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WASHINGTON (Nov 23): US home resales rose in October to their highest level in more than 9-1/2 years as homebuyers, buoyed by an improving labor market, took advantage of still-low mortgage rates to snatch up properties after many were shut out during the

(Nov 23): A federal judge on Tuesday blocked an Obama administration rule to extend mandatory overtime pay to more than 4 million workers from taking effect, imperiling one of the outgoing president's signature achievements for boosting wages.

LIMA, PERU (Nov 21): Leaders of 21 Asia-Pacific nations ended their annual summit Sunday with a call to resist protectionism amid signs of increased free-trade skepticism, highlighted by the victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential election.

TOKYO (Nov 21): The global stock market’s biggest comeback story of 2016 isn’t over yet. So say Citigroup Inc., AllianceBernstein and Bordier & Cie, who all see further gains for Japanese shares after the Nikkei 225 Stock Average climbed more than 20%

(Nov 17): Foreign direct investment flowing both ways between the US and China may be two to four times greater than shown by data from both governments.

SINGAPORE (Nov 2): Mapletree Investments, the property arm of Singapore’s state investment fund Temasek Holdings, has acquired a portfolio of seven student accommodation assets located across six states in the US from Kayne Anderson Real Estate Advisors

BEIJING (Oct 13): China's September exports fell 10% from a year earlier, far worse than expected, while imports unexpectedly shrank after picking up in August, suggesting signs of steadying in the world's second-largest economy may be short-lived

SINGAPORE (Oct 6): After years of looking to China as a source of growth, Southeast Asian countries are turning their attention back to the world’s largest economy on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

SINGAPORE (Sept 14): DBS Group Research and CIMB are keeping their “buy” and “add” recommendations on Global Logistic Properties (GLP) at target prices of $2.47 and $2.73 respectively.

(Sept 13): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he’s considering buying weapons from Russia and China while also ending joint patrols with US forces in the South China Sea.