
Analysis-China can no longer 'extend and pretend' on municipal debt
By Kevin Yao and Samuel Shen BEIJING China's promised "basket of measures" to defuse local government debt risks
2023-08-07 07:17

UK hiring falls at fastest pace in over three years, wage growth slows
By Suban Abdulla LONDON British employers reduced the number of new permanent staff they hired through recruitment agencies
2023-08-07 07:15

Dungeons & Dragons tells illustrators to stop using AI to generate artwork for fantasy franchise
The Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game franchise says it won’t allow artists to use artificial intelligence technology to draw its cast of sorcerers, druids and other characters and scenery
2023-08-07 06:54

Chinese Maker of 1,000 Kilometer EV Battery Plans IPO by 2025
A Chinese maker of long-range electric vehicle batteries — including one capable of going 1,000 kilometers (620 miles)
2023-08-07 06:48

AI, Talent Shortage Pose Dual Threat to Philippine Call Centers
The Philippines is racing to defend its share of the nearly $300 billion global business process outsourcing market
2023-08-07 05:49

Marketmind: Markets yield to U.S. curve
By Jamie McGeever A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist.
2023-08-07 05:46

Rakuten’s Mikitani Spends a Fifth of His Time on Biotech Startup
Hiroshi Mikitani, whose Rakuten Group Inc. is losing billions of dollars to break into Japan’s wireless market, said
2023-08-07 05:22

'Oppenheimer' surpasses $500 million, sets box office record for highest grossing film set during World War II
On the same day "Barbie" passed its billion-dollar box office milestone, the other half of the viral "Barbenheimer" phenomenon blew past the half-billion-dollar mark.
2023-08-07 05:17

It’s Not Just Trump. These World Leaders Also Got Into Legal Trouble
Former President Donald Trump appeared in a Washington courtroom last week on his third set of criminal charges
2023-08-07 04:57

Poland hopes to fix leak in Russia's Druzhba oil pipeline by Tuesday
By Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk WARSAW (Reuters) -Polish pipeline operator PERN said it had halted pumping through a section of the Druzhba
2023-08-07 03:50

French paper launches first edition under far-right editor
France's only national Sunday newspaper this weekend published its first edition under the leadership of a controversial far-right editor, whose appointment had prompted an...
2023-08-07 03:49

Australia to Hike Rates Once More, Then Cut in 2024, Poll Shows
Australia’s central bank will raise interest rates one more time in its current tightening cycle, economists say, and
2023-08-07 03:28