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China’s top financial regulators led by the central bank vowed to further support the financial needs of private companies, urging banks to increase lending to the private sector.

The July talent-grab is leaving some firms frustrated with the process for hiring entry-level workers.

An entrenched downturn has more early-stage startups unable or unwilling to raise follow-up Series A rounds.

Organised criminals use threats, torture and sexual violence to coerce victims to work in international scamming operations Hundreds of thousands of people have been trafficked and forced to work for online scamming operations in south-east Asia run by criminal gangs, according to a UN report. Billions of dollars are being generated each year by gangs who coerce victims into cybercrime, where they are subject to threats, torture and sometimes sexual violence, said the report, published by the UN human rights office on Tuesday. Continue reading...

The sound of at least seven shots being fired was recorded live and showed a reporter fleeing the scene and another man throwing himself on the ground.

Prosecutors have asked federal Judge Timothy Kelly to send Tarrio and a co-defendant to prison for 33 years.

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China said first-half net profit rose 1.2% from a year earlier, thanks partly to gains from bond investments.

Venture investors are realizing that generative artificial intelligence might not be enough to stem the yearslong startup downturn.

Closures of exchange-traded funds have soared this year, with many niche funds struggling to attract investors.

The storm was intensifying rapidly and catastrophic storm surges and destructive winds were nearing Florida’s Big Bend region, the National Hurricane Center said.

The rebellion comes amid multiple coups and rising anti-French sentiment in France’s former colonies on the continent.

Before the 2016 election, the convicted sex offender invited Trump campaign backers Peter Thiel and Thomas Barrack to meetings with a Russian diplomat

The government cites a law that treats the wreck as a hallowed gravesite. Its objections have nothing to do with the Titan submersible implosion.

There are still no federal rules to protect workers from the heat — even as this summer's record temperatures reinforce the dangers.

The mutinous military officers say Gabon's borders are closed and they're "putting an end to the current regime" in what could be the 8th African coup in 3 years.

Savvy buyers made a fortune after the 2008 crash, picking up real estate at distressed prices. Investors hoping to spot bargains in the latest slump can watch these trends.

Spanish consumer prices rose 2.4% in August, taking it further above eurozone targets as fuel prices increased.

Australia’s inflation readings continue to cool rapidly and should be shifting the conversation to a discussion about the timing of coming interest-rate cuts.

Eurozone government bond yields rose as markets see odds of higher-than-expected inflation in Spain and Germany, key data ahead of the ECB’s mid-September monetary policy meeting, Citi said.

Orsted said it may have to book impairments of up to $2.3 billion on its U.S. portfolio due to supply chain and tax credit issues and higher interest rates.

Passenger-car registrations in the EU increased around 15% in July, with all major markets contributing to the overall growth as component shortages eased.

As Kyiv disables four Russian planes, Moscow launches a missile barrage on the Ukrainian capital.

Prudential PLC’s operating profit rose 6% in the first half of 2023, beating analysts’ consensus forecast amid lower costs and higher profits from its asset-management business.

USD/SGD rose on higher long-term Treasury yields, which boosts the appeal of U.S. fixed-income assets and demand for the greenback.