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China sharpens language, warns Taiwan that independence 'means war'

China believes that Taiwan's democratically-elected government is moving the island towards a declaration of formal independence

US economy contracts in 2020; worst performance since 1946

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday left its benchmark overnight interest rate near zero

Aramco will launch further share sales, says Saudi Arabia's crown prince

He was speaking at the kingdom's Future Investment Initiative conference

American Airlines' quarterly loss better than expected, shares jump 60%

American joined rival Delta Air Lines in calling 2021 a year of recovery for an industry that has been ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic.

Gold prices dip as investors opt for relative shelter of US dollar

Spot gold was down 0.2% at $1,840 an ounce by 1258 GMT. Prices had fallen to their lowest since Jan. 18 at $1,830.80 on Wednesday.

India's small investors rush to join US firm GameStop's frenzied rally

This week, GameStop accounted for 19% of the trades on Vested Finance, an Indian investment firm that helps Indians buy or sell US stocks

China likely to avoid setting 2021 GDP target over debt concerns: Report

China is the world's second-biggest economy

GameStop slugfest spreads to Australia as calls for probe build

In the United States, the WallStreetBets forum on Reddit that is seen as having fuelled the rallies briefly closed its doors on Wednesday as membership jumped past 4 million

Boosted by tech stocks, Norway wealth fund earned $123 billion in 2020

Norway's $1.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund is the world's largest

Prudential drops Jackson IPO in favour of demerger, may raise $2.5-3 bn

Former MetLife CEO Steven Kandarian will become non-executive chair of Jackson from Feb 1, Prudential said

Toyota beats Volkswagen to become World's No.1 car seller in 2020

The pandemic demand slump hit Volkswagen harder

China opposes discriminatory actions by India against Chinese firms

China's remarks relate to India's continued ban on 59 Chinese apps

Apple becomes biggest smartphone seller with record 90.1 mn shipments

Data from research firm IDC showed Apple's shipments surged 22 per cent to a record 90.1 million phones in the quarter

Facebook beats quarterly revenue estimates; monthly active users up 12%

The results validate the company's foray into e-commerce with Instagram Shopping and Facebook Marketplace that banked on the trend of social shopping

Tesla profit, vague vehicle delivery forecast disappoint Wall Street

Investors had hoped for a significant increase over the company's 2020 delivery goal of half a million vehicles, but Tesla provided only a vague outlook and did not state a concrete delivery goal.

Biden takes sweeping steps to curb climate change, vows job creation

The orders map out the direction for the Democratic president's climate change and environmental agenda and reverse the policies of his Republican predecessor, Donald Trump

Apple tops Wall Street expectations on record iPhone revenue, stock gains

Apple shipped its iPhone 12 lineup several weeks later than usual, but an expanded number of models and new look appear to have tapped into pent up demand for upgrades, especially in China

Fed remains in crisis-fighting mode as recovery appears to moderate

Monetary policy likely on hold for foreseeable future; Fed chief Powell says vaccination program key to economy

Global Covid cases surpass grim 100-million milestone; 2.1 million dead

Almost 1.3 per cent of the world's population has now been infected with Covid-19

Complacency in markets because of continued monetary support: IMF

The rollout of Covid-19 vaccines has boosted expectations of a global recovery and helped prompt a surge in asset prices