Stock market today: Nvidia drags Wall Street from its records as oil and gold rise

NEW YORK (AP) — A slide for market superstar Nvidia on Monday knocked Wall Street off its big rally and helped drag U.S. stock indexes down from their records. The S&P 500 fell 0.6%, coming off its 57th all-time high of the year so far. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped...

How major US stock indexes fared Monday, 12/9/2024

A slide for market superstar Nvidia helped pull U.S. stock indexes down from their records. The S&P 500 fell 0.6% Monday, coming off its 57th all-time high of the year so far. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite dropped 0.6% from its own record. ...

Chinese leaders pledge 'moderately loose' monetary policy, more support for slowing economy

BANGKOK (AP) — China’s top leaders have pledged to loosen monetary policy and provide more support for the slowing economy, while Premier Li Qiang swiped at threats of higher tariffs on Chinese exports, saying they hinder global growth. Shares in Hong Kong jumped Monday after...

NBA returning to China for pair of Suns-Nets preseason games in 2025

The NBA is returning to China next season, striking a deal to play preseason games there more than five years after the league was effectively banned over Commissioner Adam Silver not punishing Daryl Morey for tweeting support of anti-government protesters in Hong Kong. The Brooklyn...

A jailed Hong Kong activist loses appeal over denial of early release under new security law

HONG KONG (AP) — A jailed Hong Kong activist lost his landmark legal challenge on Friday against the prison authorities' denial of early release under the new national security law. Ma Chun-man was serving a five-year term for inciting secession under a separate, Beijing-imposed...

Rescuers search for 13 workers missing after a railroad construction site collapses in south China

BEIJING (AP) — Rescuers in southern China were searching Thursday for 13 workers missing after a railroad construction site caved in in the business center of Shenzhen. An emergency management bureau's statement said the collapse occurred at about 11 p.m. Wednesday at a...

PHOTO COLLECTION: Hong Kong Panda

Hong Kong will display 2,500 panda sculptures to capitalize on a local bear craze

HONG KONG (AP) — Thousands of giant panda sculptures will greet residents and tourists starting Saturday in Hong Kong, where enthusiasm for the bears has grown since two cubs were born in a local theme park. The 2,500 exhibits were showcased in a launch ceremony of PANDA GO! FEST...

Cryptocurrency entrepreneur who bought banana art for $6.2 million eats the fruit in Hong Kong

HONG KONG (AP) — A cryptocurrency entrepreneur who bought a piece of conceptual art consisting of a simple banana, duct-taped to a wall, for $6.2 million last week ate the fruit in Hong Kong on Friday. Chinese-born Justin Sun peeled off the duct tape and enjoyed the banana in a...

A new chancellor is elected for Oxford University's 800-year-old post

LONDON (AP) — Former U.K. Conservative Party leader William Hague has been elected chancellor of Oxford University, one of the most prestigious positions in British academia, the university said Wednesday. Hague was elected in an online vote by staff and alumni of the 800-year-old...