Singapore braces for ‘partisan’ vote for president, guardian of its vast reserves
A largely ceremonial role with a six-year tenure, the Singapore presidency is conferred limited powers.
Here’s what the U.S. hopes China will do after Raimondo’s trip
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has left Beijing with a few deliverables: plans for formal discussions on export controls and tourism.
Here are the best ‘workcation’ cities for remote and hybrid workers — and Barcelona tops the list
Toronto, Beijing, Milan and New York round up the top five in IWG’s list of the best ‘workcation’ cities in the world.
India to launch mission to study the sun — just days after successful moon landing
Days after India’s successful moon mission, the country is now setting its sights on the sun.
‘Pain trade’: UBS CIO warns of bear trap as Chinese stocks rise
Adrian Zuercher, a chief investment officer at UBS, also said there could be a “tactical trade” in the coming weeks.
Morgan Stanley’s Slimmon says the S&P 500 will near 5,000 by year-end — and names 3 stocks to buy
“Year-over-year quarterly earnings are going to inflect from negative to positive after Q3. Historically, this is greeted positively by equities,” he says.
One part of China’s consumer market is holding up against a broad slowdown
Segments of China’s consumer market have seen resilient spending this summer.
Asia markets mirror Wall Street’s rally; China, Hong Kong close flat on the day
Australian inflation for July is eased to 4.9%, down from the 5.4% seen in June
CNBC Daily Open: Markets’ last hurrah for a horrid August
A sudden flurry of positive business news — and not-so-good economic data — is giving stocks a last hurrah as they try to overcome the doldrums of August.
S&P 500 rises for a fourth straight day, major averages curtail monthly losses in late August hot streak: Live updates
Stocks climbed for a fourth consecutive session on Wednesday.
