Leadership shake-up in China?
Chinese President Xi Jinping has led a shake-up that has influenced appointments of regulators and provincial leaders, says Richard Martin of IMA Asia.
Oil prices firm on signs of U.S. production slowdown
Brent crude futures, the international benchmark for oil prices, were at $49.08 per barrel at 0126 GMT, up 17 cents, or 0.35 percent, from their last close. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $46.70 per barrel, up 16 cents, or 0.34 percent. Traders and analysts said the rising prices were a result of strong demand as well as signs that a relentless climb in U.S. oil production was slowing down.
Report: UAE behind hacking of Qatari media
The United Arab Emirates orchestrated the hacking of a Qatari government news site in May, planting a false story that was used as a pretext for the current crisis between Qatar and several Arab countries, ...
8 is enough: Federer gets record-breaking Wimbledon title
After Roger Federer closed out a Wimbledon final that was more of a coronation than a contest with an ace, he sat in his changeover chair and wiped away tears. That is when it hit him: His wait for record-breaking ...
Eaton Vance fund managers see major upside for healthcare stocks -Barron’s
The portfolio managers of the $1.2 billion Eaton Vance Worldwide Health Sciences fund are expecting big gains from a trio of healthcare stocks. Jason Kritzer and Samantha Pandolfi, co-managers of the fund, highlighted Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Zoetis and Shire for future outperformance in an article in Barron's. Pandolfi says she sees 15 percent upside for drugmaker Zoetis and 40 percent upside for Dublin-based drugmaker Shire.
Some of Asia’s most powerful companies may be teaming up against Uber
Grab's expansion would add another obstacle in the otherwise challenging market of Southeast Asia.
George A. Romero, father of the zombie film, is dead at 77
NEW YORK (AP) — George Romero, whose classic "Night of the Living Dead" and other horror films turned zombie movies into social commentaries and who saw his flesh-devouring undead spawn countless imitators, remakes and homages, has died. He was 77.