SANTIAGO -- Chilean miner SQM, the world's No. 2 producer of lithium, said on Wednesday it posted record lithium sales in the last quarter of 2020, although floundering prices for the ultralight metal continued to weigh on the company´s profits. Read More
TOKYO -- Japanese shares fell sharply on Thursday as investors sold off index heavyweights including SoftBank Group and Fast Retailing following a plunge in the Nasdaq index overnight. Read More
TOKYO -- The dollar hit a seven-month high Read More
The United States will have enough COVID-19 vaccine for every American adult by the end of May, President Joe Biden said on Tuesday after Merck & Co agreed to make rival Johnson & Johnson's inoculation. Read More
CARACAS -- Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday that the National Assembly would consider reforms to oil legislation that he said would allow for "new business models" in the crisis-stricken South American country's crucial oil industry. Read More
The listed shares of the Japanese and Swiss central banks rose sharply this week, without any apparent reason, possibly reflecting high levels of investor exuberance in markets awash with cash. Read More
(Bloomberg) -- Swiss gambling data company Sportradar AG is in talks to go public through Todd Boehly's special purpose acquisition company Horizon Acquisition Corp. II, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Read More
Oscar Health Inc, a health insurance startup backed by Google parent Alphabet Inc , sold shares in its initial public offering (IPO) on Tuesday at $39 apiece, above its target range, to raise $1.2 billion. Read More
HONG KONG/NEW YORK -- Asia extended the global rally in stocks on Tuesday as a halt in a recent bond markets sell-off eased investor nerves and lifted riskier assets, although oil prices were on the defensive on fears of slowing Chinese energy consumption. Read More
TOKYO -- Japanese stocks fell on Tuesday, giving up early gains as some investors booked profits on defensive energy and utility shares before the end of the fiscal year this month. Read More