- Straits Times Index3,360.23-0.52%
- Nikkei21,410.76-0.26%
- Hang Seng28,620.66-0.50%
- FTSE 1007,508.70+0.21%
- BTC-USD10,597.54+0.10%
- S&P 5002,976.61-0.62%
- Dow27,154.20-0.25%
- Nasdaq8,146.49-0.74%
- Gold1,424.20-0.27%
- Crude Oil56.06+1.37%
- 10-Yr Bond2.0480+0.49%
- FTSE Bursa Malaysia1,653.29-0.30%
- Jakarta Composite Index6,456.54+0.83%
- PSE Index8,203.29-0.81%
- AFP•2 hours ago
Tokyo stocks open lower
Tokyo stocks opened lower on Monday as Japan's ruling bloc retained its majority in the upper house election as widely expected, with focus now shifting to corporate earnings this week. The benchmark Nikkei ...
- Reuters•2 hours ago
UPDATE 3-Mexico says dodges bullet on 'safe third country' talks with U.S. after stemming migrant flows
MEXICO CITY/SAN SALVADOR, July 21 (Reuters) - Mexico said on Sunday it averted the so-called "safe third country" negotiations with the United States it desperately wanted to avoid after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo praised Mexican efforts in reducing U.S.-bound migrant flows. Pompeo
- Reuters•2 hours ago
Chinese state media slams attack on Beijing representative's office in Hong Kong
An attack on the office of Beijing's representative in Hong Kong by protesters was a "blatant challenge to the central government" and will not be tolerated, state news agency Xinhua said in an editorial on Monday. Riot police used tear gas and rubber bullets to drive them away.
- Reuters•3 hours ago
UK parliamentary committee questions StanChart's remuneration policy
In the letter written on Thursday and made public on Monday, Committee Chairman Frank Field asked why the remuneration committee put forward a proposal where the existing directors would receive 40% of base salary (20% of total salary) as the pension contribution whereas the contribution of new executive
- Reuters•3 hours ago
Funds managing $2 trillion urge cement makers to act on climate impact
European funds managing $2 trillion (1.6 trillion pounds) in assets called on cement companies to slash their greenhouse gas emissions on Monday, warning that a failure to do so could put their business models at risk. With the extreme weather and natural disasters associated with climate change intensifying
- Oilprice.com•3 hours ago
The Two Most Important Catalysts For Oil
Oil prices never stay quiet for too long. While Iran and China are making the most headlines when it comes to risks to oil, Bank of America sees a few other less-publicized factors as just as important
- Reuters•3 hours ago
UPDATE 3-Puerto Rico governor refuses to resign as island braces for big protest
Puerto Rico's governor on Sunday said he would not seek re-election next year but refused to resign as the island braced for more protests by demonstrators demanding he step down over leaked chat messages. A day before a planned general strike and street demonstrations in the bankrupt U.S. territory
- Associated Press•4 hours ago
Lufthansa resumes Cairo flights, British Airways stays away
Lufthansa resumed flying to Cairo Sunday following a one-day suspension due to safety concerns. The German airline's website shows LH582 took off from Frankfurt after a two-hour delay and arrived in Egypt's capital Sunday afternoon. Meanwhile, British Airways continued with its seven-day suspension
- Reuters•4 hours ago
Puerto Rico governor refuses to resign as island braces for big protest
A day before a planned general strike and street demonstrations in the bankrupt U.S. territory, Ricardo Rossello, 40, said he respected the wishes of Puerto Ricans and would not seek a second term in November 2020 elections. "I know that apologizing is not enough," Rossello said in a video
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- Associated Press•4 hours ago
The Latest: Egypt aviation minister upset by paused flights
Egypt's minister of civil aviation says he's frustrated that British Airways suspended flights to Cairo without consulting Egyptian authorities. Egyptian Lt. General Younes Elmasry and British Ambassador to Egypt Sir Geoffrey Adams said Sunday they would work together to resolve the situation
- Associated Press•4 hours ago
'The Lion King' rules and 'Endgame' scores all-time record
If there was any doubt that the 2019 box office belonged to the Walt Disney Co., this weekend put an end to it. Not only did its photorealistic remake of "The Lion King" devour opening weekend records for the month of July and PG-rated films, but "Avengers: Endgame" also crept past
- Motley Fool•5 hours ago
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AFP Relax•5 hours agoWhy 'Gone With the Wind' eclipses both 'Avengers' and 'Avatar'
Even as Disney confirmed Sunday that "Avengers: Endgame" had become the top-grossing movie ever, film historians noted that "Gone With the Wind" still has a strong case for being the most successful film of all time.
AFP Relax•5 hours ago'Avengers' topples 'Avatar' to lead all-time box office
"Avengers: Endgame," the latest episode in the blockbuster Marvel Cinematic Universe series, has powered its way into the record books, smashing the global box office record held by "Avatar."
- Motley Fool•5 hours ago
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- Oilprice.com•5 hours ago
U.S. Shale Is Doomed No Matter What They Do
With financial stress setting in for U.S. shale companies, some are trying to boost production in order to improve cash flows, while others are cutting costs, but neither strategy seems to work out
- Associated Press•5 hours ago
US hotels caught in fight over housing detained migrants
Advocacy groups and unions are pressuring Marriott, MGM and others not to house migrants who have been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. For decades, the U.S. government has occasionally detained migrants in hotels, and Acting ICE Director Matthew Albence says it might have to
- Associated Press•5 hours ago
Ukraine president's party buoyed by exit poll after election
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's party was headed to win the biggest share of votes in the Ukraine's snap parliamentary election, according to an exit poll Sunday, but it was unclear if the party nailed down a solid majority in the legislature. The poll of 13,000 voters showed Servant of the
- Reuters•5 hours ago
UK PM front-runner Boris Johnson says trade deal can break Brexit deadlock
Boris Johnson, favored to become Britain's new prime minister, said on Sunday the country could agree a free trade deal to leave the European Union that would remove the need for one of the more problematic parts of a previous agreement. In his weekly column in The Telegraph newspaper, Johnson said
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