CK Asset Holdings, one of the flagship companies owned by billionaire Li Ka-shing’s family, reported weaker-than-expected first-half profit amid a challenging housing market in Hong Kong and declining rental income from its commercial properties. Profit attributable to shareholders fell 26.2 per cent to HK$6.3 billion (US$806.4 million) in the six months to June, according to…
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States is discussing the possible deployment of more missile launchers to the Philippines to strengthen deterrence against aggression in the disputed South China Sea and other Asian security hotspots, but no final decision has been reached by both sides, Source link
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ordered the nation’s health department to stop giving deportation officials access to the personal information — including home addresses — of all 79 million Medicaid enrollees. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services first handed over the personal data on millions of Medicaid enrollees in a handful of…
After a long two years spent displaced from their regular home, Barcelona fans have been eagerly awaiting a return to the Camp Nou. First opened in 1957, the Camp Nou is one of the most iconic venues in world football. However, its state of disrepair reached a breaking point, and the club decided to pour…
While smoking rates in the United States have substantially declined over the past six decades, smoking remains high among people with low incomes, leading to health disparities. A smartphone app that delivers real-time, tailored messages may hold the key to helping them quit, according to University of Oklahoma clinical trial results published today in JAMA…
Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Trump talk during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ summit in Danang, Vietnam on Nov. 11, 2017. Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images ANCHORAGE, Alaska — President Trump has made no secret that he wants to be the one to broker…
Miami International Holdings (MIAX) signage during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 14. (Bloomberg) — Miami International Holdings Inc. rose 33% from its initial public offering price as the exchange operator became the most recent financial services business to get a warm welcome in…
The producer price index, or PPI, surged last month, far outpacing economists’ forecasts and suggesting that President Trump’s tariffs are starting to significantly drive up the cost of imported goods. Wholesale inflation rose 0.9% in July from the prior month, the Labor Department said Thursday, outstripping economists’ expectations for a 0.2% increase. The jump marks…
The summit will start at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage at around 11.30am local time (8.30pm BST). There will be a one-on-one “conversation” between Trump and Putin, with interpreters present, according to a Russian official. The talks will continue over a working breakfast, which is expected to include five-member delegations from each country accompanied by…
When Tapestry announced two years ago it was buying Michael Kors-owner Capri Holdings in a deal regulators ultimately scuttled, the fashion company argued that the tech and supply chain infrastructure it had built for its Coach brand would allow it to turn around underperforming brands more quickly. It turns out Tapestry can’t even turn around…