(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong’s wealthiest people are starting to feel the pain from nine weeks of protests that have jammed the financial hub’s streets, weighed on economic growth and battered ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Leader Warns of ‘Ruin’ as Strike Snarls City, Airport
(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam warned of a “very dangerous situation” as protesters moved to shut down the Asian financial hub with a general strike on Monday after a ninth straight ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered, Hang Seng Bank close branches as citywide strike, protests wreak chaos in Hong Kong
All three note-issuing banks in Hong Kong saw their shares fall to the lowest level in three months as a citywide strike disrupted travel and violent protests continued The yuan falling below 7 per US ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks hit by protests, US-China trade war
The top loser was Sun Hung Kai Properties, one of the city's largest developers. It sank 5.2%. BOC Hong Kong, a major lender owned by Bank of China, fell 3.4%. The MTR — the city's subway system and a ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC axes CEO Flint after only 18 months in role to speed up growth
HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC (HSBA.L) ousted Chief Executive Officer John Flint after just 18 months in that role, in a surprise move that the lender’s chairman said was necessary to ... ( read original story ...)
Subway services, flights canceled in Hong Kong at start of mass strike
A protester poses for the media while holding a placard reading: "For the sake of your children's future, can you go on strike for one day?'" on a Mass Transit Railway (MTR) subway train as protesters ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police fire teargas as China says it will not ‘sit idly by’
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s government said violence and illegal ... The protests have adapted rapidly since the start of June with the movement spreading from the Admiralty area, where the legislative ... ( read original story ...)
Strike grips Hong Kong as leader warns protests challenge China’s sovereignty
Long lines of traffic could be seen across Hong Kong island leading into the heart of the business center and hundreds of people were stranded at the airport. Roads into the main arteries of Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong strikes halt Cathay Pacific airline
(CNN) - Mass demonstrations and strikes in Hong Kong forced its biggest airline, Cathay Pacific, to cancel more than 150 flights on Monday and urge passengers to postpone non-essential travel. Cathay ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police make fresh arrests, city braces for further protests
HONG KONG — Hong Kong police said on Sunday they ... for a mass strike on Monday across transportation networks and business districts. What started as an angry response to the now suspended ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police fire tear gas as strikes paralyze city
Protesters gather in Mong Kok during a general strike in Hong Kong on Monday as simultaneous rallies were held across seven districts. (Isaac Lawrence/AFP/Getty Images) Hong Kong police fired tear gas ... ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng Bank interim net climbs to HK$13.6b, net interest income grows to HK$15.8b
Hang Seng Bank reported today first half profit increased by 8 percent from the year before to HK$13.65 billion.Pre-tax profit was up by 7 percent to HK$15.89 billion from the year before. Operating ... ( read original story ...)
Commuter chaos as protesters seek to shut Hong Kong with general strike
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong braced for major disruptions to business on Monday as a general strike threatened to paralyze parts of the Asian financial center, with more than 200 flights ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shares tumble on trade war and protest worries
Hang Seng Bank, a unit of HSBC, fell 4.1% despite reporting an 8% increase in first-half net profit of 13.66 billion Hong Kong dollars ($1.74 billion). Asian equities remained under pressure ... ( read original story ...)