Oil producers in the top U.S. shale fields are stockpiling drilling permits on federal land ahead of the November U.S. presidential election, concerned that a win by Democratic candidate Joe Biden could lead to a clamp-down on oilfield activity.
China launched a global data security initiative on Tuesday, outlining principles that should be followed in areas from personal information to espionage.
As tensions mount between Washington and Beijing ahead of the U.S. presidential elections in November, Stonehorn Global Partners' Sam Le Cornu sees more Chinese firms returning home.
A spike in coronavirus infections in Indonesia's holiday island of Bali and Thailand's first locally transmitted case in 100 days have dealt further blows to Southeast Asian hopes of reviving vital tourism industries.
Duterte made a dramatic shift in the foreign policy of the Philippines when he declared in 2016 his "separation" from the U.S. — a military ally — to be closer to China.
The two journalists had been banned from leaving China until they answered questions about detained Australian citizen and television anchor Cheng Lei, the Australian Financial Review said in a report.
Both sides have observed a long-held protocol to avoid using firearms on the sensitive, high altitude frontier running through the western Himalayas, though this agreement has not prevented casualties.
The world's third-largest economy shrank by an annualized 28.1% in April to June, more than a preliminary reading of a 27.8% contraction, revised data showed on Tuesday, suffering its worst postwar contraction.
Trump touted the most recent nonfarm payrolls report that showed a sharp drop in the unemployment rate and said that if he is not re-elected, the pandemic rebound will come to a halt.
Some companies adopted the 'digital nomad' life, where employees can be remote from anywhere, long before Covid-19. This method of WFH may be bound for mass adoption.
Copper prices have experienced a remarkable resurgence since the late March crash, hitting two-year highs last week, and Goldman Sachs believes the rally has further to run.