Today: September 19, 2024
Today: September 19, 2024

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Stock market today: Wall Street climbs closer to its record high

U.S. stocks rose closer to their all-time highs following a couple reports on the economy that came in close to expectations

Stock market today: Wall Street climbs closer to its record high
Asia|News

Rift deepens between the Philippines, China over South China Sea

Relations between Manila and Beijing have soured under Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, with Manila pivoting back towards the United States which supports the Southeast

Rift deepens between the Philippines, China over South China Sea
Asia|Business|Economy

Thai consumer confidence drops to 13-month low in August as growth slows

Thai consumer confidence dropped for a sixth consecutive month in August to a 13-month low, weighed by concerns about slow economic growth and higher living amid uncertainty over a

Thai consumer confidence drops to 13-month low in August as growth slows
Asia|Europe|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Tech stocks cue rally while ECB looms

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu Asian stock markets were broadly higher as investors regained some of their love for tech stocks, and Nvidia in particular, while

Tech stocks cue rally while ECB looms
Asia

South Koreans are starkly divided over North Korea's nuclear threat

There are two Koreas, North and South

South Koreans are starkly divided over North Korea's nuclear threat
Asia|Business|Economy

Pope Francis, in Singapore, urges fair wages for migrant workers

Pope Francis on Thursday urged political leaders in Singapore, a leading global financial hub, to seek fair wages for the country's million-plus lower-paid

Pope Francis, in Singapore, urges fair wages for migrant workers
Asia|News|World

North Korea fires short-range missiles in first launch in two months

North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea's military said, the first such launch in more than two months. 

North Korea fires short-range missiles in first launch in two months
Asia|News|World

How will Japan's ruling party pick the next prime minister?

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party unveiled on Thursday a list of nine candidates for its Sept 27 election to replace outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as leader of the party

How will Japan's ruling party pick the next prime minister?
Asia|World

Death toll climbs to 199 in Vietnam as typhoon's aftermath brings flash floods and landslides

Nearly 200 people have died in Vietnam in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi and 128 are missing as flash floods and landslides take their toll

Death toll climbs to 199 in Vietnam as typhoon's aftermath brings flash floods and landslides
Asia|Economy|World

Pope marvels at Singapore's skyscrapers and asks that the lowest migrant workers not be forgotten

Pope Francis has praised Singapore’s economic development as a testament to human ingenuity

Pope marvels at Singapore's skyscrapers and asks that the lowest migrant workers not be forgotten
Asia|News|Political|World

The candidates to be Japan's next leader include a former premier's son and a defense expert

Japan will have a new leader after outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s governing Liberal Democratic Party holds a vote on Sept. 27 to choose his replacement

The candidates to be Japan's next leader include a former premier's son and a defense expert
Asia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets

Wall Street ends higher, gold hits record ahead of rate cuts

Wall Street eked out gains and gold surged to a record high on Thursday as investors awaited a Federal Reserve interest rate cut next week.

Wall Street ends higher, gold hits record ahead of rate cuts
Asia|Crime

Malaysian police rescue 400 minors from suspected sexual abuse at Islamic charity homes

Malaysian authorities rescued more than 400 children on Wednesday suspected of being sexually abused at charity homes run by a prominent Islamic business organisation with

Malaysian police rescue 400 minors from suspected sexual abuse at Islamic charity homes
Asia|News

Death toll in Vietnam from typhoon impacts rises to 226, as pressure eases in Hanoi

The death toll in Vietnam from typhoon Yagi and the landslides and flash floods it triggered rose to 226 on Thursday, the government's

Death toll in Vietnam from typhoon impacts rises to 226, as pressure eases in Hanoi
Asia|Health

South Korea to use all resources to ensure medical services during holidays amid strike

South Korea on Thursday declared a special emergency medical response period for two weeks in September and said it would use all available resources to ensure services,

South Korea to use all resources to ensure medical services during holidays amid strike
Asia|News|World

Philippines stands firm on Sabina Shoal but looks to ease tension with China

The Philippines will stick to its position on Sabina Shoal, it said on Thursday, even while exploring ways to ease tension in the area during "frank and candid" talks with

Philippines stands firm on Sabina Shoal but looks to ease tension with China
Asia|Economy|News

Thailand's new PM outlines policies to parliament as consumer mood drops

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Thursday outlined her government's policy agenda to parliament, headlined by plans to give

Thailand's new PM outlines policies to parliament as consumer mood drops
Asia|Business|Economy

US businesses' optimism in China falls to record low, survey shows

Political tensions, China's slowing economic growth and fierce domestic competition are sapping the confidence of U.S. businesses in the country, with optimism about

US businesses' optimism in China falls to record low, survey shows
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance

South Korea pension fund key to success of market reforms, says watchdog

South Korea's market watchdog stressed on Thursday the role of the public pension fund to ensure the success of ongoing capital market reforms, as the fund which has

South Korea pension fund key to success of market reforms, says watchdog
Asia

Ex-defence minister Ishiba tops corporate Japan's premier wish list, Reuters poll shows

Former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba is corporate Japan's top choice to replace Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, edging out Sanae Takaichi, who strives to become

Ex-defence minister Ishiba tops corporate Japan's premier wish list, Reuters poll shows
Asia|Business|Finance

Strong open eyed after US inflation see-saw

A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.

Strong open eyed after US inflation see-saw
Asia|News|World

North Korea launches multiple ballistic missiles after Kim vowed to bolster war readiness

North Korea has fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea

North Korea launches multiple ballistic missiles after Kim vowed to bolster war readiness
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|News

Disinflation dynamics deepen

A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.

Disinflation dynamics deepen
Asia|Business|Economy

Japan's business sentiment in Sept hits 7-month low on soft Chinese demand: Reuters poll

Business confidence at big Japanese manufacturers sank to a seven-month low in September, with managers across a wide range of sectors citing soft Chinese demand as

Japan's business sentiment in Sept hits 7-month low on soft Chinese demand: Reuters poll
Asia|Business|Finance

China Vanke's bonds tumble as concerns for state-backed property firm mount

The dollar-denominated bonds of state-backed Chinese property giant China Vanke extended a run of sharp falls on Wednesday, as concerns continued to weigh about its fate amid an

China Vanke's bonds tumble as concerns for state-backed property firm mount

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