Shares in Shanghai and Hong Kong were lower by midday on Monday as investors dumped banking issues amid lingering concern over official steps to cool a liquidity-driven asset price rally. Investors unloading
China's SAIC Motor Corp has agreed to take a stake in General Motors if Chinese regulators approve a deal to deepen an existing alliance between the two automakers, four people familiar with
Japan's Nikkei average advanced 0.7% on Monday as a softer yen and strong-than-expected Japanese growth data for July-September encouraged investors to buy on dips. The technical trend for the Nikkei remained bullish
For you sir, a canned coffee. And for madam, perhaps a nice cold tea. A new Japanese canned drink vending machine uses facial recognition technology to "recommend" drinks based on the customer's
Investor demand for riskier assets made a tentative comeback on Monday, with commodity prices steadier and Asian stock markets scoring modest gains, a session after their biggest one-day fall in over four
Irish debt concerns and the potential for Chinese rate hikes to fight off inflation knocked stocks, bonds and commodity prices lower on Friday as investors booked profits heading into the weekend. U.S.
Ireland is in talks to receive emergency funding from the European Union and is likely to become the second euro zone country, after Greece, to obtain an international rescue, official sources said
G20 leaders closed ranks on Friday and agreed to a watered-down commitment to watch out for dangerous imbalances, yet offered investors little proof the world was any safer from economic catastrophe. After
General Motors Co is still accepting investor orders for shares in its initial public offering and is not expected to close the order books until early next week, three people familiar with
Williams are looking in "great shape" financially for next season despite losing some major sponsors, team chairman Adam Parr said on Friday. Parr told reporters at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
