ASX shares hit 2-yr low after Australian regulator slaps $100 mln charge

Investing.com-- Shares in ASX Ltd (ASX:ASX) slipped on Monday after the country’s corporate watchdog imposed a A$150 million ($99.7 million) capital charge on the exchange operator following an ...

Japan business mood hits 4-year high, keeps BOJ rate-hike view alive

TOKYO, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Big Japanese manufacturers’ business sentiment hit a four-year high in the three months to December, a closely watched central bank survey showed on Monday, suggesting the ...

Exclusive-Nvidia considers increasing H200 chip output due to robust China demand, sources say

Very limited quantities of H200 chips are currently in production, Reuters reported on Wednesday, as the U.S. AI chip leader ...

Australia’s Fortescue to buy remaining stake in Alta Copper, valuing it at $101 million

Dec 15 (Reuters) - Australia’s Fortescue said on Monday it will buy the remaining 64% of Alta Copper in a deal implying a total equity value of C$139 million ($101 million) for the Toronto-listed ...

SpaceX execs start process of fielding Wall St banks for potential IPO- WSJ

Investing.com-- SpaceX executives have started the process of selecting Wall Street bankers to advise it on a potential initial public offering, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. Investment ...

Australia’s Fortescue to buy remaining Alta Copper stake

Investing.com-- Fortescue Ltd (ASX: FMG ) said it had entered a binding agreement to acquire the remaining 64% shares in Canada’s Alta Copper (TSX: ATCU ), as the Australian iron ore giant seeks to ...

Australia’s Woolworths notes proceedings against unit for alleged staff underpayments

Dec 15 (Reuters) - Grocery giant Woolworths said on Monday that class action proceedings have been filed against its unit in the Federal Court on allegations of potential team member underpayments in ...

US security experts say Ukraine’s abandonment of NATO goal will not alter peace talks

During negotiations with U.S. envoys over a potential Ukraine-Russia peace deal, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday ...

Nomura seeking private debt acquisitions in alternatives push, CEO says

TOKYO, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nomura Holdings is on the lookout for private debt asset management acquisitions as it ...

Australia police say father-son duo allegedly behind Sydney mass shooting

SYDNEY, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Australian police said on Monday that the alleged offenders behind the attack at Sydney’s Bondi beach were a father and son duo, and that they were not looking for a third ...

Released Belarus prisoners have no regrets over their actions

Kalesnikava, quoted by Belarusian opposition news outlet Nasha Niva, was one of a group of released prisoners to address ...

Brazilians rally against effort to soften punishment for Bolsonaro, allies

Leftist Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who defeated Bolsonaro in the 2022 elections and is planning to run ...