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China's Li Qiang, Saudi crown prince discuss cooperation in several sectors

Li made his remarks in a meeting in Riyadh with GCC Secretary General Jasem al-Budaiwi, Chinese state news agency Xinhua said

Couche-Tard considers raising offer price for Seven & i after buyout talks

Seven & i has tapped Nomura to advise its board in preparation for a potential takeover battle with Couche-Tard, the Financial Times separately reported on Thursday

Murdoch succession battle to play out in Nevada's 'closed-door' courtroom

Murdoch, 93, is attempting to change the terms of the family's irrevocable trust to ensure his newspapers and television networks remain under control of his eldest son and chosen heir

US holiday sales to grow at slowest pace since 2018, says Deloitte report

Holiday retail sales are likely to rise between 2.3 per cent and 3.3 per cent in the November 2024-January 2025 period

Who's vying to be Japan's next prime minister after Kishida's step down

Here are the leading contenders based on public opinion polls

Boeing faces possible strike, its union to vote for a new labour contract

A strike will take place if the majority of workers vote to reject the preliminary deal and at least two-thirds vote to strike, according to the IAM

RBI likely selling dollars to hold rupee above key support level: Traders

The rupee was quoting at 83.97 per US. dollar compared to its close at 83.9775 in the previous session

US businesses' optimism in China falls to record low, shows survey

Only 47 per cent of US firms were optimistic about their five-year China business outlook, a drop of five percentage points from last year, according to the survey

Tighter security planned for US election certification after Capitol attack

Trump lost the 2020 election to Democratic President Joe Biden but falsely claimed victory. For weeks after his loss, he urged Congress not to certify the election result

While Trump touts his debate performance, allies and advisers lament it

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, a prominent Trump ally, was one of the few party leaders to publicly say Trump's performance was poor

Standard Chartered to offer 1st commercial debt to carbon credit firm

Carrie Harris, director of sustainability at British Airways, said carbon removals formed a key part of reaching its climate goals

Dwindling hopes of 50 bps Fed rate cut may push rupee to all-time low

The one-month non-deliverable forward indicated that the rupee will open at 83.98-83.99 to the US dollar, compared with 83.9775 in the previous session

Asian shares rise on Wall St tech boost, dollar extends gains on yen

Earlier in Asian trade, the yen had eased further to a low of 142.95, but was last flat at 142.40 per dollar, perhaps helped a little by hawkish comments from a senior Bank of Japan official

US FDA expands J&J's psoriasis drug Tremfya for inflammatory bowel disease

Drugmakers such as AbbVie, Eli Lilly and J&J are hustling for a share in an already-crowded, multi-billion market for treatments for inflammatory bowel diseases

Canada to donate 'up to 200,000' doses of mpox vaccine: Govt official

Canada would not say to whom it would deliver the vaccines, or in what time frame

Hurricane Francine threatens Louisiana's coast with strong winds, flooding

Hurricane season typically peaks around this time of year, but Pat Simon wasn't overly concerned about Francine

Ex-Google exec says goal was to 'crush' competition, shows trial evidence

The statements underscored the US Department of Justice's claim that Google has sought to monopolize markets for publisher ad servers and advertiser ad networks

India leads in crypto adoption for 2nd straight year, shows report

Report from blockchain analytics company Chainalysis which tracks adoption across four sub-categories in 151 countries, showed India ranked high on usage of centralized exchange finance assets

Samsung plans global job cuts of up to 30% in some divisions: Report

South Korea-based Samsung has instructed subsidiaries worldwide to reduce sales and marketing staff by about 15 per cent and the administrative staff by up to 30 per cent

Kremlin asks Trump, Harris to leave Putin out of their presidential fight

The Russian president's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, was speaking a week after Putin said in a teasing remark that he favoured Harris over Trump