altmaier said, after a meeting of EU tra...
Asian markets weighed by virus spikes and stimulus gridlock
Sep 21, 2020 (AFP)
After months of big gains around the world, fuelled by government stimulus and central bank largesse, equities are beginning to wobble, with analysts warning tr...
HSBC shares hit 25-year low on report of China 'unreliable list'
Sep 21, 2020 (AFP)
The troubled lender tanked more than four percent to HK$29.60 at one point -- a level not seen since mid-1995 -- as investors fret over its ability to continue ...
India to loan virus-hit Maldives $250m
Sep 20, 2020 (AFP)
The Indian Ocean archipelago, renowned for its luxury resorts, has been badly hit by the pandemic, with foreign tourists failing to flock back in large numbers ...
China launches sanctions regime after US moves on TikTok, WeChat
Sep 19, 2020 (AFP)
China's long-expected "unreliable entities list" is seen as a weapon for Beijing to retaliate against the United States, which has used its own "entity list" to...
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