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Retail traders frenzy lifts three of Asia's top-performing stock markets

The proliferation of cheap trading apps on smartphones and mobile devices remains a key catalyst for the trend

Four key charts to indicate whether latest rally in gold can be sustained

Bullion is one of the best-performing commodities this month, erasing almost all of this year's losses.

'You feel numb': India's markets keep rising as traders cope with Covid-19

Booming markets have left industry swamped with work at a time when many employees have been sickened by the virus.

UK approves single-shot J&J Covid vaccine adding to British arsenal

The authorisation gives Britain a fourth shot in its arsenal, though its use may be initially limited given more than half the population has already received one vaccine dose

Shock divorce forces $50 bn Gates foundation to weigh changes, focus

There are signs change is coming to one of the world's most powerful philanthropic organisations.

Glut of dollar drives usage of Fed reverse repo facility to record

Even though the offering rate on the Fed facility is 0 per cent, demand has been increasing as a flood of cash overwhelms U.S. dollar funding markets

Space plane start-up promises one-hour rides to anywhere on Earth

Venus Aerospace Corp., a startup pursuing a hypersonic space plane, is aiming to ferry people from Los Angeles to Tokyo in about an hour

Japan extends state of emergency to control Covid before hosting Olympics

The prime minister faces enormous pressure to keep the virus under control, and the public is worried the global sports spectacle could turn into a superspreader event

Tamil Nadu, India's 2nd-most industrialised state, in favour of debt recast

The states' inflated debt sale schedule alludes to that possibility. They are scheduled to borrow as much as Rs 1.78 trillion ($25 billion) from the market in the April-June quarter

Sandwich chain to tailor: Companies adapt again as workers return to office

Retailers like sandwich chain Pret a Manger Ltd can serve as a model for how to accommodate remote workers.

Easier said than done but India should buy Chinese Covid-19 vaccines

There cannot be a bigger national interest right now than saving Indians from avoidable death.

10,800 women suing Google over gender pay disparity win class-action status

They claim that Google pays men more for doing the same job, seek more than $600 million in damages.

Oil rallies above $67 as demand optimism outweighs Iran supply concerns

Investors wager that progress in combating the Covid-19 pandemic will spur energy consumption.

Stocks preferred by India's rich fare better in second Covid-19 wave

Shares including the likes of Bharat Heavy Electricals started outpacing the Nifty 50 Index at the end of March

A warming planet is about to revolutionise how banks define risk

The ECB instructs banks to consider their sensitivity to climate risk when weighing how much capital they need beyond minimum requirements

HSBC withdraws from US retail banking to target rich clients, Asia

The move is part of a larger plan by HSBC to invest more in Asia, where it's focused on banking the region's wealthy

US, China trade officials hold 'candid' talks in first call: Report

In contrast with much of the rest of the bilateral relationship, trade has been one of the less contentious issues recently.

Paytm said to target $3-billion IPO, largest ever for India: Report

If successful, Paytm's initial share sale would surpass Coal India Ltd.'s offering, which raised more than Rs 15,000 crore in 2010 in the country's largest IPO so far

Ditching Olympics can further damage Japan's recession hit economy

Not holding the games on top of an extended emergency could knock back growth this year by as much as 1.7 percentage point, says economist.

India's oil industry struggles to predict demand recovery in pandemic

Diesel and gasoline, which account for more than half of oil consumption in India, are bearing the brunt of lockdowns.