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  • South Korea Asks US to Review China Rule For Chip Subsidies

    South Korea Asks US to Review China Rule For Chip Subsidies0

    South Korea has asked Washington to review its criteria for new semiconductor subsidies, concerned over the impact of rules to limit chip investment in countries such as China, a U.S. public filing showed. In March, the U.S. commerce department proposed rules to prevent China and other countries it deems to be of concern from tapping

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  • Crypto verse: Busy Bitcoin Births New Breed of Crypto

    Crypto verse: Busy Bitcoin Births New Breed of Crypto0

    Daily transactions have rocketed to an all-time high of 682,000 this month, according to data from Glasson, almost 40% higher than the previous peak in 2017. Bitcoin’s dominance, or its share of the overall $1.16 trillion cryptocurrency market, has swelled to 44% from 38% at the start of the year. What’s going on? Enter BRC-20,

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  • Australia wins U.S. Support For Critical Minerals Industry

    Australia wins U.S. Support For Critical Minerals Industry0

    Australia has won the backing of the United States for development of its critical minerals industry after the two countries reached an agreement to coordinate polices and investment to support the industry’s growth. Australia supplies around half of the world’s lithium as well as other minerals like rare earths used in batteries for electric cars

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  • Commerzbank Doubles Quarterly Profit, Helped By Higher Interest Rates

    Commerzbank Doubles Quarterly Profit, Helped By Higher Interest Rates0

    Germany’s Commerzbank (ETR:CBKG) said on Wednesday that net profit nearly doubled in the first quarter, a better-than-expected result helped by higher interest rates. The bank said it sees “upside potential” in net interest income this year, and raised its forecast to 7 billion euros ($7.7 billion) from a previous 6.5 billion euros. The bank’s shares

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  • Asian Stocks Creep Higher, China Lags On Disappointing Data

    Asian Stocks Creep Higher, China Lags On Disappointing Data0

    Most Asian stock markets rose on Tuesday, tracking some overnight resilience in U.S. equities as markets awaited more cues on the world’s largest economy, although broader gains were held back by disappointing Chinese economic data. Outperformance in Japan’s Nikkei 225 index persisted, with the index up 0.9% at an 18-month high as a strong first-quarter

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  • Australia’s Ingo Care gets Higher $1.3 Billion Offer From TPG, Shares Jump

    Australia’s Ingo Care gets Higher $1.3 Billion Offer From TPG, Shares Jump0

    Australia’s InvoCare Ltd shares jumped nearly 12% on Monday after it revealed a higher A$1.86 billion ($1.26 billion) offer from global private equity firm TPG had been tabled just weeks after it rejected a lower bid it said undervalued the funeral services provider. Shares of InvoCare rose to A$12.36 by 0424 GMT, outperforming the broader

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