The latest monthly S&P Global UK Consumer Sentiment Index found that surveyed consumers were still relatively downbeat but saw sentiment move higher after the latest cut to interest rates. Earlier this month, the Bank of England voted to cut its base interest rate from 4.25% to 4%. The CSI, which surveys more than 1,500 households,…
A rendering of Tides’ exterior Live Nation has announced that Tides, a new 1,500-capacity live music venue in Kowloon, is set to open soon. Named in homage to the sea and the area’s maritime history, TIDES is located on 1/F and U1/F of the iconic, ship-shaped Whampoa complex and was designed entirely in-house by Live…
By John Miller, consultant in pharma market – Eurasia Business News, August 18, 2025. Article no. 1722 China has officially approved the sale of FibroGen China to AstraZeneca. The transaction, initially announced in early 2025, involves AstraZeneca acquiring FibroGen’s China unit for approximately $160 million to gain regional rights to the oral anemia drug roxadustat…
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he had held a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday and looked forward to continued exchanges in the days to come. “Thank my friend, President Putin, for his phone call and for sharing insights on his recent meeting … Source link
In an ideal world, regularly backing up the files on your Android phone would mean that if your phone was lost, stolen, or took a tumble down a flight of concrete stairs, you’d be able to restore everything exactly as it was at the point of your last backup. But Google doesn’t exactly play that…
Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, during the nation’s Independence Day ceremony at Red Fort in New Delhi, India, on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Indian markets rallied on Monday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recently revealed tax cuts extended a gift to a domestic economy that still faces the teeth…
Russia’s main stock index fell more than 2% on Monday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European allies prepared for talks in Washington aimed at ending the war. The Moscow Exchange index, which tracks about 40 of Russia’s largest companies, dropped to 2,945 points at the open. The RTS index slipped to 1,160. Shares of…
BEIRUT — The U.S. special envoy to Lebanon said Monday that his team would discuss the long-term cessation of hostilities with Israel, after Beirut endorsed a U.S.-backed plan for the Hezbollah militant group to disarm. What You Need To Know The U.S. special envoy to Lebanon says his team will discuss a long-term cessation of…
The White House has asked Ukrainian officials if President Zelensky will wear a suit to his meeting with President Trump later today, according to the Axios news site. During February’s explosive meeting in the Oval Office, Zelensky’s outfit became a bone of contention for Trump: “He is all dressed up today” said the president in…
Standard Chartered has entered Hong Kong (China SAR)’s stablecoin sector as the SAR passes a law—the Stablecoins Ordinance—allowing licensed businesses to issue fiat-referenced tokens. Initially, only a limited number of licenses will be offered, providing Standard Chartered with an opportunity to capitalise on strong demand for crypto and shape client-facing infrastructure, pricing, and standards as…
