Asia shares buoyed by Trump's China comments, yen awaits BOJ
Global shares rose on Friday buoyed by the prospect of lower U.S. interest rates and a U.S.-China trade deal following ...
Massive new Los Angeles-area fire balloons as winds pick up
Powerful winds and bone-dry conditions could pose a challenge to firefighters battling new wildfires in southern California ...
Trump says he could reach trade deal with China, calls talk with Xi 'friendly'
U.S. President Donald Trump said his conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping last week was friendly and he thought he ...
LNG exporter Venture Global raises $1.75 bln in US IPO
Liquefied natural gas exporter Venture Global said on Thursday it had raised $1.75 billion, marking the first big initial ...
Oil falls on prospect of Trump pushing up crude supplies
Oil markets sank on Friday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump pressured OPEC and its de facto leader Saudi Arabia to ...
Syria's new leaders turn to Islamic law in effort to rebuild Assad's police
Syria's new authorities are using Islamic teachings to train a fledgling police force, a move officers say aims to instil a ...
Yen on guard ahead of BOJ decision; dollar set for weekly loss
The yen was front and centre for currency markets on Friday ahead of a Bank of Japan (BOJ) policy decision where it is all ...
Stargate artificial intelligence project to exclusively serve OpenAI, FT reports
Stargate, the joint venture by OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle to develop data centers for artificial intelligence in the U.S., ...
Trump waves off criticism from Elon Musk on AI announcement
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday dismissed criticism from close ally Elon Musk about a $500 billion artificial ...
BOJ raises short-term interest rates to 0.5% in widely expected move
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday in a widely expected move, reflecting its growing optimism that wages will continue rising and keep inflation sustainably around its 2% target.
Japanese pay increases this year must exceed last year's, Rengo union head says
Japanese annual pay increases this year must exceed the 5.1% secured last year because real wages continue to fall, the head of the Rengo trade union group told Reuters on Friday.
Trump says he will reach out to North Korea's Kim Jong Un
U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview broadcast on Thursday that he plans to seek to engage North Korean leader Kim Jong Un anew after the two men developed a working relationship in ...