SHANGHAI, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Hong Kong shares rose on Wednesday after data showed the city’s retail sales climbed for the sixth straight month in July, with tech and financial stocks leading the gains. The Hang Seng index rose 0.6% to 26,028.29, while the China Enterprises Index gained 1.0% to 9,271.32. ** Hong Kong’s retail sales in July rose 2.9% […]
Read moreHONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong will further relax a contentious plan to let non-local doctors practise in the city in order to tackle a shortfall of medical staff in the public sector, the city’s Health Secretary said on Tuesday. Sophia Chan, speaking at a press conference, said the government was proposing to allow foreign doctors with specialist qualifications to […]
Read moreFox Business Flash top headlines for August 30 Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. Bitcoin was trading 0.78% lower Tuesday morning. The price was around $47,789 per coin, while rivals Ethereum and Dogecoin were trading around $3,350 (+4.74%) and 27.5 cents (-2.30%) per coin, respectively, according to Coindesk. PAULSON SAYS CRYPTOCURRENCIES WILL EVENTUALLY BE ‘WORTHLESS’ Hackers reportedly are using the […]
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Around 900,000 doses of BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine are expected to arrive in Taiwan soon, the health minister said on Tuesday, the first delivery of a highly politicised, much-anticipated order whose tortured progress has transfixed the island.FILE PHOTO: A vial labelled with the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. […]
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European stocks are expected to open lower on Tuesday with investors digesting the latest economic data from the region and beyond. London's FTSE is seen opening 26 points lower at 7,136, Germany's DAX down 28 points at 15,860, France's CAC 40 down 14 points at 6,677 and Italy's FTSE MIB 56 points lower at 25,957, according to IG. LONDON — European […]
Read moreBoeing continues crisis mode- when will it end? Barron’s Roundtable senior writer Al Root says the pandemic has ‘blown a big hole’ in Boeing’s balance sheet The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Monday it is continuing to review Boeing 777-200 planes equipped with Pratt & Whitney (PW) engines like the one involved in a United Airlines emergency landing in February […]
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TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar hovered near two-week lows against a basket of currencies on Tuesday with trade seen driven by month-end flows as investors looked ahead to U.S. jobs figures later in the week.FILE PHOTO: U.S. One dollar banknotes are seen in front of displayed stock graph in this illustration taken, February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration//File PhotoThe U.S. currency […]
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Asia-Pacific stocks were mixed in Tuesday morning trade. Investors will monitor shares of Chinese video game firms after authorities published new rules limiting the number of hours kids can play online video games. SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia-Pacific were mixed in Tuesday morning trade, as investors monitor Chinese video game stocks following new rules limiting the number of hours kids […]
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Slideshow ( 2 images )(Reuters) – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler said a full ban of the controversial payment for order flow (PFOF) practice is “on the table,” financial newspaper Barron’s reported on Monday, citing an interview. SEC staff is reviewing the practice and could come out with proposals in the coming months, the report here […]
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