Bloomberg Business

A state-owned Chinese newspaper issued a rare rebuttal of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. research after the securities firm’s analysts recommended selling shares of local banks, the latest sign of official attempts to counter negative sentiment in markets as the economy slows.

A South Korean government panel backed Japan’s plans to release treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear disaster site, a move that could ease tension with Tokyo yet stoke public concern.

The billionaire founder of crypto’s biggest exchange Binance Holdings Ltd. sought to defend the platform following the exits of executives who had been helping the company navigate a widening regulatory crisis.

PT Amman Mineral Internasional, the owner of the second-largest gold and copper mine in Indonesia, advanced as much as 3.2% in Jakarta following the country’s largest initial public offering this year.

Mondelez, Mars Inc. and PepsiCo Inc. had roaring sales in Russia last year, underscoring the strength of the Russian consumer more than a year after President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine.

ClinChoice, a clinical trial services provider backed by Goldman Sachs Group Inc., is considering a Hong Kong initial public offering as soon as next year, according to people familiar with the matter.

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins will sign a free trade agreement with the European Union next week that will deliver more savings for exporters than any of the South Pacific nation’s previous arrangements.

The market is signaling lingering concern that Rakuten Group Inc. isn’t doing enough to reduce debt risk and make its key mobile business profitable, judging by the tepid response to its latest fundraising step.

Japanese workers’ wages jumped by more than twice the pace expected by economists as annual pay hikes fed into monthly data, offering the central bank a sign that upward momentum in pay may be strengthening.