1+ hour, 36+ min ago   (579+ words) SYDNEY (Sept 14): Share markets slid in Asia on Monday as supply concerns caused oil prices to spike anew, while investors braced for possible interest rate hikes in both the United States and Japan this week. Brent climbed 3% as new strikes…...

13+ hour, 13+ min ago   (342+ words) BRUSSELS (Sept 13): Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney wants closer links with the European Union (EU) and is exploring whether his country could become an "associate member" of the bloc, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The EU, which has…...

17+ hour, 12+ min ago   (287+ words) BENGALURU (Sept 13): Former US President Barack Obama has warned that artificial intelligence could be "dangerous" if not properly managed, and urged Democrats to frame policy and governance agendas to tackle the issue, the New York Times said on Sunday. The…...

18+ hour, 17+ min ago   (817+ words) ADEN/DUBAI (Sept 13): Maritime trackers received new reports of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, adding to concerns about Iran-related threats to global energy supplies after Saudi Arabia shut down a vital oil pipeline....

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (244+ words) (Sept 11): Prime Minister Mark Carney said this week’s round of US trade measures against Canada will hurt some businesses but will have a “modest” impact overall — and signalled that his government isn’t planning to retaliate. “We fully recognise that for…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (443+ words) WASHINGTON (Sept 10): US producer prices increased in line with expectations in August amid a rebound in the cost of energy products. The producer price index for final demand rose 0.4% last month after an upwardly revised 0.1% gain in July, the Labor…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (322+ words) (Sept 10): Qatar is in discussions to buy liquefied natural gas from US suppliers under long-term agreements as the Iran war has crippled its ability to supply its own customers, according to people familiar with the matter. State-owned QatarEnergy is interested…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (212+ words) theedgemarkets.com WASHINGTON (Sept 10): The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, suggesting that layoffs remained low and continued to anchor the labour market. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dipped 1,000 to a seasonally adjusted 206,000 for…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (350+ words) That would be welcome. From Southeast Asia, however, the question is what kind of order their accommodation would create — and whether Asean would shape it or merely live with the consequences. US-China history supports caution. Escalations have repeatedly been followed…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (652+ words) NEW YORK (Sept 10): A US prosecutor described China's Huawei as a criminal enterprise that stole from American companies to build its telecommunications empire, as the trial against the tech giant kicked off in Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday. "Theft, lies,…...