Asian stock markets traded mostly lower on Thursday, taking mixed cues from Wall Street amid persistent uncertainty over interest rates. The sentiment was influenced by US jobs data, which provided a mixed picture of the labour market, and Federal Reserve

The Biden administration is preparing a final round of export restrictions on advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips, marking a last-minute effort to limit China and Russia’s access to cutting-edge technologies, as per a Bloomberg report. The proposed measures aim to consolidate

Apple Pay users faced a frustrating disruption on Wednesday afternoon as the payment service, particularly Apple Cash, experienced widespread outages. Reports of the issue began surfacing around 1 p.m. EST, leaving many users scrambling to find alternative payment methods. The

For decades, alcohol sales have provided restaurants with high-margin income, often accounting for up to 30% of total revenue in fine dining. Unlike perishable food items, alcohol offers a longer shelf life and lower labor costs, making it a financial

It’s fair to say that, as far as US stock indices were concerned, last year ended on a whimper rather than a bang. Yet overall it was a fine performance for the US majors, which saw the broad-based S&P 500