China's yuan inched lower against the dollar on Tuesday as an unexpected contraction in factory activity fuelled worries that a recovery in the world's second-largest economy remained fragile and uneven.
Five months before a U.S. Army reservist shot dead 18 people at a bar and bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, his family contacted the sheriff's office to say they were concerned about a decline in his mental health and that he had access to at least 10 guns.
U.S. equity long/short hedge funds have cut to six year lows the level at which swings in the S&P 500 affect their profits or losses, as portfolio managers are taking less directional bets, data from hedge fund research firm PivotalPath showed.
As the clock ticked down to the Nov. 1 deadline Pakistan set for undocumented migrants to leave the country, Muhammad Rahim boarded a bus from Karachi to the Afghan border.
Chinese technology giant Alibaba said on Tuesday it has updated its artificial intelligence (AI) model Tongyi Qianwen and released a suite of industry-specific AI models amid an intensifying AI race among tech companies.
Indian shares opened higher on Tuesday, supported by an earnings-led rise in key companies and tracking an overnight rise in Wall Street ahead of U.S. Federal Reserve policy decision on Wednesday.
China is set to import record volumes of wheat this year, trading sources say, with rain damage to its crop and worries over dry weather in exporting nations fuelling Beijing's appetite to buy while prices are low.
(RTTNews) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (SMSN.L, SSNNF.OB, SSNLF.OB) reported that its third quarter net income attributable to shareholders of parent company declined to 39.84% to 5.50 trillion Korean won from 9.14 trillion won last year.
China's power demand this winter may increase by over 12% from last year's peak as the economy continues to recover from a construction-led slump, a National Energy Administration official said this week.
(RTTNews) - Despite the broadly positive cues from global markets overnight, the Asian stock markets are trading mostly lower, as traders reacted to some downbeat Chinese manufacturing and non-manufacturing activity data. Ongoing concerns about the outlook for interest rates and
Gold steadied on Tuesday ahead of central bank meetings this week that could offer insights on global economy and policy outlook, but the safe-haven metal was set to end its best performing month in almost a year as the Israel-Hamas war unfolded.
(RTTNews) - Origin Energy Limited (ORG.AX, OGFGF.PK) reported that Australia Pacific LNG revenue for the September quarter was 15 percent lower when compared with the same quarter last year, due to a combination of lower realized oil prices, and lower short-term domestic contract
Asian equities eased on Tuesday, while the yen remained close to a two-week high as traders braced for the Bank of Japan's policy decision when it is likely to lift its inflation forecasts and ponder tweaks to its bond yield control.
China's manufacturing activity unexpectedly returned to contraction in October, an official factory survey showed on Tuesday, casting a cloud over recent indicators that showed a nascent recovery in the world's second-largest economy.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Tuesday economic growth in 2024 would exceed the potential growth rate after accelerating in the second half of 2023, and pledged closer ties with the United States to bolster crisis management capabilities.
(RTTNews) - The Thai stock market has moved higher in two straight sessions, improving almost 25 points or 1.9 percent along the way. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now rests just beneath the 1,400-point plateau and it's got a solid lead again for Tuesday's trade.
(RTTNews) - Apple Inc. unveiled three M3 chips, new MacBook Pros and iMacs. Customers can order the new MacBook Pro and the iMac desktop computer starting today, with availability beginning November 7. The 14-inch MacBook Pro with M3 starts at $1,599. The 24-inch iMac desktop com