Bangladesh building fire kills at least 43, injures dozens
DHAKA (Reuters) -A massive fire raced through a six-storey building in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka late on Thursday, killing at least…
Gymnastics-Culture change seeks to produce happier U.S. women athletes
KATY, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. women's gymnastics, long associated with intense pressure placed on the shoulders of young girls, has…
S&P, Nasdaq end at records buoyed by tech stocks
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at record highs on Thursday, buoyed by tech stocks linked to AI, while inflation…
GenM remains cautious of near-term prospects of industry
Genting Malaysia Bhd (GenM), which reported its first annual profit since the Covid-19 pandemic, remains cautious of the near-term prospects…
Bumper growth by CIMB
Malaysia’s second largest banking group CIMB Group Holdings Bhd is maintaining its vigilant stance for 2024, while attributing to the…
High-speed futures trader gets the boot
China banned a top-performing quant fund from the stock-index futures market and vowed tighter oversight of high-speed trading, expanding a…
In delicate China play, Reckitt turns to livestreaming to sell condoms
Durex-owner Reckitt is hoping that Chinese consumers’ penchant for livestream shopping will also extend to purchases of condoms, but the…
Volkswagen, Xpeng say first jointly made car will be an SUV
German automaker Volkswagen and Chinese electric vehicle (EV) partner XPeng say the first car they plan to develop together will…
RBC tops profit estimates on higher interest, fees
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) beat analysts’ estimates for quarterly profit, as its wealth-management and capital-market divisions benefited from higher…