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HONG KONG – Chinese and Hong Kong stocks surged on Tuesday after leaders in Beijing pledged fresh measures to boost the nation’s stuttering economy. The onshore renminbi gained…

HONG KONG – A parade of Chinese bubble tea makers are lining up for first-time share sales in Hong Kong and the United States, where they are likely to get less regulatory…

NEW YORK – Wall Street stocks advanced Monday ahead of major earnings and central bank announcements as the Dow won its 11th-straight gain. The ascent of the blue chip index has…

NEW YORK – Wall Street stocks ended slightly higher on Wednesday, with the Dow rising for an eight straight day, extending a bullish run on better-than-expected economic figures…

LONDON – Funds tracking the UK’s main stock index are exposed to considerably more environmental and social harm than those following other major benchmarks in Western Europe.…

SHANGHAI – China plans measures to support household spending on everything from electric appliances to furniture as part of a package of policies to arrest a deepening economic…

NEW YORK – Cooling US inflation is accelerating a decline in the US dollar, and risk assets around the world stand to benefit. The dollar is down nearly 13 per cent against a…

SHANGHAI – Chinese President Xi Jinping finally appears to be extending an olive branch to private businesses battered in recent years by regulatory crackdowns and the world’s…

NEW YORK – Wall Street stocks rose for a second straight session Tuesday ahead of a key US inflation report that will affect the odds of further Federal Reserve interest rate…

SHANGHAI – China signalled more economic support measures are imminent after the authorities took a small step towards supporting the ailing property market by extending loan…