Bushfires in Australia’s Victoria state burnt out of control on Saturday (Dec 21), with authorities issuing an evacuation order at the highest danger rating for hundreds of residents in the state’s ...

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) executive board approved a US$1.1 billion disbursement to Ukraine on Friday (Dec 20) ...

The world’s biggest stablecoin issuer, Tether, is on track to close the year with more than US$10 billion in net profits, ...

Alphabet’s Google proposed on Friday (Dec 20) a loosening of its agreements with Apple and others to set Google as the ...

From Brazil to South Korea, emerging-market central banks are forming a line of defence as a rising US dollar pushes their ...

Mexico City is preparing for the 2026 Fifa World Cup with plans to increase investment in mobility and security next year, according to a top official. Read more at The Business Times.

The Securities Investors Association (Singapore), or Sias, will step up efforts to boost retail participation in local stocks ...

Singapore’s main stock index is on track to have its best annual performance since 2017, but any celebrations over the ...

Confronting a broad decline in demand for their usual fare, including US$3,000-and-up handbags and US$4,000-and-up cashmere ...

The US House of Representatives voted on Friday (Dec 20) to avert a government shutdown with just hours to spare, with ...

A suspected attacker drove a car into a Christmas market in Germany on Friday (Dec 20) evening, killing at least two people, ...

Oil prices were little changed at their settle on Friday (Dec 20) as markets weighed Chinese demand and interest rate-cut expectations after data showed cooling US inflation. Read more at The Business ...