Billionaire Hikvision director named in Chinese disclosure probe
China’s securities regulator is investigating one of the country’s richest men for alleged violation of disclosure rules as a director of surveillance camera giant Hikvision...
SoftBank’s Yahoo Japan confirms merger talks with Line, shares jump
SoftBank’s Yahoo Japan, one of Japan’s top internet firms, confirmed it is in talks to merge with Line Corp , a $27 billion union that...
Disney lifts Dow, S&P 500 to records while trade tensions cast shadow
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 posted record closing highs on Wednesday helped by a big jump in Walt Disney shares, but...
China’s Hikvision directors under investigation over disclosures
Chinese surveillance equipment manufacturer Hikvision said regulators were investigating two of its directors for allegedly violating disclosure rules, piling more pressure on a firm which...
Stocks in cautious ranges ahead of China data, trade talk hopes fade
Asian stocks clung to tight ranges on Thursday as investors awaited key Chinese data for clues on how much the 16-month trade war between Beijing...
Reuters poll: Trade truce unlikely in 2020 but U.S. recession fears recede – economists
The U.S.-China trade war is unlikely to see a permanent truce over the coming year, and while concerns have eased over a U.S. recession, an...
SoftBank’s Z Holdings confirms merger talks with Line
The Softbank-owned operator of search engine Yahoo Japan is in talks to merge with messaging app firm Line, a union that would create a group...
Uber launches new safety features in UK as it fights for new license
Uber launched a set of new safety features in Britain on Thursday as it battles to retain its taxi operating license in the face of...
WeWork third-quarter losses widen to $1.25 billion as expansion ramps up
The We Company, owner of WeWork, said on Wednesday net losses in the third quarter widened to $1.25 billion from $497 million a year earlier...
U.S. lawmakers question why Centrus awarded federal uranium contract
A bipartisan group of U.S. Representatives asked officials at the Energy Department on Wednesday how Centrus Energy Corp , a company whose chief recently served...