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...
Rip Torn, Emmy winner and Oscar nominee, known as a trouble-maker, dies at 88
Emmy winner Rip Torn, whose tempestuous nature made him a compelling character actor on the screen and stage but sometimes caused him trouble on the...
British billionaire Dyson buys Singapore’s priciest penthouse
British billionaire James Dyson, inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner, has bought Singapore’s most expensive penthouse, official records show....
Chinese movie-ticketing leader Maoyan says to boost film investment, Tencent partnership
Maoyan Entertainment , China’s leading movie-ticketing platform, said it would boost investment in the domestic film industry and deepen its partnership with Tencent Holdings Ltd...