BP said earnings jumped in the first quarter as spiraling energy prices and market turmoil triggered by the Iran war led to a surge in profits from its oil trading operation. Bloomberg's Mitchell Ferman reports. (Source: Bloomberg)
BP said earnings jumped in the first quarter as spiraling energy prices and market turmoil triggered by the Iran war led to a surge in profits from its oil trading operation. Bloomberg's Mitchell Ferman reports. (Source: Bloomberg)
What are the greatest technological innovations of all time? The wheel certainly makes the list. So do the printing press, the light bulb, and the internet. We're living in an era where another finalist is being adopted rapidly. I'm referring, of course, to artificial intelligence (AI). Many of the top game-changing innovations enabled early investors to build fortunes. AI is in that group. And Wa...
What are the greatest technological innovations of all time? The wheel certainly makes the list. So do the printing press, the light bulb, and the internet. We're living in an era where another finalist is being adopted rapidly. I'm referring, of course, to artificial intelligence (AI). Many of the top game-changing innovations enabled early investors to build fortunes. AI is in that group. And Wall Street believes that three AI stocks shaping the future of technology are great buys right now. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (right) and European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic (left) attend the signing ceremony for the U.S.-EU Memorandum of Understanding on a Strategic Partnership on Critical Minerals at the State Department in Washington, D.C., on April 24, 2026. Photo: VCG On April 24, the U.S. and the European Union signed a memorandum of understanding...
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (right) and European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic (left) attend the signing ceremony for the U.S.-EU Memorandum of Understanding on a Strategic Partnership on Critical Minerals at the State Department in Washington, D.C., on April 24, 2026. Photo: VCG On April 24, the U.S. and the European Union signed a memorandum of understanding in Brussels on critical minerals cooperation. This move is not merely an economic and trade coordination effort; it marks a crucial step across the Atlantic in the realm of resource security, attempting to reshape the global critical mineral supply chain landscape through institutionalized partnership.
Online lending apps. Photo: VCG China has unveiled sweeping rules to regulate online marketing of financial products, banning unlicensed individuals from recommending stocks on social media and tightening oversight of online lending. The regulations, jointly issued by eight government agencies including the central bank, will take effect on Sept. 30, more than four years after draft measures were ...
Online lending apps. Photo: VCG China has unveiled sweeping rules to regulate online marketing of financial products, banning unlicensed individuals from recommending stocks on social media and tightening oversight of online lending. The regulations, jointly issued by eight government agencies including the central bank, will take effect on Sept. 30, more than four years after draft measures were released for public comment.
SoftBank Group shares tumbled in Tokyo trade, suffering its worst single-day percentage loss in six months, after a published report that OpenAI missed several internal targets in the face of competition from rival artificial-intelligence labs.
SoftBank Group shares tumbled in Tokyo trade, suffering its worst single-day percentage loss in six months, after a published report that OpenAI missed several internal targets in the face of competition from rival artificial-intelligence labs.
An accounting clerk has admitted to helping a fraud syndicate withdraw HK$31 million (US$4 million) from a Hong Kong brokerage five years ago after being told she was under investigation by Beijing’s national security arm in the city. The High Court on Wednesday convicted Wong Pui-shan of 10 counts of money laundering after she confessed to authorising 10 illicit transactions at the behest of an i...
An accounting clerk has admitted to helping a fraud syndicate withdraw HK$31 million (US$4 million) from a Hong Kong brokerage five years ago after being told she was under investigation by Beijing’s national security arm in the city. The High Court on Wednesday convicted Wong Pui-shan of 10 counts of money laundering after she confessed to authorising 10 illicit transactions at the behest of an impostor she believed was from the Office for Safeguarding National Security of the Central People’s...
undefined Chinese battery-maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) (300750.SZ) plans to raise HK$39.2 billion ($5 billion) through a private placement of its Hong Kong shares to fund its global expansion. CATL said before the market opened Tuesday that it plans to place 62.4 million H shares with no fewer than six investors at HK$628.20 apiece. The placement price represents a discoun...
undefined Chinese battery-maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) (300750.SZ) plans to raise HK$39.2 billion ($5 billion) through a private placement of its Hong Kong shares to fund its global expansion. CATL said before the market opened Tuesday that it plans to place 62.4 million H shares with no fewer than six investors at HK$628.20 apiece. The placement price represents a discount of about 7% to the previous trading day’s closing price.