Asia shares were set to open lower on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump's comments regarding the country's surge in novel coronavirus cases outweighed a slight rally on Wall Street.
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing Burger King of deceiving vegan, vegetarian and other customers into thinking it cooked the plant-based patties for its "Impossible Whopper" on different grills than those used to cook beef and chicken.
LONDON: Royal Bank of Scotland has hired climate change expert Nicholas Stern to help shape its sustainability strategy as the state-backed lender prepares to rebrand as NatWest Group. RBS Chief Executive Alison Rose has made helping to tackle climate change a big part of her strategy to rebuild ......
The US Justice Department on Tuesday (Jul 21) indicted two Chinese nationals over their role in what the agency called a decade-long cyber espionage campaign that targeted defense contractors, COVID-19 researchers and hundreds of other victims worldwide.
A top U.S. lawmaker called for U.S.-listed Chinese companies that do not meet U.S. auditing standards to be barred from American exchanges, pressing the White House to take a hard line as it ramps up pressure on China.
Although there is no obvious capital exodus from Hong Kong yet, the US sanctions can be quite detrimental to the island’s financial and property markets, says CUHK’s Simon Lee.
United Airlines Holdings Inc warned on Tuesday that travel demand will remain suppressed until there is a widely accepted treatment or vaccine for COVID-19, which plunged the carrier to a deep quarterly loss on Tuesday.
DIGITAL bank aspirants in Singapore still have a viable path ahead despite the uncertainties wrought by the pandemic, for the simple reason that there is a flexible timeline for them to set up shop fully.
COVID-19 has hit the reset button on world economies, and governments should look to firm up "exit plans" from their current consumption-focused stimulus packages, said DBS chief Piyush Gupta.
WHILE the world is currently experiencing unprecedented upheaval due to the Covid-19 crisis, the Asia-Pacific banking and financial services industry is reaching a tipping point in many regions, with the "digital banking revolution" on the near horizon. Banks, lenders and other financial institutions need to be prepared...
