Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele deployed hundreds of soldiers on Tuesday to fight gangs, days after facing criticism for barging into Congress with the army to pressure lawmakers over his security plan.
The Australian and New Zealand dollars nursed losses on Wednesday as risk appetite weakened over fears about the hit to world economies from the coronavirus outbreak.
Foreign pilots at some Chinese airlines have returned to their home countries and are considering other jobs after being placed on unpaid leave as demand falls because of the coronavirus, affected flight crew told Reuters.
Spam-maker Hormel Foods Corp is eliminating a growth drug banned by China from its hog supply, the company said on Tuesday, joining rivals that are seeking to increase meat sales to Chinese buyers grappling with a pork shortage.
(RTTNews) - The Thai stock market headed south again on Tuesday, one session after it had ended the two-day slide in which it had fallen more than a dozen points or 0.7 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now rests just shy of the 1,515-point plateau and the losses may accel
Asian shares and U.S. stock futures edged cautiously higher on Wednesday, as investors tried to shake off worries about the coronavirus epidemic after a slight decline in the number of new cases.
Round-up of South Korean financial markets: South Korean shares shed early gains to trade slightly lower on Wednesday after the government reported 15 fresh coronavirus cases, bringing the number of people infected in the country to 46. The Korean won and the benchmark bond yield weakened.
(RTTNews) - The Japanese stock market is rising on Wednesday despite the mostly negative cues overnight from Wall Street and lingering fears about the coronavirus epidemic.
(RTTNews) - The Indonesia stock market has finished higher in back-to-back trading days, gathering more than 20 points or 0.3 percent along the way. The Jakarta Composite Index now rests just above the 5,885-point plateau although it's expected to spin its wheels on Wednesday.
Oil prices were slightly higher on Wednesday with gains limited by the widening economic impact from the coronavirus epidemic that started in China, although new confirmed cases fell for a second day in the province at the centre of the outbreak.
Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg will sell Bloomberg LP, the financial information company that made him a billionaire, if he is elected to the White House in November, his campaign confirmed on Tuesday.
(RTTNews) - The Australian stock market is little changed on Wednesday following the mostly negative cues overnight from Wall Street and as investors digested mixed local corporate earnings results.
Shares of Herbalife Nutrition (NYSE: HLF) shot up more than 4% in after-hours trading on Tuesday when the company reported its fourth-quarter and 2019 full-year financial results. Although its Chinese market saw a significant decline in revenue, the difference was made up by s
Samsung Electronics stands to be a major beneficiary of the China production problems announced by rival Apple Inc on Monday, reaping the rewards of a decade-long bet on low-cost smartphone manufacturing in Vietnam.