Imposter scams were the most prevalent consumer fraud last year, the Federal Trade Commission said. Criminals dupe victims by posing as a trustworthy source.
A lawyer for Donald Trump before the 2016 election paid porn star Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about her alleged one-time encounter with the Republican.
The BRICS is set for a significant surge in millionaires over the next decade, marking the largest expansion in wealth globally, a recent report showed.
Japan's semiconductor firm Renesas Electronics said it would buy software company Altium in a deal worth $9.1 billion Australian dollars ($5.91 billion).
Provisional gross domestic product contracted 0.4% in the fourth quarter compared with a year ago, after contracting 2.9% in the July-September period.
Singapore lowered its full-year growth for 2023, as official data on Thursday showed the economy grew 1.1% last year compared to an earlier estimate of 1.2%.