HSBC, Hong Kong’s biggest lender, unveiled a fresh US$3 billion share-repurchase programme after its first-quarter earnings beat analysts’ estimates, stepping up its buy-back plan in a market ...

The social media platform is providing its owner Microsoft with a billion willing guinea pigs, perhaps giving it an edge in the artificial intelligence race. LinkedIn is taking on a new strategic ...

Australian Indigenous art will once more feature in New York’s glamour spring auction calendar this month, after a hiatus forced by the boating death of pioneering Sydney art consultant Tim Klin ...

An iconic black mansion – known as the ‘Darth Vader house’ – has sold to a new buyer. The house, on the outskirts of Houston, Texas, was first built in the 1990s. At the time, locals ...

The ASX has closed about 8,000 points for the first time in almost eight weeks after the US commerce secretary says tariffs on some auto part imports will be reduced, easing the impact on American ...

However Australia’s ASX 200 stock index is already just a few percentage points off its record high after more than fully recovering from the April 2 “Liberation Day” tariffs announcement ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Insiders including Meta Platforms’ Mark Zuckerberg, Oracle Corp’s Safra Catz and JPMorgan Chase & Co’s Jamie Dimon cashed out ...

The ASX eked out a small gain, as strong rises in the local tech sector were offset by widespread falls in mining and energy. Meanwhile, the US economy fell into contraction as the threat of ...

The Socialist Equality Party (SEP) calls on workers, young people, rural poor and intellectuals to vote for our party in the local government elections to be held in Sri Lanka on May 6. Your vote ...

Save articles for future reference. "A slightly inexplicable rally," Mr Rodda said. "Cyclicals are performing reasonably well just on the basis the narrative right now ... is focused on trade ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent thinks President Donald Trump’s economic agenda is more than the sum of its parts and will ...

The benchmark ASX 200 had its best day in two weeks with the index gaining 103.80 points or 1.33 per cent higher to 7,920.5. The broader All Ordinaries jumped 111.50 points or 1.39 per cent to ...