Brent crude drops as much as 1.6 percent, while key stock indices in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan climb.

Bank of Japan hikes benchmark rate to 1 percent, continuing shift away from decades of ultra-low borrowing costs. 

Benchmark S&P 500 rises 1.7 percent, while tech-heavy Nasdaq jumps 3.1 percent.

Coffee chain to hold 'historical awareness' training after backlash to ad campaign that evoked 1980 military crackdown.

Asian stock markets surge as Washington and Tehran announce agreement to end hostiles and reopen Strait of Hormuz.

SpaceX's record-breaking IPO catapults Musk to unprecedented wealth amid rising angst over global inequality.

Wall Street and Asian markets rally on hopes for an end to the US-Israel war on Iran.

Data protection watchdog says e-commerce giant failed to implement safety measures and delayed reporting breach.

AI company says ChatGPT accounts sought to 'exploit and amplify existing public concerns' about energy prices.

Currency plunge comes as energy shock from the Iran war casts a cloud over Southeast Asian economies.