Economy
NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – For much of this year, Joseph Norwood’s next breath was locked in a zero-sum competition with people eager to upgrade their iPhones. Mr Norwood has sleep …
BANGKOK (REUTERS) – Thailand’s economy contracted less than expected in the third quarter as businesses started a slow recovery from the coronavirus-driven slump in activity, while the reopening of the …
NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – It is just 96km from El Dorado Dairy in Ontario, California, to the nation’s largest container port in Los Angeles. But the farm is having little …
WASHINGTON — America’s employers stepped up their hiring last month, adding a solid 531,000 jobs, the most since July and a sign that the recovery from the pandemic recession is …
JAKARTA (REUTERS) – Indonesia’s economic growth slowed more than expected in the third quarter as restrictions to control a deadly wave of Covid-19 weighed on activity, although recent data suggests …
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japan’s factory output shrank for the third straight month in September as the auto sector was hit by a persistent global supply shortage. The data raised the …
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – Some 57.3 per cent of Singapore businesses surveyed saw their costs rise this year, nearly double the 28.8 per cent of respondents who saw costs …
LONDON/NEW YORK/HONG KONG (REUTERS)- Bitcoin topped US$60,000 for the first time in six months on Friday, nearing its all-time high, as hopes grew that United States regulators would allow a …
SINGAPORE (REUTERS) – One of Singapore’s largest independent electricity retailers has exited the market and according to company sources at least three others have stopped accepting new clients amid rocketing …
SYDNEY (REUTERS) – Australia could face rising costs of capital and divestment by offshore funds if it is not seen to be doing more to address climate change, a top …