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As Chinese tourism booms to visa-free countries in Southeast Asia, Australia is losing out, with more cost-conscious mainland travellers also choosing cheaper destinations closer to home, according to tour operators and industry data.

Rio Tinto's full-year underlying earnings came in-line with analysts expectations on Wednesday, as production gains in its iron ore business countered weaker prices in aluminium, and warned it still faced rising costs.

The South African rand inched higher in early trade on Wednesday, with domestic inflation data and the 2024 budget due later in the day being the main focal points.

Barclays, unveiling its biggest revamp since 2016, sought to appease investors seeking a clearer route to less volatile returns.

U.S. President Joe Biden spent months wanting a "pause" in the fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. But with Israel preparing for a ground offensive in Rafah, his rhetoric is shifting to emphasize the need for a "temporary ceasefire".

Investors have been pouring cash into Swiss stocks in the hope that this export-focussed market will outshine its peers, in part thanks to a shift in central bank policy that could knock the franc further off 2023's multi-year highs.

Wind facilities have generated more than a third of Germany's monthly electricity output since October - a record long stretch - aiding the country's drive to cut use of fossil fuels in the power sector and reduce national emissions.

Electric vehicle drivers unable to install a charger at home are turning instead to stopgaps offered by U.S. and European firms as alternatives to often expensive or inconvenient public charging points.

The number of Spaniards installing solar panels on their homes fell last year, the first decline since 2018 as the impact of subsidies faded, while the outlook for this year is steady.

Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) has a brand-new outlook, and investors should be pleased. The beverage titan recently closed out its fiscal 2023 year and told its shareholders what they can expect for 2024. The update contained some yellow flags worth watching over the next few quarters but

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA)  is expected to publish its Q4 FY’24 results on February 21. We expect the company to have another upbeat quarter, as technology companies and developers have been scrambling to deploy generative AI into their applications following the success of

Russia's top general, Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov, visited troops fighting in the war in Ukraine to discuss the next steps after the taking the town of Avdiivka, state media reported on Wednesday.

(RTTNews) - Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Plc (RTNTF, RIO, RIO.L, RTPPF) reported Wednesday that its fiscal 2023 profit after tax attributable to owners of the company fell 19 percent to $10.06 billion from last year's $12.39 billion.

Sri Lanka's inflation is expected to return to the targeted 5% around the third quarter to the end of the year, an official of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) said on Wednesday.

(RTTNews) - Stockland Corp. Ltd. (SGP.AX, STKAF.PK), an Australian property company, reported that its profit after tax attributable to securityholders for the half year ended 31 December 2023 dropped to A$102 million from A$301 million in the prior year. Earnings per security we

(RTTNews) - Asian stock markets are trading mixed on Wednesday, following the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight, as traders remain cautious and seemed reluctant to make significant moves ahead of the release of the minutes of the US Fed's latest monetary policy mee

The third train of BP's Tangguh liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in West Papua, Indonesia has resumed operations after an outage for about a week, the country's upstream oil and gas regulator SKK Migas said on Wednesday.

Copper prices extended gains on Wednesday to hover near a two-week high, supported by a weaker U.S. dollar and hopes of strong demand outlook in top metals consumer China following Beijing's efforts to boost its economy and property sector.

Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg is planning to visit South Korea and is scheduling key meetings during his trip, Meta said in a statement on Wednesday without elaborating.

Malaysian palm oil futures rose on Wednesday, tracking strength in Dalian's palm olein contract and Chicago soyoil, although weak exports data limited gains.