Economy
China dairy farms swim in milk as fewer babies, slow economy cut demand
CHINA is awash in unwanted milk as falling birth rates and cost-conscious consumers have cut demand even as dairy farms expanded in recent years, forcing smaller farmers out of...
Chinese stock traders ponder just how bad the economy can get
A slew of poor economic data from China is deepening pessimism among equities traders wondering what it’d take for authorities to initiate forceful stimulus.Figures released on Saturday (Sep 14)...
Possible Air Canada strike could ‘devastate’ NL economy: politician
Breadcrumb Trail LinksNewsCanada'Already, we've heard from tourism operators who are dealing with cancellations, and this is only the beginning,' Tony Wakeham said in a statement to the National PostPublished...
Germany’s struggling economy starts to take toll on its banks
Risk provisioning by the country’s largest lenders rose almost 50% in the first half of the yearGermany’s banks are starting to feel the pinch from the stagnating economy.Risk provisioning...
Opinion: Opinion | A Whistleblower Wave Is ‘Disrupting’ India’s Startup Scene
"He didn't even spare his co-founder. Everyone saw her mental and physical ordeal on her last day in November 2021 at the Vikhroli office.""Wanting to prove himself like Elon...
Soft landing bets for US economy lift investor sentiment; STI up 0.1%
STI constituent Hongkong Land leads the gain, up 3.2%; Yangzijiang Shipbuilding is at the bottom, down 2.3% SINGAPORE shares rose on Monday (Aug 19), amid expectations of a soft...
Global digital economy will hit US$16.5 trillion by 2028: report
RESEARCH and advisory company Forrester released its report, Global Digital Economy Forecast, 2023-2028, on Monday (Aug 19) revealing that the digital economy will reach US$16.5 trillion and capture 17...