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[2015-02-26 07:38]

Balancing act needed as the yuan weakens

[2015-02-25 07:26]

China, like much of the world, is beefing up monetary stimulus to boost its economy.

Hang Seng Bank profit tumbles 43 percent

[2015-02-25 07:26]

Hang Seng Bank Ltd, the Hong Kong lender controlled by HSBC Holdings Plc, posted a 43 percent drop in 2014 profit after a year-earlier result was boosted by an accounting gain for a stake in China's Industrial Bank Co.

Property shares back in favor with top hedge fund

[2015-02-25 07:26]

The top-performing China hedge fund has piled back into property shares, reviving a trade that propelled it to a 46 percent gain in the second half of 2014.

Honda looks to new chief to emerge from crisis-filled era

[2015-02-25 07:26]

Managing officer Hachigo takes over at auto giant

Swiss prosecutors strive to explain 7-year delay to money-laundering probe

[2015-02-25 07:26]

Swiss prosecutors are scrambling to explain why they took seven years to probe suspicions of money laundering aroused by data stolen from HSBC Holdings Plc's private bank in Geneva.

HSBC's falling profit hits shares with bank mired in tax scandal

[2015-02-25 07:26]

HSBC Holdings Plc, struggling to contain a scandal over tax evasion at its private bank, reported lower- than-expected fourth-quarter profit as costs and conduct provisions rose. The shares slumped the most since 2011.

Japan offers bearable vision of the future

[2015-02-25 07:26]

Forget the frightening androids of dystopian sci-fi, the future of robots is cute polar bears that can lift elderly people into and out of bed.

Google teams up with wireless carriers to combat Apple Pay

[2015-02-25 07:26]

Aiming to undercut Apple's latest hit service, Google is teaming up with three major US wireless carriers to prod more people into using its mobile wallet.

Modi seeks to construct 20m homes across India

[2015-02-25 07:26]

Prime Minister's ambitious plan could hold the key to boosting nation's economic growth

Gross fund takes hit as energy bets backfire

[2015-02-25 07:26]

The plunge in oil prices has claimed another prominent victim.

Disney names Chapek to lead theme parks

[2015-02-25 07:26]

Walt Disney Co has promoted the head of its consumer-products unit, Bob Chapek, to theme-parks chairman, replacing Tom Staggs.

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