Singapore Executes Smuggler of One Kilo of Cannabis Amid Outcry
Singapore said it executed a man convicted of smuggling one kilogram (2.2 pounds) of cannabis into the country, despite renewed criticism of its death penalty for drug traffickers.
Singapore said it executed a man convicted of smuggling one kilogram (2.2 pounds) of cannabis into the country, despite renewed criticism of its death penalty for drug traffickers.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is recommending three currency trades for investors who want to position for where interest rates are heading.
China’s move to set up a nationwide real estate registration system lays the groundwork for a property tax, though the levy is unlikely to be introduced any time soon given the fragile housing market, analysts say.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is moving ahead with a vote this week on his bill linking a debt ceiling increase to spending cuts despite deep divisions within his own Republican ranks that threaten to sink the measure.
Tokyo-based Ispace Inc. said it lost contact with a lander bound for the moon and that the craft, which didn’t have anyone on board, likely crashed, a big setback for the company’s efforts in space transportation and Japan’s push into the cosmos more broadly.
ANA Holdings Inc. canceled flight tickets that were sold in error at a fraction of their usual prices last week, avoiding a hit to its finances but disappointing customers who’d snapped up premium seats ultra-cheaply.
American companies in China are increasingly pessimistic about the relationship between Washington and Beijing as geopolitical tensions escalate, even as they have a more favorable view of the nation’s economic recovery, according to a new survey.
China’s high frequency indicators show the economy continued to expand in April, although the strength of the recovery is under scrutiny amid an uncertain global environment and relatively high unemployment.
SK Hynix Inc. signaled the memory chip sector will emerge from its deepest downturn later this year as a Chinese recovery and AI drive demand, sending its shares almost 4% higher.
Yen watchers may be overestimating how positive the impact of any Bank of Japan policy changes on the currency will be, according to RBC Capital Markets.