Oil prices rise on bargain-hunting; virus fears cap gains
Oil climbed on Tuesday as investors sought bargains after crude benchmarks slumped almost 4% in the previous session, although concerns about the coronavirus spreading out...
SoftBank-backed Grab raises $856 million from Japanese investors in financial services push
Southeast Asia’s Grab said Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (MUFG) and IT services firm TIS Inc have agreed to invest a combined $856 million...
Tesco completes China exit with joint venture stake sale
Britain’s biggest retailer Tesco has completed its exit from China with the sale of a 20% stake in a joint venture to a unit of...
Turkey’s Erdogan says no agreement yet on four-way Syria summit
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that there was not yet full agreement on holding a proposed March 5 summit with Russia, France and...
Chinese court gives Gui Minhai, Hong Kong bookseller, 10 years in jail
A Chinese court sentenced Chinese-born Swedish citizen Gui Minhai to 10 years in jail for illegally providing intelligence overseas on Monday, the Ningbo Intermediate People’s...
Australia’s Hewitt says ATP Cup success put ITF under pressure
Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt says the success of the inaugural ATP Cup in January has put the International Tennis Federation (ITF) under pressure...
Japan’s ANA orders 15 more Boeing 787 Dreamliners worth $5 billion at list prices
ANA Holdings Inc said it will buy 15 more Boeing Co 787 Dreamliners worth $5 billion at list prices, the first commercial order announcement for...
Tesco sells stake in Chinese joint venture for $357 million
Britain’s biggest retailer Tesco has sold its 20% share of a joint venture in China to a unit of its partner China Resources Holdings (CRH),...
NBA roundup: Bucks overcome Wizards, Beal (55 points) in OT
Khris Middleton scored 40 points as the visiting Milwaukee Bucks overcame Bradley Beal’s career-high 55-point performance to earn a 137-134 overtime victory over the Washington...
Top 25 roundup: New No. 1 Kansas clobbers Oklahoma State
Udoka Azubuike continued his surging stretch run Monday, recording 19 points and 16 rebounds for his 13th double-double of the season as No. 1 Kansas...
