'Bored Apes' investors sue Sotheby's, Paris Hilton and others as NFT prices collapse
A group of investors is suing Sotheby's auction house and others over the promotion of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs following a collapse in prices for the celebrity-endorsed collectibles.
2023-08-17 14:52
US and Iran Rely on Shadow Diplomacy Where Open Deals Would Fail
The US and Iran are engaged in broad but largely unacknowledged efforts to reach agreements on everything from
2023-08-17 13:55
Singapore arrests 10 foreigners, seizes S$1 billion assets in money laundering probe
SINGAPORE Singapore police have arrested 10 foreigners for alleged money laundering and forgery offences, in a case involving
2023-08-17 11:56
US to Set Up Hotline With Japan and South Korea, Campbell Says
The US, Japan and South Korea are aiming to establish a three-way hot line following a summit among
2023-08-17 10:26
Dollar shines on US economic resilience; Aussie tumbles after employment data
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE The dollar pushed the yen deeper into intervention territory on Thursday as a resilient
2023-08-17 10:24
'Ho-hum holiday' spending expected as shoppers deal with economic cross-currents
US consumers, trapped in a web of conflicting signals on the health of the economy and how it impacts their ability to shop for extras, might be forced to spend less enthusiastically on a key bucket of discretionary spending -- Christmas gifts, according to early forecasts of this year's holiday sales.
2023-08-16 19:51
Russia could reintroduce compulsory sale of FX revenues 'at any moment' -source
MOSCOW Russian authorities are discussing bringing back the compulsory sale of foreign currency revenues for exporters, five sources
2023-08-16 17:59
Pound rises after UK inflation data, yuan hits 9-month low
By Samuel Indyk and Rae Wee LONDON The pound was on track for its biggest one-day gain in
2023-08-16 17:28
South Korea Leader Seeks Breakthrough in Deterring Kim Jong Un
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said the world would never accept North Korea as a nuclear weapons
2023-08-16 09:17
South Korea to grant 23 trln won in financing support for exporters
SEOUL South Korea will expand financing support for exporting companies by around 50% more this year, the financial
2023-08-16 09:16
North Korea Says US Soldier Who Crossed Border Seeks Refuge
North Korean state media said the US soldier who ran across the border is seeking refuge there because
2023-08-16 08:24
166-year-old luxury retailer in San Francisco warns: This could be our last year
John Chachas, the owner of luxury department store Gump's San Francisco, wrote an open letter to Governor Newsom, Mayor London Breed, and the city's Board of Supervisors, pleading for them to act on what he describes as the city's worsening downtown conditions.
2023-08-16 05:52