The TAIEX, Taiwan’s benchmark stock index, slumped 1,900 points, or 4.3%, to 43,725 in Friday morning trade, after being almost flat in the previous session, tracking a decline on Wall Street overnight amid a sharp selloff in semiconductor stocks.The broader index hit its lowest level since June 10…
The South Korean won hovered around 1,480 per dollar, pausing recent gains after climbing to its strongest level since mid-May, as escalating US-Iran tensions fueled a rally in oil prices and dampened risk sentiment.Brent crude rose above $85 per barrel, heading for its biggest weekly gain since Ap…
Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL), AtaiBeckley Inc. (ATAI), and UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) jumped to 52-week highs on Thursday amid company-specific triggers, Wall Street optimism, and strong earnings results.AAPL stock closed up nearly 2% higher on Thursday as Apple Intelligence AI service registrati…
Soybean futures fell below $12 per bushel, easing from a two-month high reached on July 15 as improving weather prospects across the US Midwest outweighed stronger-than-expected export demand.The USDA reported net new-crop soybean sales of 1.769 million metric tons for the week ended July 9, well a…
Coventry Group ASX:CYG lifted unaudited sales to $98.5 million in Q4 FY26, reflecting stronger activity across Australia and New Zealand.Normalised EBITDA reached $4.1m compared with $2.1m in the preceding quarter, marking a second consecutive quarter of EBITDA improvement after a near-breakeven se…
TFABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates’ advanced technology and defence company, EDGE, today announced an agreement to acquire a 100% stake in AKAER, a Brazilian aerospace and engineering company with more than 30 years of experience delivering advanced products and solutions across the aerospace an…
TFSHARJAH: Bank of Sharjah today announced its financial results for the six-month period ended 30 June 2026, reporting exceptional performance and reinforcing the strong momentum achieved over the last three years.The Bank recorded net profit of AED 362 million, up 35% from AED 268 million in 2025…
Japan’s 10-year government bond yield climbed to around 2.73% on Friday, rising for a second consecutive session as oil prices surged this week amid the escalating conflict between the US and Iran, effectively unraveling the interim peace agreement.With Japan heavily dependent on energy imports fro…
Corn futures fell below $4.4 per bushel, retreating from a seven-week high reached on July 15 as investors locked in profits following a disappointing weekly US export sales and an improving weather outlook across the Midwest. The USDA reported old-crop corn export sales of 315,000 metric tons for…
SINGAPORE, July 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital travel platform Agoda has revealed that accommodation searches from China increased by 164% year-on-year, showing the strongest search growth among inbound markets to Vietnam during the first five months of 2026.The ranking is based on accommodation…
The Japanese yen weakened toward 162.5 per dollar on Friday, hovering near its weakest level in four decades as investors saw little sign of decisive action from Tokyo to support the currency.A recent report also indicated that Japan has no immediate plans to alter the asset allocation of its state…
Shares of AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) suffered their worst one-day drop in more than two years on Thursday after a $1 billion convertible-note raise rattled investors, but options veteran Jon Najarian said that the deal still represents “a pretty strong bet to the upside.”ASTS stock plunged 17% on Thurs…
Dimerix ASX:DXB has acquired DMX-652 from Mission Therapeutics for all indications, adding a Phase 2-ready candidate initially focused on preventing acute kidney injury (AKI).The transaction gives Dimerix ownership and development control of the oral small-molecule therapy, together with an open In…
VANCOUVER, BC, July 16, 2026 /CNW/ -- Westshore Terminals Investment Corporation (TSX:WTE) (the "Corporation") is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary Westshore Terminals Limited Partnership ("Westshore") and EVR Operations Limited ("EVR") have entered into a Terminal Service Agreem…
Indonesia’s IDX Composite fell 26 points or 0.4% to 6,0982 in Friday morning trade, snapping a six-session gain.Sentiment turned cautious as U.S. futures tumbled after a weak Wall Street session overnight led by chip losses, while traders parsed earnings updates.Locally, concerns resurfaced over ex…
European natural gas prices climbed to €55.7 per MWh on Friday, the highest in nearly four months, amid increasing threats to Persian Gulf supplies as US-Iran attacks intensified.The US carried out another round of strikes on Iran on Thursday, following previous attacks that struck an unladen oil t…
Platinum futures traded below $1,620 an ounce, pressured near their lowest levels since late November, as escalating tensions in the Middle East kept inflation concerns in focus.The US launched multiple strikes against Iran this week and reinstated a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, while Tehran r…
Trump Media, the company that operates the Truth Social network, said Thursday it was launching a new paid-for API that gives Wall Street firms “the fastest” access to posts from the most influential Truth Social accounts, including US President Donald Trump.The API is targeted to be available to i…
Apple Inc.‘s shares rose 1.8% on Thursday to a fresh record high and extended those gains in overnight trading, as investors continued to take note of the stock’s unusual strength in recent weeks, prompting at least one analyst to upgrade the shares to a ‘Buy’ rating.Apple shares have climbed 15.2…
A new study by Stanford University and Singapore Management University says Polymarket’s five-minute Bitcoin prediction markets may have given sophisticated traders an unfair advantage. After analyzing nearly 16,000 Bitcoin contracts over two months, researchers found trading patterns that suggest…
