Dressed in a pristine white knit top, Robyn Qiu cut an incongruous figure in her parents’ dusty, hangar-like metal hardware factory in eastern China as she gestured excitedly while an assistant filmed her on a smartphone. The 29-year-old is one of many second-generation factory owners fighting to elevate the country’s manufacturing sector, pitting digital native…
Robert Lewandowski struck twice in two minutes as Barcelona crushed rivals Real Madrid 4-0 on Saturday, inflicting the Spanish champions’ first La Liga defeat in over a year. Teenage winger Lamine Yamal and Raphinha completed the rout, while Madrid superstar Kylian Mbappe had two goals ruled out for offside on a frustrating first Clasico appearance…
The United States’ Ben Shelton admitted it had been “difficult to play” close friend Arthur Fils after downing the Frenchman in straight sets to reach the Basel ATP final on Saturday. The sixth-seed came through 6-3, 7-6(11/9) without facing a break point. Now into his second ATP 500 final after his 2023 title in Tokyo,…
James Wiseman, the former number two NBA Draft pick who has battled injuries throughout his career, tore his left Achilles tendon in Indiana’s season opener against Detroit, the Pacers said Thursday. “An MRI taken earlier today confirmed that Wiseman tore his left Achilles tendon, and the team and Wiseman are working together to evaluate treatment…
Major stock markets mostly retreated Monday on profit-taking as oil prices jumped and traders weighed fresh interest-rate cuts from China’s central bank. Another record session Friday on Wall Street crowned a sixth weekly gain in a row, but failed to carry over into Monday and inspire a similar rally elsewhere. Both the Dow and S&P…
Major stock markets mostly dropped Monday on profit-taking and oil prices jumped as traders weighed fresh interest-rate cuts from China’s central bank aimed at reigniting the world’s second-biggest economy. Another record session Friday on Wall Street failed to carry over into the new week and inspire a similar rally elsewhere, as main equity indices mostly…
Asian markets swung Monday as traders weigh Chinese central bank interest rate cuts aimed at reigniting the world’s number two economy, while gold hit a record high on geopolitical concerns. Another record day on Wall Street on Friday was unable to inspire a similar rally at the start of the week, with traders also gearing…
McLaren team chief Andrea Stella blasted as “inappropriate” a controversial penalty handed to Lando Norris at the United States Grand Prix which could shatter his world title dream. Race stewards penalised Norris and relegated him to fourth behind three-time world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull after the pair clashed and ran off-track in the…
Former world champions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan opened the figure skating grand prix season with a pairs victory at Skate America on Saturday. The duo, who settled for silver at the last worlds after winning gold in 2023, delivered a polished albeit not perfect free skate to post a total of 214.23…
Global stock markets took different directions on Friday as investors weighed better-than-expected Chinese economic growth data, a eurozone interest-rate cut and corporate earnings. In New York, the tech-heavy Nasdaq and broad-based S&P 500 opened higher after Netflix reported that it added millions of subscribers in its latest quarter, sending the streaming giant’s shares soaring nine…