Alphabet issues first-ever dividend, $70 billion buyback
Alphabet said Thursday that it's issuing a 20-cent per share dividend, the company's first ever, and that its board authorized the repurchase of up to $70 billion in stock.
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‘Ukraine of Asia’: pro-Duterte coalition slams Philippines’ involvement in US ‘proxy war’ with China
At the end of the launch event for the Citizens’ Coalition Against War in Manila on Wednesday, the group released a petition calling for signatures supporting an end to the proxy war as well as a manifesto criticising the government’s position on the Second Thomas Shoal, a highly contested maritime landmark in the South China Sea that the Philippine refers to as Ayungin and Beijing calls Ren’ai Jiao.
Honda goes all-in on EVs in U.S., Canada despite slowdown worries
TOKYO/TORONTO -- With big plans for a North American electric-vehicle supply chain, Honda Motor is showing confidence in the outlook for the U.S. market for EVs despite some bumps in the road.
Thousands of Vietnamese lament life savings lost in nation’s largest financial scam
For many years, Kim Lien, a food stallholder in Ho Chi Minh City, served countless bowls of tofu soup and was able to squirrel away US$25,000 of her earnings.
Japan announces plans to launch upgraded observation satellites on new flagship rocket’s 3rd flight
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s space agency announced Friday a plan to launch a major upgrade to its satellite imaging system, as a new flagship rocket is put to the test for a third time.
Hong Kong crypto hub takes shape with approvals, hiring
HONG KONG -- The evolution of Hong Kong into a hub for cryptocurrency trading is gathering pace, with more approvals and filings as well as personnel moves, although the barriers are proving too high for some.
Soros fund among investors in Japan electricity exchange startup
TOKYO -- A group of 17 trading, power and gas companies, as well as George Soros's Soros Capital Management, will invest 5 billion yen ($32 million) in a Japanese startup operating an online electricity exchange, Nikkei has learned, in an effort to smooth out wholesale prices and help small power retailers compete.
S&P 500 futures pop in overnight trading, boosted by Alphabet and Microsoft: Live updates
Stock futures rose in overnight trading Thursday as Big Tech names Alphabet and Microsoft saw shares rally on strong earnings.