Bitcoin's underlying software code was split on Tuesday, generating a new clone called "Bitcoin Cash", but the new virtual currency got off to a slow start due to lackluster support for its network, R ...More
EJ Insight2017-08-02
HSBC Holdings Plc (00005.HK) on Monday said profit grew 5 percent in the six months through June and announced its third share buyback in a year, indicating continued progress in the six-year turnarou ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-31
Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn on Wednesday announced plans to build a US$10 billion LCD display panel screen plant in Wisconsin, Reuters reports. The company said it plans to invest US$10 ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-27
“Taobao”, a Chinese term which means finding treasure, is part of a bigger process which is discreetly transforming the payment system and money or credit creation in the country. In the China Super L ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-26
US President Donald Trump is open to signing legislation toughening sanctions on Russia after Senate and House leaders reached agreement on a bill late last week, Reuters reports, citing White House o ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-24
German luxury carmaker Audi has come under fire in China for an advertisement that compared buying a second-hand car to checking out a bride-to-be. Thousands of people took to online forums to vent ag ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-20
China's economy grew faster than expected in the second quarter as industrial output and consumption picked up and investment remained strong, though analysts expect slower growth over the rest of the ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-17
The US economy is healthy enough for the Federal Reserve to raise rates and begin winding down its massive bond portfolio, though low inflation and a low neutral rate may leave the central bank with d ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-13
The United States said it has shot down a simulated, incoming intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) similar to the ones being developed by countries like North Korea, in a new test of the nation ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-12
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed the idea of forming a cyber-security unit to guard against threats such as election hacking. "Puti ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-10
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to size each other up in person for the first time on Friday in what promises to be the most highly anticipated meeting on the si ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-07
Four Arab states said their boycott of Qatar will continue after they refrained from slapping further sanctions on Doha but voiced disappointment at its "negative" response to their demands, Reuters r ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-06
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that he will work to regain the public's trust after his ruling party suffered a crushing defeat in a Tokyo assembly election over the weekend. "I wan ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-03
Qatar faced possible further sanctions by Arab states that have severed ties with Doha over allegations of links to terrorism, as a deadline to accept their demands expired on Sunday night, Reuters re ...More
EJ Insight2017-07-03
American Airlines' chief executive said he is not "particularly excited" about Qatar Airways' interest in buying up to 10 percent of the US carrier's shares, Reuters reports. The move by state-owned Q ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-23
US President Donald Trump said Chinese efforts to persuade North Korea to rein in its nuclear program have failed, Reuters reports. Trump had held high hopes for greater cooperation from China to exer ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-21
Astronomers on Monday added 219 candidates to the growing list of planets beyond the solar system, 10 of which may be about the same size and temperature as Earth, boosting the chances for life, Reute ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-20
A US warplane shot down a Syrian army jet on Sunday in the southern Raqqa countryside with Washington saying the jet had dropped bombs near U.S. backed forces and Damascus saying the plane was downed ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-19
A huge forest fire raging since Saturday in central Portugal has killed at least 62 people, most of them dying in their cars as they tried to flee, Reuters reports, citing officials. "The dimension of ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-19
