TOKYO -- Japan's Mizuho Financial Group Inc has built a 5.07% stake in Toshiba Corp - a move which comes after the after the Japanese industrial conglomerate returned to the Tokyo Stock Exchange's top section. Read More
India, the world's third largest oil importer and consumer, wants major OPEC+ producers to boost output in order to fulfill their promise of stable crude markets, the nation's oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Wednesday. Read More
BEIJING -- China's $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund is scouting for long-term investment opportunities in the United States, an executive said, after a fund co-established with Goldman Sachs Group Inc raised $2.5 billion, half of the targeted amount. Read More
TOKYO -- Japanese shares fell sharply on Thursday as investors sold off index heavyweights including SoftBank Group and Fast Retailing following a plunge in the Nasdaq index overnight. Read More
SANTIAGO -- Chilean miner SQM, the world's No. 2 producer of lithium, said on Wednesday it posted record lithium sales in the last quarter of 2020, although floundering prices for the ultralight metal continued to weigh on the company´s profits. Read More
TOKYO -- The dollar hit a seven-month high Read More
The United States will have enough COVID-19 vaccine for every American adult by the end of May, President Joe Biden said on Tuesday after Merck & Co agreed to make rival Johnson & Johnson's inoculation. Read More
CARACAS -- Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday that the National Assembly would consider reforms to oil legislation that he said would allow for "new business models" in the crisis-stricken South American country's crucial oil industry. Read More
The listed shares of the Japanese and Swiss central banks rose sharply this week, without any apparent reason, possibly reflecting high levels of investor exuberance in markets awash with cash. Read More
Oscar Health Inc, a health insurance startup backed by Google parent Alphabet Inc , sold shares in its initial public offering (IPO) on Tuesday at $39 apiece, above its target range, to raise $1.2 billion. Read More