Team LeBron beat Team Giannis by two points at the 69th NBA All-Star game on Sunday at a packed United Center that fell silent for eight seconds before tip-off as about 21,000 fans joined hands to pay their respects to global sports icon Kobe Bryant.
HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - Japan’s economic immune system looks vulnerable to the coronavirus. The country’s GDP contracted by an annualised 6.3% last quarter, and that’s before any effects from the Wuhan outbreak. Monetary policy is overstretched, the yen
Fast-growing British digital bank Monzo plans to hire up to 500 people and forecasts it will get 5.5 million users this year, as it prepares to have another crack at charging some customers to turn a profit.
Hardliners are set to tighten control of Iran this week in a parliamentary election stacked in their favour, as the leadership closes ranks in a deepening confrontation with Washington.
The euro was on the back foot on Monday, as concerns mounted about weakening economic growth in Europe at a time financial markets and policymakers fret about a new threat to the global economy from a fast spreading coronavirus in China.
China stocks rallied on Monday, led by start-up companies which surged to a more than three-year high, as Beijing rolled out more support measures to counter the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
(RTTNews) - Indian shares gave up early gains to turn lower on Monday, with coronavirus and global slowdown concerns keeping underlying sentiment cautious.
In this episode of MarketFoolery, Chris Hill and Bill Mann give us some insights on how the coronavirus is weighing down companies. Alibaba's (NYSE: BABA) stock, for one, fell despite strong earnings. Meanwhile, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is raising money in a stock offering, and P
China has approved the import of all poultry and poultry products from the United States, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on its website on Monday.
Canada on Sunday announced new measures to lower speed limits in trains hauling dangerous goods like diesel, gasoline and chemicals to reduce the risk of derailment, effective immediately.
Most Southeast Asian stock markets were subdued in thin trading on Monday, as stimulus measures from China helped cushion the impact from the coronavirus epidemic on regional economies.
In this episode of MarketFoolery, Mac Greer, Emily Flippen, and Jim Mueller talk about Shopify (NYSE: SHOP), CVS Health (NYSE: CVS), Lyft (NASDAQ: LYFT), and the latest foldable smartphone from Samsung. Shopify and CVS had better-than-expected earnings, CVS makes a push towa
Many retirees rely on Social Security in their later years. Since these benefits are designed to replace only about 40% of pre-retirement income, the amount you receive isn't always high. You can, however, find ways to increase it.
(RTTNews) - The Malaysia stock market on Friday halted the two-day slide in which it had fallen more than a dozen points or 0.8 percent. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index now rests just beneath the 1,545-point plateau although it may head south again on Monday.
(RTTNews) - The South Korea stock market bounced higher again on Friday, one session after it had ended the two-day winning streak in which it had collected almost 40 points or 1.9 percent. The KOSPI now rests just beneath the 2,245-point plateau although it may tick lower again
With the coronavirus outbreak in China continuing to spread, McDonald's Corp, Starbucks Corp and other fast-food companies are ramping up "contactless" pickup and delivery services to keep their workers and customers safe, the companies said.
Worries about the spread of the coronavirus and its hit to the global economy kept Japanese manufacturers' mood gloomy in February, a Reuters poll found, even as firms shook off previous worries about the impact of the Sino-U.S. trade war.
DCP Midstream (NYSE: DCP) recently reported its full-year results for 2019 as well as its outlook for 2020. At first glance, those numbers seem to suggest the master limited parnership's 15.5%-yielding distribution is on a sustainable footing.