Stocks in Asia-Pacific were lower on Thursday, as mainland Chinese markets returned to trade after a long Lunar New Year break. By the Thursday market close on the mainland, the Shanghai composite rose 0.55% to 3,675.36 while...

The price of bitcoin hit a record high above $52,000 on Wednesday, with a market capitalization nearing $1 trillion. Bitcoin (BTC) was trading around $52,231.69 as of 21:00 UTC (4 p.m. ET). Gaining 7.16% over the previous...

Oil prices rose as much as a dollar on Thursday, extending this week’s gains and hitting 13-month highs, as a cold snap sweeping Texas and surrounding regions shut at least a fifth of U.S. refining...

Technology shares led losses on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. Apple Inc, PayPal Holdings Inc and Nvidia Corp weighed most on both indexes.

Kenya is expected to raise its debt ceiling of kes 9 trillion to accommodate growing expenditure needs amid underperforming tax collections. The National Treasury said the discussion was in the background as the public debt...