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Wall Street reached new record highs on Wednesday as investors recover appetite over coronavirus slowdown. Technology shares led the rally that lifted three major U.S. stock averages to new highs. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed three consecutive highs. The Dow achieved its most recent record on Feb. 6. New coronavirus cases in China tallied […]

Taiwan’s Foxconn said on Thursday that the recent Reuters reports about the company resuming operations in production plants were not factual. The contract electronics manufacturer, currently supplying tech giant Apple Inc, made the comment in a statement to the Taipei stock exchange. However, Foxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd, did not elaborate […]

Facebook postponed the launching of its dating service in Europe which was scheduled for the eve of Valentine’s Day after Irish data regulator official searched its offices. According to the regulating body, the conducted inspection in offices of the social media company in Dublin was mandated after learning Facebook’s plan of launching the dating service […]

TOKYO- The yen recovered from three weeks of underperformance against greenback on Thursday. Upbeat activity followed after Hubei province in China reported an atrocious increase in the number of new coronavirus cases boosting markets and rallying investors to resort to safe-haven assets. The Chinese yuan shed gains against the dollar as recent developments on coronavirus […]

SEOUL- Oil prices continued to advance for three consecutive days. Such upbeat activity followed after market sentiment boosted on expectations that primary oil manufacturers will implement deeper output reduction to recuperate from slump in demand brought by coronavirus contagion in China, the world’s second-biggest oil importer. Brent crude LCOc1 added 17 cents, equivalent to 0.3%, […]

Samsung Electronics introduces its latest smartphone innovation, flaunts a foldable phone with a 5G mobile network to intensify fierce competition with mobile companies, Apple and Huawei on Tuesday. Samsung is out to maintain its status as the biggest global phone company as it introduces its latest offering, Galaxy s20, a smartphone that sports a 5G […]

The U.S. dollar pulls back from a four-month high against the Euro as appetite for risk currencies improved after the weeklong rally when investors feared the virus outbreak. Nasdaq and S&P 500 indexes gained new highs as a top Chinese health adviser said that the outbreak might be peaking. The coronavirus spread in China could […]

China will strengthen stimulus if economic slowdown continues amid virus spread, Changyong Rhee, senior official at International Monetary Fund said. But China should not disregard structural reforms to cater rapid credit growth, he added. Rhee, director of the IMF’s Asia and Pacific Department, said that China’s economic growth was slowing down before the epidemic due […]

Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co expanded its future automobile profile by collaborating with California-based startup Canoo in producing electric vehicles, the company disclosed on Tuesday. The said pact with Canoo was the second agreement that Hyundai and sister company Kia Motors Corp sealed for electric vehicle production. Such followed after the company disclosed its plan […]

SoftBank shares surge up to 14% after U.S. judge approves merger between T-Mobile and Sprint Shares of SoftBank Group Corp. in Japan shot up by 14% on Wednesday after a U.S. judge green-lit a $26 billion merger between T-Mobile and Sprint—a deal SoftBank sought for nearly a decade. “All necessary federal approvals required for the […]