South Korea's central bank kept its benchmark seven-day repurchase rate unchanged at 3.00% on Thursday, following a back-to-back rate cut in November. Employment surged by 56,300 in December, nearly ...

Seven & i Holdings said in November that it had received a buyout proposal from Junro Ito, a top Seven & i executive and son of the founder of the Japanese retail giant. That announcement came weeks ...

Last year, shares in Taiwan-listed TSMC soared more than 80% on robust AI-related demand. The index heavyweight helped Taiwan become the best-performing major Asian market in 2024 with a 28% gain.

Universal Music Group plans to launch a U.S. offering of some shares owned by Bill Ackman's Pershing Square, as the hedge-fund billionaire pushes for the record label behind Taylor Swift to list in ...

Cocoa beans demand fell in Europe in the fourth quarter of 2024 and for the year as a whole, though it remains relatively stable, according to a report from the European Cocoa Association.

Stellantis vehicle deliveries fell 9% in the fourth quarter of 2024 as the Jeep and Ram-maker took action to reduce excess inventory in the U.S.

In Japan, CyberAgent has been a top player in both digital advertising and mobile gaming for many years. It owes its success to its operational knowledge, expertise in digital advertising and game ...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. ended 2024 on a strong note, reporting another record quarter as it continued to ride the artificial-intelligence wave while navigating the U.S.-China chip ...

The world's largest contract chip maker reported another record quarter as it continued to ride the AI wave while navigating the U.S.-China chip rivalry. The fatal shooting revealed deep resentment of ...

Rio Tinto is one of the world’s largest miners with operations in iron ore, aluminum (including bauxite and alumina), copper, and minerals (mineral sands, borates, salt and diamonds). Commodity demand ...

Big bank profits surged in the fourth quarter and Wall Street roared back to life, with net income rising 50% at JPMorgan Chase and more than doubling at Goldman Sachs.

After ending the world's last negative interest-rate policy framework in March last year, the bank raised the policy rate to 0.25% in July. It has kept the rate at that level since. The bank is ...