Shanghai’s main stock gauge logged its strongest close in 10 years on Monday, lifted by local money flowing back into shares as signals of calmer trade ties with the United States improved sentiment. The Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index rose 0.9% to finish at 3,728, the highest closing level since August 2015, according to Bloomberg…
Google will officially host its annual hardware launch event, titled “Made by Google,” today, August 20. During this event, the tech giant is expected to unveil a range of next-generation flagship products, including smartphones, foldable phones, wearables, and accessories. The most anticipated are the Pixel series smartphones. At the event, Google will launch the Pixel…
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) set new records for second-quarter and first-half earnings amid a boom in initial public offerings (IPOs) and sizzling stock market turnover, according to a stock exchange filing on Wednesday. Second-quarter net profit for the operator of Asia’s third-largest stock market rose 41 per cent to HK$4.44 billion (US$569 million),…
US treasury secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said he is “very happy” with the tariff arrangement the country currently has with China, adding the status quo on the subject was “working pretty well” with China. US President Donald Trump (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (R)(AFP) When asked about the current tariff situation and a…
By Charlie Devereux and Michael Francis Gore MADRID (Reuters) -As Madrid sweltered at the peak of one of Spain’s longest-ever heatwaves, the temperature on a street in one of its poorest neighbourhoods – Puente de Vallecas – measured 41.4 degrees Celsius (106.5 Fahrenheit) by early afternoon. A few hundred metres down the street it was…
In an age of freakish intensity and disconcertingly aggressive defensive lines, you simply can’t survive if you’re not fleet of foot. Dean Saunders will tell you that there’s nothing novel about contemporary principles, which, in his eyes, have merely been jazzed up and renamed to appease faux intellectuals. However, suggesting the sport hasn’t evolved drastically…
Future Trends in India’s Electric Vehicle Market India’s electric vehicle market is on the brink of a major transformation. With ambitious goals set by the government, the country is poised to become a leader in electric mobility. The push for cleaner transportation is driven by environmental concerns and urban pollution. As a result, electric vehicles…
United States President Donald Trump has threatened to slap new sanctions on Russia and secondary sanctions on countries that buy Moscow’s crude oil in efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war. While Trump imposed an additional 25 percent tariff earlier this month – to a total of 50 percent – on India’s goods, citing its continued…
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) on Wednesday posted its best-ever half-yearly revenue and profit for the first six months of the year, following a stock market boom as the local fundraising market ranked top in the world. In a statement, the city’s bourse operator reported that its revenue and other income soared 33 percent…
Writing in the Telegraph, external, Farage urged people “concerned about the threat posed by young undocumented males living in local hotels” to “follow the example of the town in Essex” in peaceful protest. The judge in the case ruled in favour of Epping Forest District Council after it argued that the hotel had become a…