Asian Shares Fall on Sign of Escalating US-China Tensions
Asian shares fall on sign of escalating tensions ahead of Trump-Xi meeting.
Asian shares fall on sign of escalating tensions ahead of Trump-Xi meeting.
Recent turbulence in the U.S. stock markets is spooking some older workers and retirees, a group that was hit particularly hard during the most recent financial crisis.
Canada’s main stock index was in the red in late-morning trading, weighed down by losses in energy and financial stocks, while the health-care sector, which includes the big marijuana companies, also lost ground.
Ride-hailing companies could begin operations in B.C. by next fall under legislation introduced today.
The arrest of Nissan Motor Co.’s chairman Carlos Ghosn on charges he underreported his income and misused company funds has shaken many in Japan, abroad.
Disagreement over the body that resolves global trade disputes split Asia-Pacific countries at an international economic summit, leaving the annual gathering the victim of a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies.
Britain’s richest man Jim Ratcliffe is hoping to extend his grip on the North Sea by buying oil and gas fields from US giant ConocoPhillips.
Britain’s opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn has said that a second EU referendum is “an option for the future,” but not today.
HONG KONG/BEIJING: China will accept applications early next year from foreign insurers seeking to take control of their local joint ventures and is even weighing giving them full ownership earlier than flagged, people with direct knowledge of the matter said.
OTTAWA — The federal government is expected to lay out fresh plans next week to support Canada’s struggling news industry.