covid-19

Dow, S&P 500 close at records as U.S. infrastructure bill clears Senate

Wall Street rose on Tuesday, with both the blue-chip Dow and benchmark S&P 500 closing at record highs, as economically…

4 years ago

Pandemic spurs flight of top earners from debt-laden South Africa

Cape Town restaurateur Adrian Hochman watched over the years as friends packed up and emigrated, but rationalised that power cuts,…

4 years ago

Australia lowers bar on public companies’ disclosures, extends virtual AGMs

Australia on Tuesday eased so-called continuous disclosure laws for publicly listed companies, which will now protect companies and their officers…

4 years ago

Oil rises as market shrugs off virus impact

Oil prices rose more than $1 on Tuesday, recouping some of the losses in the previous session, as rise of…

4 years ago

WeWork rival IWG ‘cautiously optimistic’ on year after H1 losses widen

Office rental firm IWG Plc (IWG.L) said on Tuesday it was cautiously optimistic about the rest of the fiscal year despite posting…

4 years ago

Asian stocks on backfoot as concern over Delta variant saps confidence

Asian stocks started off on a weak footing on Tuesday after a largely soft performance on Wall Street and as…

4 years ago

Analysis: Virtually forever? Switch to online AGMs gains pace despite concerns

A mass corporate switch in Europe to holding virtual annual shareholder meetings or AGMs has picked up pace this year,…

4 years ago

Slow growth in Japan’s bank lending shows COVID-19 cash crunch easing

Japan's bank lending rose in July at the slowest annual pace in nearly nine years, data showed on Tuesday, a…

4 years ago

Stocks tread water as gold, oil declines spook sentiment

Global share prices treaded water on Monday as sharp falls in gold and oil prices and concerns over the spread…

4 years ago

Dollar buoyed as strong job figures fan Fed tapering talk

The dollar was buoyant in early Tuesday trade as a run of strong U.S. job figures solidified expectations the U.S.…

4 years ago