UK government borrowing rose to the highest level on record in the first half of the financial year as tax revenue fell and authorities spent billions of pounds to prop up an economy ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic
European shares are down although Asian benchmarks mostly closed higher as investors monitor a batch of solid company earnings reports and the prospects for more US economic aid
Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways has announced it will cut 8,500 jobs and shut its regional airline as it grapples with the plunge in air travel due to the pandemic
Donald Trump’s election four years ago reframed how many nations interacted with the United States
U.K. researchers are preparing to infect healthy young volunteers with the new coronavirus to study the disease in hopes of speeding up development of a vaccine
A survey shows Jack Ma, founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba, held onto his status as China’s richest entrepreneur as the coronavirus shutdown propelled demand for online shopping and other services
Asian shares have fallen, tracking Wall Street's decline as hopes for badly needed new economic aid for the U.S. economy fade
Asian shares are falling moderately, echoing the decline on Wall Street
Japan has reported its exports fell at a slower pace in September in a sign that trade damage from the coronavirus pandemic is easing
Japan’s new prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, has left on his first overseas foray since taking over from his former boss Shinzo Abe last month, heading to Vietnam and Indonesia
