Zurich granted more time over potential £8bn Beazley takeover

Insurance giant Zurich has been granted more time to decide whether it will make a formal offer to buy London-listed rival Beazley. Zurich agreed a deal in principle to buy specialist insurer Beazley ...

ByteDance pledges to prevent unauthorised IP use on AI video tool after Disney threat

ByteDance will take steps to prevent the unauthorised use of intellectual property on its AI video generator Seedance 2.0, the ‌Chinese technology firm said on Monday, following threats of legal ...

Singapore sets first ever sustainable aviation fuel levy, as Southeast Asia's fuel industry grows

Flying in and out of Singapore, home to Southeast Asia's busiest airport, will get slightly more expensive this year as the city state begins imposing a levy of between 75 cents to $32 per ticket to ...

Asian shares trade higher ahead of Lunar New Year holidays and gold prices fall

Asia shares traded higher Monday and gold declined, as several stock markets were closed or trading for a half-day ahead of ...

Cathie Wood buys $46 million of tumbling tech stock

Cathie Wood doesn’t give up on her favorite stocks easily. The head of Ark Investment Management actively manages her tech holdings, and her timing often links to market movements. Sometimes Wood buys ...

Japan's economy barely grows in the last quarter as exports slow, with 2025 expansion just 1.1%.

Japan's economy expanded at an anemic 0.2% annual pace in the last quarter, the government reported Monday, with growth for all of 2025 at just 1.1%. Private consumption rose at a 0.4% annualized pace ...

3 Signs You Aren't Making the Most of Your 401(k)

If you have access to a 401(k) plan through your job, you have a prime opportunity to build retirement savings. But it's important to make the most of your workplace plan. And if these signs apply to ...

Japan PM Takaichi to hold first meeting with BOJ chief Ueda since election win

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will hold their first bilateral meeting on Monday since ...

K-Bro Declares February 2026 Dividend

K-Bro Linen Inc. (the "Corporation") announced today a dividend of 10.00 cents CDN per common share of the Corporation for the period from February 1 to 28, 2026, to be paid on March 13, 2026 to ...

Japan's junior coalition head warns against political meddling in BOJ policy

Japan's government must avoid meddling in monetary policy and focus on steps to build an economy strong enough to weather the ...

Will the Stock Market Crash in 2026? Billionaire Ray Dalio Just Gave a Clear Warning to Investors.

Ray Dalio, the billionaire founder of the world's largest hedge fund, just issued a stark warning: The global systems that keep money flowing freely are breaking down, and the world is on the brink of ...

Analysis-Winter economy emerges as poster child for China's stimulus tilt to services

CHONGLI, China, Feb 16 () - Luo Li's ski resort north of Beijing is a rare post-pandemic success story that Chinese authorities want to replicate through state-led investments in various services ...