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Taiwan Holds First Jewish Burial at New Taipei Cemetery

Taiwan inaugurated its first Jewish cemetery in Taipei this week and held the first burial there, for a 73-year-old Israeli man who lived in Taiwan. ZAKA volunteers from Hong Kong…

Micron Sparks Wall Street Futures Rally as Asian Stocks Surge

Micron’s strong earnings lifted US futures and helped drive gains in Asia, where the Kospi led the advance. At the same time, oil fell sharply, Treasury yields dropped, and most t…

Tel Aviv Stocks Rebound as Bonds Rally, Dollar Retreats and Micron Surprises Higher

Tel Aviv shares are trying to recover after a sharp selloff, while bonds rallied and the dollar retreated on Wednesday. Micron beat forecasts after the U.S. close, and investors a…

Hong Kong opens a robot-run convenience store with no human staff

Hong Kong is opening a 24-hour convenience store on the Hung Hom waterfront run entirely by a humanoid robot named Xiao Gai. Developers say the pilot will test whether AI can hand…

Asian chip stocks surge after Micron beats forecasts; oil falls again

Micron beat quarterly expectations and raised its revenue outlook, sending chip stocks sharply higher in Asia. SK Hynix jumped 10% after announcing plans for a Nasdaq ADR listing…

Five Things to Know Before the Tel Aviv Market Opens

Tel Aviv shares are set to open mixed after a volatile global selloff, with Asian markets and U.S. futures recovering. Investors are watching correction-mode local stocks, stronge…

FedEx Slides, Alphabet Joins the Dow as Asian Markets and Oil Turn Mixed

FedEx fell after investors focused on weaker margins despite solid quarterly results. Alphabet will enter the Dow Jones Industrial Average on June 29, replacing Verizon, while Asi…

Asian Markets Slide as Nasdaq Futures Drop 2%

Asian markets fell sharply after a weak US technology-led session, with Nasdaq futures down about 2% and Seoul’s Kospi plunging more than 9%. SpaceX, Alphabet, and other major tec…

Mixed Asian Trading as Tokyo Hits Record High

Asian markets were mixed as Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 hit a record above 72,000 and U.S. futures fell before key inflation data. The report also highlighted drops in oil, gold, and bitco…

Markets Open Weaker as Iran Talks, Fed Policy and Oil Drive Sentiment

Tokyo Rises as Oil Falls on Signs of Progress in U.S.-Iran Talks

Asian markets opened mixed after reports that U.S.-Iran talks in Switzerland made encouraging progress toward a final deal within 60 days. Oil prices fell, while Tokyo and Seoul a…

Flight Delay Turns Dramatic After Passenger Suffers Heart Attack

Hong Kong Express flight UO131 was diverted to Shenzhen because of severe weather in Hong Kong, turning a normally one-hour trip into an eight-hour ordeal. During the delay, a pas…

Rabbi Meir Azarzar Offers a Torah Insight on Parashat Chukat

Rabbi Meir Azarzar, a Hong Kong community rabbi and senior lecturer for "Values," delivers a Torah teaching on Parashat Chukat. The segment was published on June 19, 2026, with no…

Asian Markets Choppy After U.S.-Iran Talks Are Canceled in Switzerland

Asian markets traded choppily after Switzerland canceled planned U.S.-Iran talks, while Wall Street futures fell and U.S. markets were shut for Juneteenth. Chip stocks surged on I…

Five Things to Know Before Trading Opens

Markets open with tensions over canceled U.S.-Iran talks, mixed global trading, and continued pressure from the Fed’s hawkish stance. Tel Aviv, Wall Street, bonds, currencies, com…

Asian Markets Mixed as Fukushima? No, as Japan Inflation Data and Ceasefire Delay Weigh on Trade

Asian markets moved in mixed directions in a shortened session, with China and Hong Kong closed for a holiday. Trading was also affected by a delayed Switzerland ceremony to sign…

Hawkish Fed Tone Pressures Wall Street as Asian Markets and Futures Rebound

Asian stocks were mixed, U.S. futures rose, and Wall Street looked set for a rebound after the Fed kept rates at 3.75% but sounded hawkish. The message drove Treasury yields highe…

