Toyota Motor Corp. said it hopes for improved ties between the US and Japan, going as far as to call for further tariff reductions a day after President Donald Trump announced a much-awaited trade pact with the island nation. “Toyota hopes the environment surrounding the automotive industries of both Japan and the US continues to…
Inclusion and fairness are fundamental human values, yet many societies struggle to strike a balance between removing barriers and holding everyone to high performance standards. One recent example is the controversial US rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion rules. So, it was encouraging to see Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) claim success in its…
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. has received China’s approval to proceed with a potentially blockbuster share sale in Hong Kong. CATL, as the world’s top electric-vehicle battery maker is known, said Tuesday it had been given the green light from the China Securities Regulatory Commission to issueBloomberg Terminal as many as around 220 million shares,…
President Donald Trump completed his first week in the White House by signing a record number of executive orders. Trump signed 35 executive orders during his first week, addressing topics like AI innovation, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, abortion and more. It’s a stark contrast to his first administration, where he ended his first week…
MicroStrategy Inc., the dot-com-era software maker whose metamorphosis into a leveraged bet on Bitcoin has transfixed Wall Street, is joining the Nasdaq 100 Index, the benchmark’s overseer said Friday. Software company Palantir Technologies Inc. and Axon Enterprise Inc., a maker of Tasers and police body cameras, will also be added. Illumina Inc., Super Micro Computer…
British expat Alan Wells and his wife have been left devastated by Teikyo Hong Kong Kindergarten’s decision to deny their two-year-old physically disabled son the chance to continue his education there on the basis that “he cannot walk”. Wells complained to the Equal Opportunities Commission in October, but the watchdog on Friday said it was…
A Palantir Technologies Inc board member has deleted his X account after posting last week that the company’s plan to move its listing to the Nasdaq Global Select Market from the New York Stock Exchange was intended to cater to retail investors. Alex Moore, a partner at Eight Partners LLC, who has been on Palantir’s…