The University of Michigan's index of consumer sentiment rises to a reading of 95.5 in February from 91.2 the prior month, contrasting with a separate report earlier this week from the Census Bureau that showed retail sales fell in December by the most in nine years.

Closures follow bankruptcy filing in 2017.

The Fed shouldn't breathe easy just yet.

With its finance chief facing charges in the US, the telecoms giant is finding it increasingly difficult to find a friend

The important thing to keep in mind when working a trade is that we are embracing the fact that we can't predict the future.

Stabilisation dominates agenda at meeting of Chinese Economist 50 Forum, but many members believe there is no need for all-out stimulus policy

Innovation and technology are the next big thing, professors say

Lee Wing-shan's rental company We-Use has grown since starting in 2016 as Hong Kong companies become more environmentally conscious

Carrier has challenged aircraft makers to churn out such designs, but experts cast doubt on concept ever reaching market Vision has been compared with lofty talk of gyms and casinos on sky giant A380, but such ideas never came to fruition