Singapore luxury apartment sales hit 11-year high, driven by Chinese demand
Sales of Singapore apartments worth at least S$10 million ($7.3 million) have hit an 11-year high, fueled by increased demand from Chinese millionaires seeking safe-haven assets, say property consultants OrangeTee & Tie.
UK’s Thomas Cook hunts for $250 million to fend off collapse
Britain’s Thomas Cook said its banks had ordered the company to find an additional 200 million pounds ($251 million) of funding in order to guarantee the survival of the world’s oldest holiday company.
Explainer: Abe, Trump head for trade deal; auto tariffs a sticking point
U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are expected to clinch a deal on farm tariffs and digital trade when they meet in New York next week.
Cloud and clear: Tencent draws on gaming tech to lift B2B cloud ambitions
Tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd plans to leverage its strengths in video games and social media to grab market share in China’s burgeoning cloud computing sector from incumbent Alibaba, the head of its cloud unit told Reuters.
FAA waiting for more software details before 737 MAX can return to service
Boeing Co still has a series of steps to complete before the 737 MAX can return to service, including submitting a pre-production version of a software update, Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson said.
Exclusive: Venezuela opposition eyes U.N. asset protection as option to save Citgo
Venezuela’s opposition is preparing to seek an asset protection program from the United Nations to prevent creditors from seizing the country’s crown jewel overseas asset, U.S. refiner Citgo, a lawmaker and two opposition sources told Reuters.
Economy hopes support shares, oil edges up on Mideast tensions
Asian share prices inched higher on Friday as economic stimulus around the world eased fears over slowing growth, while crude oil prices climbed on concerns that last weekend’s attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities still pose supply risks.
Asian shares gain on economy hopes, oil edges up on Mideast tensions
Asian share prices inched higher on Friday as economic stimulus around the world eased fears of economic deceleration while crude oil prices climbed on concerns that last weekend’s attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities still pose supply risks.
Facebook CEO Zuckerberg meets Trump, seeks to mend fences in Washington
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg met with President Donald Trump on Thursday during a fence-mending visit to Washington where the chief executive faced aggressive questioning from lawmakers about the social network’s failures to protect consumer privacy.
Trump says he had a ‘nice’ meeting with Facebook CEO Zuckerberg
President Donald Trump said in a tweet that he had a “nice meeting” with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday and he included a picture of him shaking hands with Zuckerberg in the Oval Office.
