Bitcoin rises to record above $69,000, then quickly tumbles 8%
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Bitcoin hits record high above $69,000, then tumbles
WASHINGTON/LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -- Bitcoin touched a record high on Tuesday, fueled by investors pouring money into U.S. spot exchange-traded crypto products and the prospect that global interest rates may fall.
China’s New Economic Agenda, a Lot Like the Old One: Takeaways
Beijing was abuzz with politics on Tuesday. China’s annual legislative meeting — the National People’s Congress, when Communist Party leaders promote their solutions for national ills — opened for business.
Target shares pop as retailer boosts profits, despite lackluster sales forecast
Target on Tuesday posted holiday-quarter revenue and earnings that topped Wall Street's expectations, but the company said it expects another year of weak sales.
Singapore's Sea Limited posts first profitable year amid efforts to defend market share against Lazada, TikTok
Southeast Asian tech giant Sea Limited on Monday posted its first profitable year amid efforts to defend market share against Alibaba-owned Lazada and TikTok.
Singapore's Sea expects to stay in black after posting 1st annual profit
SINGAPORE -- Singapore-based Sea expects to post a second consecutive annual profit in 2024, the gaming and e-commerce firm said Monday, upon reporting its first net profit last year since going public on the back of drastic cost cuts.
Thailand considers directly charging short sellers as shares slump
Thailand plans to extend its crackdown on illegal short selling as shares remain in the doldrums, according to the stock exchange’s chairman.
How crypto investigators uncover scammers’ blockchain billions, scale of money laundering in Asia
Scouring digital currency exchanges for trends, Singapore-based cryptocurrency analyst Patrick Tan began to peer into an underground world of payments and wallets where Asia’s scammers, drug dealers, hackers and other criminals clean their illicit earnings.