Hong Kong shares edged lower on Wednesday, but a mid-morning surge by mainland markets lent some support to Chinese companies listed in the territory, helping the Hang Seng Index finish off its
Internet titans Google and Facebook trotted out a variety of new social networking features in back-to-back announcements on Tuesday, underscoring their intensifying competition for Web surfers. Google integrated its flagship search engine
English Premier League soccer champions Manchester United have put on hold a $1 billion flotation in Singapore due to market volatility, while retaining a goal of listing before the end of the
President Barack Obama laid out a $3.6 trln plan on Monday to cut U.S. budget deficits partly by raising taxes on the rich, but Republicans rejected it as a political stunt and
UBS AG Chief Executive Oswald Gruebel will seek a vote of confidence at a board meeting in Singapore for plans to slash the investment banking division that caused a $2.3 bln loss
Standard and Poor's cut its unsolicited ratings on Italy by one notch, warning of a deteriorating growth outlook and damaging political uncertainty, in a move that took markets by surprise and added
Stocks and the euro fell on Tuesday after ratings agency S&P downgraded Italy and as Greece held talks with creditors to avoid running out of cash within weeks, amid worries that Europe's
Hong Kong shares inched higher on Tuesday, led by defensive issues that have outperformed the market as spooked investors sought safer bets in lingering weakness that has shaved 18% off the Hang
President Barack Obama will lay out a plan on Monday to cut the U.S. deficit that will raise taxes on the rich, striking a populist tone to motivate his Democratic Party base
World stocks fell sharply on Monday, snapping a four-day advance, while the euro shed more than 1% as investors feared a possible Greek debt default and the fallout on the entire euro