Tel Aviv stocks slip again as oil falls and markets digest Fed signals

Israeli stocks are set to open lower again after a 5% weekly drop, with weak local macro data, falling oil prices and negative arbitrage in dual-listed shares adding pressure. Mar…

Japanese Banks Rise as Chinese Financial Shares Fall in Mixed Asian Trading

Asian stock markets were mixed after Wall Street fell and U.S. bond yields jumped following the Fed's rate decision and Kevin Warsh's first press conference. Japanese banks and ch…

Yum China Shares Fall After $1.2 Billion Pizza Hut China Deal

Yum China’s $1.2 billion purchase of Pizza Hut’s China business sent its shares lower in Hong Kong and New York. Analysts were split, with some criticizing the price and others sa…

China Tightens Control Over Citizens’ Wealth as Capital Flight Hits Record

China is tightening controls on citizens’ money as record capital flight and a property-market collapse strain the economy. Beijing is limiting foreign investing and trying to kee…

Asia Mixed as U.S. Futures Rise; Wall Street Rotates Out of Tech

Asian markets were mixed while U.S. futures rose, after Wall Street closed with a tech-to-value rotation and the Dow hit another record. SpaceX posted a huge valuation surge, Yum…

Five Things to Know Before the Stock Market Opens

Trading in Tel Aviv is set to open mixed as investors track a possible U.S.-Iran deal and weaker dual-listed stocks. Local bonds, oil, and the shekel all moved on shifting expecta…

Mixed Asian Stocks as Japan Exports Hit 3.5-Year High

Asian markets were mixed as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's rate decision and oil prices stabilized. Japan's May exports surged 17%, led by semiconductors and cars, while…

How the Wealthy Turned Longevity into Luxury Travel

Longevity hotels are becoming a luxury trend for the ultra-wealthy, offering intensive medical testing and tailored prevention programs instead of a typical spa holiday. The artic…

Wealth Migration Report Finds Top Destinations for the Rich

Henley & Partners’ 2026 wealth migration report ranks Singapore, New Zealand, Italy, Switzerland, Greece, and Hong Kong as the most attractive destinations for wealthy people. The…

Asia Markets Rally After U.S.-Iran Deal, Oil Slides Sharply

Asian stock markets rose sharply and oil prices fell after the announcement of a U.S.-Iran peace deal. Pakistan said it mediated the agreement, while Trump and Iranian TV both sai…

Markets Face a Packed Week of War, Inflation, and Central Bank Decisions

Israeli and global markets face a week dominated by security tensions, inflation data, and central bank decisions. Tel Aviv stocks are set for a mixed opening, with chip shares ri…

Musk and Altman’s public listings could redraw global capital flows

The article argues that planned public listings of SpaceX, and later Anthropic and OpenAI, will concentrate capital and technological power in the United States. It says Europe is…

Asian Markets Surge as SpaceX Prepares Landmark Nasdaq Debut

Asian markets rose sharply as investors watched U.S.-Iran diplomacy and awaited SpaceX’s record Nasdaq debut. Wall Street closed higher, chip stocks led gains, and several Israeli…

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Set to Open Higher After Wall Street Rally

Tel Aviv stock trading was set to open on Tuesday with optimism after Donald Trump announced an understanding with Iran to end the war. The upbeat tone followed gains on Wall Stre…

Asian stocks surge after Trump says Iran war settlement is near

Asian equities surged after Donald Trump said an understanding had been reached to end the war in Iran. South Korea's Kospi briefly halted trading after a near 8% jump, while oil…

Rabbi Meir Azarzar Presents a Torah Insight for Parashat Korach

Rabbi Meir Azarzar, a Hong Kong community rabbi and senior Arachim lecturer, appears in a video offering a Torah teaching on Parashat Korach. The item was published on 12 June 202…

U.S. Sanctions Targets in China and Hong Kong for Helping Iran Buy Weapons

The United States imposed sanctions on 11 individuals and entities, including several in China and Hong Kong, for helping Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and military buy weapons. The…

China Rolls Out New Consumer Subsidies as Trump Tariff Threats Loom

China is expanding consumer and industrial subsidies to boost domestic demand as Trump’s tariff threats and weak data pressure growth. The measures include discounts on electronic…