Credit Suisse will face shareholder anger on Tuesday at what will be its final annual general meeting after the bank was rescued last month by Swiss rival UBS. The hastily-arranged takeover by Zurich-based UBS, for which Switzerland invoked emergency legislation, bypassed Credit Suisse shareholders, who would otherwise have had a say, and largely wiped out […]

Most Asian stocks crept higher on Monday as risk appetite persisted on softer-than-expected U.S. inflation readings from the prior week, although a spike in oil prices saw markets remain wary of a potential resurgence in inflation over the coming months. China’s Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300 and Shanghai Composite indexes rose 0.9% and 0.6%, respectively, buoyed […]

A senior Volkswagen AG (OTC:VWAGY) China executive reiterated on Saturday the German automaker’s commitment to quickening the pace of electrification in the world’s second largest economy despite issues such as intensified competition and weak demand. VW plans to increase the number of charging posts in China for electric vehicles to 17,000 by 2025, as it […]

Video streaming service Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) is restructuring its film group, which will result in layoffs and the departure of two of its most experienced executives, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. As part of the restructuring, Netflix will combine small and midsize picture productions units, resulting in a few job cuts, and scale back the company’s […]

Japan’s Miki House, a maker of luxury baby and children’s goods in a country with ever-fewer births, is looking overseas for both production and customers for products like its 100,000 yen ($760.40) Gold Label brand pyjamas. President Koichi Kimura said the Osaka-based company, which has developed a global reputation based on Japanese technology and quality, […]

Alibaba Group’s Hong Kong shares rose sharply on Wednesday, tracking an overnight jump in its American stock after the e-commerce giant said it plans to split into six units, with potential fundraising and listings for most of them. The stock (HK:9988) rose 13.5% to an over one-month high of HK$95.55 shortly after the open, and […]

Gold prices retreated on Monday as traders locked in profits after a strong run of gains, but remained near key levels hit last week as fears of a global banking crisis kept safe haven demand high. Bullion prices surged to the over $2,000 last week amid concerns over the next domino to fall among U.S. […]

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Tim Cook on Saturday used his first public remarks on his visit to China to praise the country for its rapid innovation and its long ties with the U.S. iPhone maker, according to local media reports. Apple CEO Tim Cook on Saturday used his first public remarks in China in recent years […]