China’s return to work lifts local stocks while rest of Asia trails
Asian shares fell on Monday as the death toll from a coronavirus outbreak exceeded the SARS epidemic of two decades ago, though Chinese shares gained...
Israel’s Elbit Systems wins $136 million in contracts in Asia-Pacific
Israeli defense firm Elbit Systems Ltd said on Monday it won contracts worth $136 million to provide customers in Asia-Pacific with airborne laser direct infrared...
No phones, no leaks: How Lagarde is making her mark on ECB
Gathered in a German mountain castle last November for an evening retreat that ended with a whiskey-tasting, rebel European Central Bank policymakers and Christine Lagarde,...
Britain ‘reasonably confident’ of U.S. trade deal despite Huawei concerns
Britain takes U.S. concerns about its use of Huawei equipment seriously but is confident a trade deal with the United States will be among its...
Oil prices edge down as traders assess China’s oil demand, await OPEC+ cuts
Oil prices edged down on Monday but held recent ranges as traders assessed China’s oil demand following the coronavirus outbreak and awaited a decision by...
Australia cartel investigator says no impropriety in exchanges with JPMorgan lawyers
An Australian antitrust investigator who helped bring criminal cartel charges against Citigroup Inc and Deutsche Bank AG denied acting with “impropriety” when presented with communications...
Boral shares plunge after bushfire profit hit, accounts probe
Australia’s Boral Ltd said on Monday delays to building projects due to bushfires will likely cause a plunge in its second-half results, while revealing an...
Exclusive: Top lithium miner seeks to monitor water scarcity in parched Chile salt flat
With residents and courts ringing the alarm about depleted water supplies in Chile’s Atacama salt flat, the world’s top lithium miner Albemarle quietly filed a...
Oil prices fall on oversupply worries as virus hits China demand
Oil prices on Monday extended their decline from an early January peak above $70 as the specter of excess supplies loomed over the market after...
Asian markets fall as coronavirus concerns weigh on sentiment
Stocks and oil fell while safe-haven gold rose on Monday as the death toll from a coronavirus outbreak surpassed the SARS epidemic, raising alarm bells...