BUSINESS

China tightens stock market rules after sell-off

China tightens stock market rules after sell-off

Nearly $6tn (£4.7tn) has been wiped off Chinese and Hong Kong stocks since their most recent peak three years ago.

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Evergrande

Evergrande: Crisis-hit Chinese property giant ordered to liquidate

Judge Linda Chan said "enough is enough" after the troubled developer repeatedly failed to come up with a plan to restructure… Read more

There is growing interest in mining mineral-rich rocks, such as this, from deep-sea seabeds-1

Is seabed mining an economic necessity or a hazard?

His firm, The Metals Company, uses remote-controlled machines the size of trucks "to scoop up rocks sitting on the sea floor".

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sales

US home sales see worst year since 1995

Just 4.09 million homes were purchased, the fewest since 1995, as tight supply pushed prices to a new record, the National… Read more

marking

S&P 500 surges to record high marking market rebound

The S&P 500 index, which tracks shares of America's biggest companies, ended the day up 1.2% to close at 4,839.8, topping… Read more

UK seeks urgent talks with Fujitsu on Horizon scandal

UK seeks urgent talks with Fujitsu on Horizon scandal

An inquiry is ongoing into how hundreds of sub-postmasters were wrongly convicted due to faulty software.

Once… Read more

Sheryl Sandberg

Sheryl Sandberg to step down from Meta board

Ms Sandberg, one of the most high-profile women in the tech industry, said that "this feels like the right time to step… Read more

Apple watch

Apple watch: US upholds ban on sale over patent dispute

The tech giant was earlier allowed to sell its Series 9 and Ultra 2 watches while proceedings were ongoing - but a US appeals… Read more