Indonesia’s Go-Jek to announce tie-up with Thai lender
Indonesian ride-hailing app Go-Jek and Thailand’s largest lender, Siam Commercial Bank Pcl (SCB), are set to announce a strategic partnership on Thursday, the companies said....
Oil rises on falling U.S. stockpiles, Gulf storm forecast
Oil prices rose on Wednesday after industry data showed U.S. stockpiles fell far more than expected, alleviating concerns about oversupply, while major U.S. producers evacuated...
Japan weather bureau says El Nino appears to have ended
Japan’s weather bureau said on Wednesday that it appears that the latest El Nino phenomenon has ended....
Asia shares count on Powell to stay accommodative
Asian shares pulled ahead on Wednesday while rising Treasury yields lifted the dollar as investors waited anxiously to hear if the world’s most powerful central...
British billionaire Dyson snaps up Singapore’s priciest penthouse
British billionaire and inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner James Dyson has bought the most expensive apartment in Singapore, where his company plans to build...
Apple starts China app development program in services business push
Apple Inc has started a program in Shanghai to help Chinese developers create apps as part of the iPhone maker’s efforts to build out its...
Violent Mexican border city opens its doors to U.S. asylum seekers
Nuevo Laredo, a Mexican border city known for high rates of violence, received its first foreign migrants from the United States on Tuesday as part...
Fed chief likely to focus on trade-inspired policy shift in testimony
The U.S. Federal Reserve over the course of its 105-year history has changed monetary policy in reaction to property crashes, war, financial bubbles and policymakers’...
Exclusive: Iran’s release of Lebanese prisoner was failed overture to U.S.
Iran’s release last month of Nizar Zakka, a Lebanese businessman with U.S. permanent residency, after four years in prison was meant as an opening for...
Corporate activist Elliott outspending rivals: Lazard data
Elliott Management Corp, Paul Singer’s $35 billion hedge fund, has outspent all rivals in pushing for corporate changes like spin-offs, mergers, and management overhauls this...