(RTTNews) - The Indonesia stock market has finished lower in three straight sessions, slipping more than 100 points or 1.6 percent along the way. The Jakarta Composite Index now rests just above the 6,940-point plateau and it may take further damage on Thursday.
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Thursday it has begun mass producing chips with advanced 3-nanometre technology, the first to do so globally, as it seeks new clients to catch far bigger rival TSMC in contract chip manufacturing.
Asian shares were ending a rough quarter in a sombre mood on Thursday amid fears central banks' cure for inflation will end up sickening the global economy, though it is proving to be a fillip for the safe-haven dollar and government bonds.
Collection House Ltd, Australia's biggest debt collector, said on Thursday it appointed FTI Consulting as voluntary administrators, after it failed to raise additional capital funding and restructure its business.
Australian shares skidded on Thursday, on course for their worst month since March 2020, as recent comments from U.S. Federal Reserve officials reaffirmed fears of a sharp economic slowdown amid attempts to contain soaring inflation.
(RTTNews) - The Australian stock market is modestly lower on Thursday, extending the losses in the previous session, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 falling below the 6,700 level, following the mixed cues overnight from Wall Street, dragged by weakness in energy and financial stoc
Gold firmed on Thursday as U.S. Treasury yields dipped, but faces its worst quarter since early 2021, as the dollar cemented its place as the safe-haven asset of choice, amid top central banks adopting aggressive tactics against runaway inflation.
China's factory activity expanded for the first time in four months, after authorities ended the lockdown in Shanghai, although growth missed analysts' expectations, an official survey showed on Thursday.
(RTTNews) - The Canadian market ended notably lower on Wednesday after languishing in the red almost the entire duration of the trading session, as worries about tighter policy and possibility of a recession rendered the mood quite bearish.
(RTTNews) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission's Brendan Carr said he has asked tech giants Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores due to China-related data security concerns.
The U.S. soybean crush likely totaled 5.457 million short tons in May, or 181.9 million bushels, according to the average forecast of eight analysts surveyed by Reuters ahead of a monthly U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report.
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Canada's main stock index fell on Wednesday, weighed by weakness in energy and technology shares, amid growing fears that aggressive policy tightening by central banks to tackle inflation will tip economies into recession.
At the height of World War Two, 18-year-old Hershel "Woody" Williams tried to join the U.S. Marine Corps, but a recruiter told the 5-foot-6 dairy farmer: "Go home, you're too short."
Big-hitting American John Isner paid tribute to Andy Murray after sending the two times champion crashing out of Wimbledon 6-4 7-6(4) 6-7(3) 6-4 with a barrage of booming serves and aces in a second round clash on Wednesday.
South Korean manufacturers expected business conditions to deteriorate in July to the worst in one-and-a-half years, a central bank survey showed on Thursday.
Pfizer Inc and BioNTech said on Wednesday they had signed a $3.2 billion deal with the U.S. government for 105 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine for delivery as soon as late summer this year.
A congressional probe into the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump supporters faced questions on Wednesday about what steps it had taken to corroborate a White House aide's account of the then-president having struggled with Secret Service agents in his armored SUV that day.