The East China headquarters of Country Garden is being shown in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, China, on October 10, 2023. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Embattled Chinese real estate developer Country Garden may avoid a default on its yuan-denominated bonds after most holders of a local note agreed not to demand repayment …

An Israeli army self-propelled artillery howitzer fires rounds from a position near the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on Dec. 7, 2023. Menahem Kahana | Afp | Getty Images Israel’s war against Hamas — which has turned the blockaded and then besieged Gaza Strip into a post-apocalyptic …

COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber speaks to the media at the U.N. climate conference on Dec. 10, 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The draft text for a COP28 climate deal that does not include the phasing …

BRAZIL – 2023/05/23: In this photo illustration, the Shopee logo is displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Rafael Henrique | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shopee, the e-commerce arm of Southeast Asian tech giant Sea Limited, may face “greater pressure” …

Pedestrians walk towards the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus train station at dusk in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images India’s stock market value has overtaken Hong Kong’s to become the seventh largest in the world as optimism about the country’s economic prospects grow. As …

Walking away with a “Shark Tank” investment offer is no easy task — especially when the investors “hate” your idea. Jonathan Dusing, co-founder and CEO of Snow in Seconds, seems to have cracked the code. On Friday’s episode of the ABC show, he pitched his company, which aims to “bring …

Only 41% of investors with more than $1 million have a plan for passing on their wealth to future generations, UBS says. kate_sept2004 via Getty Images As retirees consider their legacy, a popular income tax-saving strategy has become more common, experts say. The strategy, known as a Roth individual retirement …

Warren Buffett tours the floor ahead of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder’s Meeting in Omaha, NE. David A. Grogan | CNBC 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 had a nine-day selling streak in mid-September through early …

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain during an online broadcast updating union members on negotiations with the Detroit automakers on Oct. 6, 2023. Screenshot DETROIT — The United Auto Workers has filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board against Honda Motor, Hyundai Motor and Volkswagen, accusing …

Larry Ellison, co-founder and executive chairman of Oracle Corp., speaks during the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco on Oct. 22, 2018. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oracle shares dropped more than 9% in extended trading Monday after the software company reported fiscal second-quarter revenue that fell …