Alibaba's Singles' Day sales hit $30 billion, on track for record
Chinese retailer Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said on Monday that sales for its annual Singles' Day shopping blitz crossed the $30 billion mark at 4:31 p.m....
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Prosus sticks with $6.3 billion bid for Just Eat but lowers threshold
Prosus held firm on its $6.3 billion offer to buy Just Eat on Monday as it argued the merits of its bid versus one from Takeaway.com...
World shares fall as Hong Kong violence unnerves investors
Shares across the globe fell on Monday, buffeted by escalating violence in Hong Kong that pushed Asian stocks to their worst day since August and stoked...
Factbox: China's love of e-commerce powers Alibaba's Singles' Day
China's dominant e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding Ltd raked in $23 billion worth of sales in the first nine hours of its annual Singles' Day shopping...
China's NEV market may contract this year due to subsidy cut: industry association
Fewer new energy vehicles (NEV) could be sold in China this year than in 2018, an official at the country's biggest auto industry association said on...
Prosus lowers threshold for its rival Just Eat bid
Netherlands-based Prosus has tweaked its offer for online takeaway delivery platform Just Eat , lowering the acceptance threshold for investors as it battles Takeaway.com to buy...
Oil drops more than 1% on concern over U.S.-China trade war
Oil prices fell more than 1% on Monday amid concerns over the prospects of a trade deal between the United States and China, while worries about...
China auto sales fell 4% in October, 16th month of decline
Auto sales in China fell for a 16th consecutive month in October, with the number of new energy vehicles (NEVs) sold contracting for the fourth month...
Asian shares a sea of red as Hong Kong chaos hits sentiment
Asian shares sank on Monday, the safe haven yen rose and gold jumped following a fresh escalation of violence in Hong Kong while uncertainty still remained...
Alibaba Singles' Day sales jump 25% in first 9 hours to $23 billion
Chinese retailer Alibaba on Monday said sales for its annual Singles' Day shopping blitz jumped 25% in the first nine hours to $23 billion, nearly two...
AirAsia transfers some Kuala Lumpur-Singapore slots to long-haul service
Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia Group Bhd said on Monday it would transfer two slots on its Kuala Lumpur-Singapore route, its most profitable, to long-haul sister airline...
Asian shares a sea of red as HK chaos hits sentiment
Asian shares sank on Monday, the safe haven yen rose and gold jumped as fresh violence broke out in Hong Kong, while uncertainty still remained over...
Google signs healthcare data and cloud computing deal with Ascension
Alphabet Inc's Google signed its biggest cloud computing customer in healthcare yet, according to an announcement on Monday, gaining with the deal datasets that could help...
State attorneys general meet in Colorado to discuss Google antitrust probe
State attorneys general are meeting on Monday in Colorado to discuss their probe into whether Google's business practices break antitrust law, according to two sources knowledgeable...
Oil slips as trade worries offset Cushing drawdown
Oil prices edged lower on Monday as little progress on U.S.-China trade negotiations kept prices pressured, but bullish inventory data in the United States offered some...