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HANOI — Vietnam’s gross domestic product grew 5.66 percent from a year earlier, led by manufacturing and services, government data released on F
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG — Chinese companies are staring at the prospects of a drought of new equity capital as tougher domestic IPO rules and challenges
BEIJING — Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi launched a sporty electric car on Thursday with styling cues drawn from Porsche and priced below Tesla’s
DETROIT — About 1,400 workers at a Ford factory in Michigan that makes the F-150 Lightning will move to new jobs or take retirement packages next
BERN, Switzerland — The IMF urged Switzerland on Thursday to strengthen its financial sector regulation as supervising UBS has become “more challe
PARIS, Frances — The French government is under pressure from the opposition and its allies to tax the rich to reduce the country’s yawning budget
SEOUL — South Korea’s factory production rose in February by the fastest pace in six months, while retail sales dropped, official data showed on F
TOKYO — Core inflation in Tokyo increased by 2.4 percent in March, data showed on Friday, slowing slightly from the previous month’s reading in
U.S. consumer sentiment rose unexpectedly in March to the highest in nearly three years thanks in part to growing confidence that inflation will ke
WASHINGTON — The United States is drawing up a list of advanced Chinese chipmaking factories barred from receiving key tools, three people familiar
NEW YORK — Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a judge on Thursday for stealing $8 billion from customers of the now-bankrupt
NEW YORK — The S&P 500 closed out the week with slight gains on Thursday, with the benchmark index notching its strongest first quarter in five year
BERLIN — The number of people out of work in Germany rose less than expected in March, Federal Labor Office figures showed on Thursday. The office s
SYDNEY — India’s bulging pipeline of large block trades and listings such as the $3 billion IPO of Hyundai Motor’s unit will draw more funds t
BEIJING — China will lift anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariffs on Australian wine from March 29, the Chinese commerce ministry said on Thursday, en
LONDON — European governments are weighing the introduction of tougher rules on cigarette makers’ new zero-tobacco heat sticks, moving to close th
TOKYO — Japanese authorities held an emergency meeting this week to discuss the weak yen and suggested they were ready to intervene in the market to
LONDON — Global bond and equity markets are ending the first quarter on a high note, with investors poised for more wild swings ahead after months o
NEW YORK — Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) bounced back in the first quarter after a downbeat 2023, thanks to the return of mega deals, cheering in
Bank of England (BoE) interest-rate setter Jonathan Haskel said that rate cuts should be “a long way off,” the Financial Times reported on Thursda
