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WASHINGTON — The American economy expanded at a 1.4% annual pace from January through March, the slowest quarterly growth since spring 2022, the gov
BANGKOK, Thailand — Shares fell Thursday in most Asian markets ahead of a key U.S. inflation report due Friday that might point the way ahead for in
BEIJING — China will hold a key political meeting historically watched for signals on economic direction in mid-July, state media reported Thursday,
Stockholm, Sweden — H&M posted on Thursday a 52-percent jump in net profit for the second quarter as the world’s second biggest fashion retailer p
The Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a major South Korean business lobby, said on Thursday it launched a task force to prepare for business lea
MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) kept its key rate unchanged at 6.5 percent on Thursday, extending its pause for the sixt
Hong Kong, China — The yen edged back slightly Thursday after hitting a 38-year low against the dollar, putting investors on alert for a possible in
The Board of Investments (BOI) on Wednesday said it has given the nod for the registration of the P125 million steel production facility in Taguig of
Panama City, Panama — The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) said Wednesday that the famed waterway continues to face a water shortage, despite recent rai
ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland — The Canadian government has ended the Newfoundland and Labrador cod moratorium, which gutted the Atlantic coast provinc
FREMONT, California — Tesla must fix air quality problems at its electric vehicle manufacturing facility in the San Francisco Bay Area after racking
PARIS, France — A pioneering internet messaging service that once boasted 100 million accounts has shut down, a message on the Russian-owned ICQ web
Warsaw, Poland — Poland will press ahead with the construction of a multibillion-euro airport project, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Wednesday, fo
HONG KONG – The Hong Kong government plans to focus on recruiting talent from South-east Asia and Europe to supplement and diversify the city’s im
MANILA, Philippines — Singapore-based Gear Inc. will debut in the Philippines through one of the buildings of Filinvest REIT Corp., the real estate
MANILA, Philippines — Startup firm Zed Philippines Inc. on Wednesday said it has secured a license from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to ope
NEW YORK — Amazon joined the exclusive $2 trillion club Wednesday after Wall Street investors pushed the value of the e-commerce giant’s stock pas
JAKARTA, Indonesia — The Indonesian arm of e-commerce firm Shopee has admitted violating anti-monopoly rules and agreed to change some of its operat
MALE, Maldives —International credit rating agency Fitch downgraded the Maldives Wednesday and warned that South Asia’s tourist paradise could be
COLOMBO — Sri Lanka said on Wednesday it had clinched a restructuring deal with key bilateral lender China and other nations, covering up to $10 bil
