Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the country's biggest lender, said on Wednesday full-year profit fell less than analysts feared due to lower
August 13, 2024British authorities have now arrested more than 1,000
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Insurer Allstate has agreed to sell its subsidiaries that provide employer voluntary benefits to StanCorp Financial Group (The Standard) in a $2 billion cash deal, the company said in a
August 13, 2024
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday he would step down next month, succumbing to public disaffection over political scandals and
August 14, 2024New Zealand's central bank may cut interest rates on Wednesday, a whole year earlier than its own forward guidance, as inflation slows, unemployment rises and economic growth
August 12, 2024President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Ukraine's biggest attack on Russian territory since the start of the war was aimed at improving Kyiv's negotiating
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August 12, 2024A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole It's been a blessedly quiet start to the week in Asia with Japan taking a much-needed holiday for Mountain Day, after the Nikkei
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Catherine Mann, an external member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, said in a podcast released on Monday that goods and services prices were set to rise again and
August 12, 2024Engineers sent China's biggest-yet cargo drone on a test run over the weekend while a helicopter taxi took to the skies on a soon-to-open 100-km (62-mile) route to
August 12, 2024
The Philippines urged Beijing on Monday to heed calls to de-escalate tensions in the South China Sea after what it described as "very dangerous" actions by its air force which came
August 12, 2024BHP, Rio Tinto and Qantas will invest a total of A$80 million ($52.7 million) as early-stage investors in an Australian carbon credits fund that aims to invest in land reforestation
August 12, 2024Australia's central bank said on Monday economic forecasts were subject to huge uncertainty, one reason that policymakers have stayed the course on interest rates while waiting for
August 12, 2024Specialty flooring retailer LL Flooring said on Sunday that it had commenced Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and will pursue a going-concern sale of its business.
August 12, 2024
A tech industry counter-terrorism organisation is concerned over content posted on Elon Musk's X by Palestinian militant group Hamas and is worried about the social media platform's
August 12, 2024Mexico is now investigating two drug lords arrested in the United States last month for their involvement in a slew of alleged crimes committed in their home country in order
August 12, 2024Chinese government bonds fell sharply on Monday following a turbulent week in which the central bank started intervening heavily to stem a plunge in long-dated yields
August 11, 2024An oilseed workers' strike in Argentina is set to carry on into its seventh day on Monday as wage negotiations with firms remained stalled, affecting shipments from one of the
August 11, 2024The bosses of Britain's biggest companies enjoyed record pay in 2023, with nine firms offering them packages of more than 10 million pounds ($12.75 million), research on Monday
August 11, 2024Youth unemployment worldwide last year dipped to a 15-year-low and is likely to continue falling through 2025, although weaker growth means Asia has lagged this trend, the
August 11, 2024
A helicopter on an unauthorised flight crashed into the roof of a Hilton hotel in Australia's northern tourist town of Cairns on Monday, killing the pilot and forcing hundreds of
August 11, 2024
Russia and Ukraine accused each other of starting a fire at the dormant Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine on Sunday, but both sides reported no sign of elevated
August 11, 2024
An Israeli was killed and another wounded on Sunday by Palestinian gunmen who opened fire on a main road in the occupied West Bank, Israel's ambulance service and military said,
August 11, 2024Palestinian militant group Hamas on Sunday asked mediators to present a plan based upon previous talks instead of engaging in new negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire deal, casting doubt
August 11, 2024An ATR-72 turboprop plane operated by regional carrier Voepass crashed on Friday in a residential area near Sao Paulo, Brazil, killing all 62 passengers aboard.
August 11, 2024
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