text

More work need to be done despite IMF's forecast adjustment on Italy

TheInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF)recentlyupadjusteditsforecastforItaly'seconomicgrowth,butwarnedthegrowthcouldnotbemaintainedwithouthealthierdevelopmentinsomear

text

Apple hits all-time highs, Asia hopes to benefit

Asianstockspausedneardecade-highsonWednesdayasinvestorswaitedtoseeifstrongearningsresultsfromtechbellwetherApplewouldrippleouttocomponentmakersintheregion.Share

text

Bloomberg: Spotify is planning another big podcast push

Spotifystarteditsnewyeargettingintothepodcastgamewhenitannounceditwasbringingonitsfirstoriginalcontentinatrioofmusic-relatedshows.TheninMarch,itpartneredwithWNY

text

Small odds of reaching 2 C climate goal: researchers

Thereisafive-percentchanceoflimitingaverageglobalwarmingtoundertwodegreesCelsius(3.6degreesFahrenheit),thetargetsetinthe2015climate-rescueParisAgreement,researc

text

Asia shares advance as investors look to data for proof of 'goldilocks'

AsiansharesroseonTuesdayasinvestorslookedtoabarrageofeconomicdataaroundtheworldtoconfirmrecentsignstheglobaleconomyisinfinefettlewithinflationstayingwellcontain

text

Beijing is China's "smartest city": report

Beijing is the "smartest" city in China, according to a report on the cashless society released Monday.

text

Boeing expects India to order up to 2,100 aircraft over 20 years

BoeingCo(BA.N)saidonMondayitexpectsIndianairlinestoorderupto2,100newaircraftworth$290billionoverthenext20years,callingitthehighest-everforecastforAsia'sthird-la

text

Oil hits two-month high on tighter U.S. market, Venezuela sanctions risk

Oilpriceshitatwo-monthhighonMonday,liftedbyatighteningU.S.crudemarketandthethreatofsanctionsagainstOPEC-memberVenezuela.U.S.WestTexasIntermediate(WTI)futuresbri

text

Chinese students told to work hard or face degree downgrade

AnewundergraduatemanagementregulationatoneofChina’stopuniversitieshassparkedanationwidedebateonthefutureofthecountry'shighereducationsystem.HuazhongUniversityof

text

HSBC announces profit increase, share buyback in signs of turnaround

HSBCHoldingsPLConMondaysaidprofitgrew5percentinthesixmonthsthroughJuneandannounceditsthirdsharebuybackinayear,indicatingcontinuedprogressinthesix-yearturnaround

text

As food prices slump, pressure grows for more India interest rate cuts

A nearly 60 percent drop in prices of a popular type of lentil is hurting Indian farmer Sanjay Somwanshi, but it is doing wonders for the country's inflation - and piling pressure on a stubborn central bank to cut interest rates more aggressively.

text

China H1 trade up 20 percent

China's global trade volume reached 13.14 trillion yuan (1.95 trillion US dollars) in the first half of 2017, an increase of 19.6 percent, Qian Keming, China's vice minister of commerce announced Monday.

text

As food prices slump, pressure grows for more India interest rate cuts

Anearly60percentdropinpricesofapopulartypeoflentilishurtingIndianfarmerSanjaySomwanshi,butitisdoingwondersforthecountry'sinflation-andpilingpressureonastubbornc

text

Baidu reports soaring Q2 profit growth thanks to AI

Chinese tech giant Baidu posted soaring profit growth in the second quarter of this year thanks to its continuous investment in artificial intelligence (AI).

text

Huawei dials into robust growth

Huawei Technologies Co Ltd said it maintained robust growth in the first half of the year, as the world's third biggest smartphone maker continued to expand its presence in the high-end segment.

text

Huawei dials into robust growth

HuaweiTechnologiesCoLtdsaiditmaintainedrobustgrowthinthefirsthalfoftheyear,astheworld'sthirdbiggestsmartphonemakercontinuedtoexpanditspresenceinthehigh-endsegme

text

Consumers, businesses likely spurred U.S. economic pickup in 2rd quarter

TheU.S.economylikelyacceleratedinthesecondquarterasconsumersrampedupspendingandbusinessesinvestedmoreonequipment,whichwouldconfirmthatthesluggishperformanceearl