Finance

India overtakes Hong Kong to become the world’s seventh largest stock market

India’s stock market value has overtaken Hong Kong’s to become the seventh largest in the world as optimism about the…

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway continues to sell HP shares, reducing stake to 5.2%

Warren Buffett’s conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway has reduced its stake in HP to 5.2%, according to a regulatory filing released Monday night. The conglomerate previously…

Regulators caught Wells Fargo, other banks in probe over mortgage pricing discrimination

Wells Fargo was snared in an industrywide probe into mortgage bankers’ use of loan discounts last year, CNBC has learned.…

SumUp, a rival to Jack Dorsey’s Block, defies fintech funding slump with $307 million cash injection

British payments startup SumUp, known for its small card readers, on Monday announced it has raised 285 million euros ($306.6…

China’s livestream shopping is booming, fueling new tech such as avatars and AI

BEIJING — Livestream shopping is taking off in China, driving development of new tech products such as virtual human streamers…

Macy’s shares surge 21% after it receives $5.8 billion buyout offer

Arkhouse Management and Brigade Capital Management have offered to buy Macy’s for $5.8 billion, people familiar with the matter told…