Pinterest Inc. is on the cusp of “an inflection point” as digital advertising spending stabilizes, according to an analyst at Evercore ISI, who upgraded the stock to outperform for the first time in two years and set a new Street-high price target.
China released a plan to boost household spending on everything from electric appliances to furniture as economic growth slows, though economists say it’s still light on the kinds of policies that would meaningfully boost the recovery.
Savannah Schoenherr was fresh off a second-place team finish at the NCAA gymnastics championship last year when a business opportunity hit her inbox: A New York clothing brand offered her $1,500 to model its apparel.
Owuraka Koney speaks about Jennison’s early bet on the Musk-led EV maker.
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Microsoft Corp. and Activision Blizzard Inc. are nearing the finish line on their $69 billion deal, but aren’t likely to close it by a Tuesday deadline, people familiar with the deal said.
South Africa’s finance minister rebuffed a call by some in the nation’s governing party for him to push the central bank to use measures other than lifting borrowing costs to curb inflation, as he reaffirmed the bank’s independence.
Singapore’s ruling party has long relied on its reputation for clean governance to win elections and attract capital from around the world. A series of scandals is now putting that image to the test just as Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong prepares to pass the baton to new leaders.
The mystery three-week absence of China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang, considered a rising star of Chinese politics, is fueling concerns over shrinking access to information in the world’s second-largest economy.
Foxconn Technology Group founder Terry Gou called for Taiwan and China to resume direct talks, while also criticizing the ruling Democratic Progressive Party for causing tensions with Beijing.
