By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks bounced off 1-1/2-year lows and U.S. stock futures pointed higher on Tuesday, as markets caught their breath after recent heavy selling on hopes that Washington might be willing to negotiate some of its aggressive tariffs. U.S. Treasury yields continued their ascent from six-month lows, gold hovered close...

(Reuters) -CVS Health Corp Chief Financial Officer Thomas Cowhey intends to step down from his position, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. (Reporting by Ojasvi Gupta in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips) ,,,

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s finance minister said on Monday the government would prepare support measures for sectors with urgent needs, ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s 25% tariff, which will come into force this week. “Minister Choi Sang-mok emphasised the need to analyse the impact on the macroeconomy and prepare support measures for sectors...

SEOUL (Reuters) – LG Energy Solution (LGES), an electric vehicle (EV) battery supplier for General Motors and Tesla, estimated on Monday a 138% rise in its quarterly operating profit. However, excluding tax credits under the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, LG Energy Solution said it saw an operating loss of 83 billion won ($56.52 million) in...

(Reuters) -Australia’s Star Entertainment has agreed to a refinancing deal that would see U.S. peer Bally’s take control of the embattled casino operator, the Australian Financial Review (AFR) reported on Monday. Under the deal, Bally’s will invest about A$250 million ($149.8 million) while Star’s largest shareholder, billionaire Bruce Mathieson, would provide more than A$50 million,...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Billionaire fund manager Bill Ackman, who endorsed Donald Trump’s run for President, said the U.S. leader was losing the confidence of business leaders and should pause his trade war. “The president has an opportunity to call a 90-day time out,” Ackman said in a post on X, to resolve trade issues via...

The Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI), or STI, had been performing reasonably well this year until President Trump announced sweeping tariffs. As the US market plunged for two days in a row, the S&P 500 Index suffered a correction while the technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite Index plunged into a bear market. The STI was not spared,...

Global headlines turned up the heat this week. Donald Trump threw a curveball by proposing a sweeping 10% tariff on all U.S. imports—with even steeper rates for countries like China, Japan, and the EU. If you’re wondering what this means for your investments, you’re not alone. Trade tensions are back on the table, and now’s...