Panasonic posts bigger than expected 44% slump in first-quarter profit
Japan’s Panasonic Corp reported on Wednesday a sharper than expected 44% plunge in first-quarter operating profit, as Sino-U.S. trade tensions dampened demand for its auto...
Orion, Bayer prostate cancer drug gets FDA approval
Finland’s Orion and Germany’s Bayer said on Wednesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved prostate cancer drug daroluramide, which the two companies...
China hopes for denuclearization efforts by United States, North Korea
China hopes the United States and North Korea will make positive efforts to promote denuclearization as well as long-term peace and stability, foreign ministry spokeswoman...
North Korea tests more missiles despite efforts at diplomatic solutions
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles early on Wednesday, the South Korean military said, only days after it launched two similar missiles intended to...
St. James’s Place first-half inflows slow, misses on operating profit
British wealth manager St. James’s Place said on Wednesday that weaker client sentiment weighed on inflows of new money in the first half of the...
British hedge fund Man Group posts 5% rise in first-half AUM
British hedge fund manager Man Group on Wednesday reported a 5% increase to its assets under management in the first half of 2019, even as it...
MLB roundup: Pirates snap nine-game skid as benches clear
Corey Dickerson homered twice and drove in a career-high five runs to help the Pittsburgh Pirates end a nine-game losing streak with an 11-4 win...
Lloyds Bank profits fall after fresh $669 million PPI charge
Britain’s biggest mortgage lender Lloyds Banking Group posted weaker-than-expected pretax profits on Wednesday, as a further 550 million pound ($668.9 million) provision to meet claims...
Over 900 children separated at U.S. border since policy halted: ACLU
The American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday asked a federal judge to stop the Trump administration’s ongoing separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico border, saying the...
China to halt individual Taiwan tourism permits for 47 mainland cities
China’s culture and tourism ministry said on Wednesday it will stop issuing individual permits for travel to Taiwan for people in 47 mainland cities from...