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Major Asia markets down 2%; Chinese yuan at weakest since 2008Major indexes in the Asia-Pacific briefly dipped 2% after the S&P 500 set a new 2022 low overnight on Wall Street. The […]

Sept 27: TSX Fails To Hold Early Gains, Ends Marginally DownAfter opening higher and staying firm till a little before noon, the Canadian market turned subdued and moved along the […]

Australian Federal Police Gathers Crucial Evidence In Optus Data BreachThe Australian Federal Police has revealed that it is gathering “crucial evidence” from the breach of Optus data. The officials said […]

Apple To Make IPhone 14 In IndiaTech giant Apple Inc. (AAPL) has shifted some production of its flagship smartphone iPhone 14 from China to India.“The new iPhone 14 lineup introduces […]

World Bank Cuts East Asia & Pacific Growth OutlookThe World Bank downgraded its growth projections for the East Asia and the Pacific region as the zero-COVID approach dampened China’s economic […]

U.S. Consumer Confidence Improves Much More Than Expected In SeptemberConsumer confidence in the U.S. improved much more than expected in the month of September, the Conference Board revealed in a […]

UK lenders halt mortgage deals to customers after market chaosThe British bond and currency markets have been in turmoil since Finance Minister Kwasi Kwarteng announced his “mini-budget” on Friday.The yield […]

A new CEO doesn’t make Scotiabank a buy – but this doesBank of Nova Scotia’s BNS-T -0.80%decrease share price has underperformed its peers this year by a wide margin, raising the question of […]

Green group influencing Biden admin has deep ties to Chinese governmentThe Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), a major U.S. green group that has influenced Biden administration policymaking, has deep ties to […]