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US: S&P, Dow open flat as Middle East jitters ease, Netflix weighs on Nasdaq
THE Dow and the S&P 500 opened flat on Friday (Apr 19) as initial jitters about an escalation in the Middle East conflict subsided, while Netflix dropped after forecasting...
UBS weighs Credit Suisse China stake swap with Beijing government
UBS Group is in discussions to attain full ownership of its China platform by swapping its holding in Credit Suisse’s onshore securities venture with a Beijing government investment fund,...
Google parent Alphabet weighs offer for HubSpot: sources
GOOGLE parent Alphabet has been talking to its advisers about the possibility of making an offer for HubSpot, an online marketing software company with a market value of US$35...
JPMorgan weighs naming new China chiefs in reshuffle
JPMORGAN Chase & Co is considering appointing its Asia-Pacific chief financial officer and a key Hong Kong dealmaker to run its China business, sources familiar with the matter said....
US weighs sanctioning Huawei’s secretive Chinese chip network
THE Biden administration is considering blacklisting a number of Chinese semiconductor firms linked to Huawei Technologies after the telecom giant notched a significant technological breakthrough last year, sources familiar...
Fidelity weighs cutting 20 China jobs as part of global layoffs
FIDELITY International plans to cut about 20 positions in China as part of global job reductions to trim costs, according to sources familiar with the matter, a move that...
Hong Kong weighs scaling back plan to open stock market in typhoons
HONG Kong is considering scaling back its plans to open up trading during the most severe weather, according to sources familiar with the matter. As part of a discussion...
Oil prices nearly flat as market weighs Chinese demand, North America supply increase
OIL prices were little changed on Thursday as markets weighed new economic data from China against increasing supply from the Western Hemisphere. Brent crude futures settled flat at US$82.96...