Hong Kong lawmakers have proposed increasing the Airport Express’ ridership by improving the service’s connections to the city’s high-speed rail station and a mega bridge, as well as by maintaining cheaper fares to AsiaWorld-Expo. Lawmaker Gary Zhang Xinyu suggested on a radio programme on Wednesday that links with the two sites would help to increase…
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer Wall Street rallies to its best day in months, but that’s not enough to salvage its losing week Updated: 4:17 PM EDT Mar 14, 2025 OTHER POLICIES MADE BY PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAVE CAUSED SOME UNCERTAINTY AND FEAR FOR THE STOCK MARKET. SO HERE TO TALK ABOUT IT IS…
getty Retirees imagine their post-working lives relaxing in the shade on their comfortable porch. The view before them glistens with the fresh growth of green. The sweet light of the morning sun warms the dewy grass. They’re happy, at ease, and totally unfazed by economic headlines. And they wouldn’t be wrong. Unfortunately, far too many…
The S&P 500 may be trading near records, but investors aren’t feeling totally at ease. A sense of complacency in markets may be magnifying risks, a strategist said. A crisis in China’s economy and Big Tech valuations “running on fumes” are also threats to the market. Even with the S&P 500 trading near record highs,…
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks slumped Friday as worries flared again on Wall Street about tariffs and inflation. The Standard & Poor’s 500 fell 0.9% and erased what had been a modest gain for the week. It’s one of the worse drops for the index so far this year, but it remains near its record set two…