Economic news

Profits from professional and business services firms in the UK fell the lowest since 2011 for a second quarter running as businesses are also cutting down on investments, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). CBI surveys have consistently showed a pessimistic outlook of the British economy as businesses face political uncertainties caused by […]

Apollo Global Management raises its offer to $6 billion to take over Tech Data private, according to the US information technology equipment distributor. The offered deal is worth $5.14 billion excluding debt, higher than Apollo’s previous offer of $4.77 billion. Tech Data shareholders will now receive $145 per share, compared to the initial $130 per […]

MUMBAI- SBI Cards and Payment Services, credit card subsidiary of State Bank of India and India’s top lender, submitted draft on Wednesday complete with proposed initial public offering (IPO) with market regulator and stock exchanges. The company is set to release 5 billion worth of new shares as it also plans to offer up to […]

China Agri-Industries to go private for up to $1.2 billion China Agri-Industries Holdings Ltd’s parent company will be taken private in a deal worth around HK$9.17 billion according to a filing that was published on Thursday. According to the trading arm of the Chinese state-owned food group COFCO, the cancellation price was HK$4.25 which was […]

Oil falls after record production swells U.S. inventory Oil prices fell on Thursday after official U.S. crude and gasoline stocks rose against expectations as production hit a record thus extending losses from previous sessions. Brent crude futures were down 0.3% or 18 cents to $63.88 a barrel by 0517 GMT, dropping down 0.3% on Wednesday. […]

Japan’s retail sales posted its hardest fall since 2015 as sales tax hike forced consumers to cut spending, domestic demand went in limbo. After the government of Japan increased that nationwide sales tax to 10% from a previous 8% rate on Oct. 1, retail sales dropped 7.1% in the same month from the previous year. […]

TOKYO- Japanese shares sunk down on Thursday following US President Donald Trump’s approval of the recently passed legislation supporting Hong Kong protesters. Such brought derailment in trade talks and reason for “phase one” to slide from happening. The Nikkei share is marginally lower on Tuesday with 0.02% loss to 23,433.16 while the broader Topix shed […]

HP Inc reported its quarterly earnings, beating analyst estimates. Higher sales in personal computers and workstations countered the low sales of its printer business. Revenue from HP’s personal systems unit rose 3.6%, or $10.43 billion in the fourth quarter, beating analyst estimates of $10.29 billion. HP is the second largest PC maker after Lenovo Group […]

HSBC Holdings PLC’s private banking business is actively pursuing a double-digit growth in revenue and client assets, as it riffs off a sudden rise in Asian wealth, according to the unit’s chief executive. Chief Executive Antonio Simoes said that HSBC aims to increase its physical presence in China. The world’s second-largest economy is known to […]

Most Southeast Asian stocks soared on Wednesday with the Philippines acquiring the highest gains after US President Donald Trump stated that Washington and Beijing were close to settling the “phase one” of the trade pact. Trump said on Tuesday that Washington was close to finalizing the deal aimed at fixing the 16-month long trade truce […]