Month: June 2020

Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) looks at US President Donald Trump (R) walking past her during a family photo as part of the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. CHRISTIAN HARTMANN Diplomatic ties between Washington and Berlin have declined markedly in recent years and Germany’s foreign […]

Policemen secure an area around a body outside the Pakistan Stock Exchange building after a group of gunmen attacked the building in Karachi on June 29, 2020. – A group of gunmen attacked the Pakistan Stock Exchange in Karachi on June 29, according to police and officials from the trading floor. ASIF HASSAN/AFP via Getty […]

Wild West enthusiasts and wanderlusters alike can now own a piece of American frontier history with the purchase an entire old west town… in New Zealand. Mellonsfolly Ranch — situated within a 900-acre lot in the North Island of New Zealand — is on sale for $7.5 million and comes complete with 10 period themed buildings and a Manuka […]

People wearing protective masks walk along the Jubilee Bridge at the Marina Bay waterfront on June 7, 2020 in Singapore. Suhaimi Abdullah | Getty Images Morgan Stanley is bullish on Singapore stocks and expects as much as 14% returns for the MSCI Singapore index over the next 12 months. In fact, investors could increasingly be […]

As Singapore heads to the polls next week, the ruling party’s election campaign will focus on creating jobs in what the country’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan described as “a very tough election.”  Singaporeans will be casting their votes next Friday, July 10.  “I think this is going to be a very tough election,” Balakrishnan said on […]

As Singapore heads to the polls next week, the ruling party’s election campaign will focus on creating jobs, the country’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said Monday.  Singaporeans will be casting their votes next Friday, July 10.  Last week, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced his decision to call for a general election as the country […]

The Mississippi State Capitol dome is visible in the distance as the flag of the state of Mississippi flies nearby in Jackson, MS on January 10, 2019. Brandon Dill | The Washington Post | Getty Images Mississippi lawmakers voted Sunday to surrender the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag more than a century after […]

Stocks in Asia Pacific fell on Monday as the number of coronavirus cases globally continues to rise. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 fell 2.3% on the day to 21,995.04 as shares of index heavyweight Fast Retailing and conglomerate Softbank Group dropped more than 2% each.The Topix index also slipped 1.78% to end its trading day at 1,549.22. […]

Stocks in Asia Pacific fell in Friday morning trade as the number of coronavirus cases globally continues to rise. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 slipped 1.37% while the Topix index fell 1.28%. South Korea’s Kospi also shed 1.18%. Meanwhile, Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 dropped 1.41%. Overall, the MSCI Asia ex-Japan index traded 0.32% lower. Oil prices fell in the morning […]

Stocks in Asia Pacific fell in Monday afternoon trade as the number of coronavirus cases globally continues to rise. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 fell 2.14% as shares of index heavyweight Fast Retailing and conglomerate Softbank Group dropped more than 2% each.The Topix index also slipped 1.76%. South Korea’s Kospi also shed 1.66%. Mainland Chinese stocks declined […]