According to Refinitiv data, consumer discretionary sector funds saw inflows of US$2.5 billion in January, the highest since March 2015.

Profit after tax, equivalent to $6.7 billion, fell by 0.8 percent compared with the level in 2019, the company said in an earnings statement.

Cryptocurrency Dogecoin surged more than 60 percent on Thursday after billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk tweeted about it, two days after he said he was to take a break from Twitter “for a while”.

Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund should diversify into technology and private equity to attract foreign capital.

Yellen said officials will be "looking carefully at these events."

Exxon Mobil, which has been criticized over the last year for both its financial performance and its approach to renewable energy investment, suffered a 2020 loss of $22.4 billion, after posting a profit of $14.3 billion in 2019.

On Monday, people were asked to stay at home because the situation was fluid, said Kalle Siebring, Head of Communications at Nissan ASEAN, who said that the company had prioritised the safety of its employees and partners.

Myanmar's untapped potential was up for grabs in 2011, when generals in charge of a 49-year junta loosened their iron grip, paving the way for democratic reforms and economic liberalization in the country of more than 50 million people. 

Ethereum hit all-time highs on Wednesday, breaking above US$1,500, as traders bought the cryptocurrency ahead of the launch of ethereum futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange next week

Bank Syariah Indonesia is the result of a merger of three state-owned sharia banks.

Japan’s Sony Corp raised its full-year profit outlook by one-third, helped by pandemic-fuelled demand for games, movies and other content, but said it was struggling to build enough PlayStation 5 consoles amid a global shortage of semiconductors.

Spotify has seen a sharp rise in paid subscribers during the coronavirus crisis as people have been locked down at home and in the fourth quarter beat revenue estimates as it hit 155 million paid subscribers for its premium service.

State-owned banks had it "bad" last year because the government had ordered them to actively restructure the loans of millions of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). 

The company overseeing the assets of Brin, the world's ninth-richest person with wealth of US$86.5 billion, set up its Singapore branch late last year, according to documents filed with the corporate regulator.

The view was bolstered by moves in Washington toward fast-tracking more stimulus spending that contrasted with concerns about extended European lockdowns and expectations for a decline in euro zone growth this quarter.

Google, which generates more revenue from internet advertising than any other company, benefited from lockdowns that drove retail and other clients online, helping offset cutbacks by travel and entertainment advertisers.

Japan’s services sector shrank at the fastest pace in five months in January, as a heavy blow to demand from a resurgence in coronavirus infections and a state of emergency in parts of the country greatly hurt new business orders.

Google-parent Alphabet and the Seattle-based e-commerce colossus reported large earnings Tuesday on thriving internet advertising and the booming market for online shopping.

The world's richest person based on his Amazon stake, Bezos said he will transition to the role of executive chair in the third quarter, handing over the CEO role to Andy Jassy, who heads Amazon Web Services.

The country’s manufacturing activity rose to its highest level since July 2014, as the sector continued its gradual recovery from the pandemic-induced downturn.

The biggest risk to economic growth is still the escalation of the COVID-19 pandemic.

We are optimistic for 2021, especially seeing that the market and the government is on the move. The first half of the year will be better than last year, but the industry will not be fully recovered yet. However, we see that recovery can happen in the second half of the year, especially if the vaccination process can take less than 18 months.

The enormous loss contrasted sharply with net profit of $4.0 billion in 2019, the British energy major said, adding that the  oil sector had been "hit hard" by the Covid-19 crisis.

The Japanese automaker said it stopped output Monday afternoon at its factories in Yangon where a total of 400 employees work. It has yet to decide when to resume production.

Total trade in goods between Myanmar and the United States amounted to nearly US$1.3 billion in the first 11 months of 2020, up from $1.2 billion in all of 2019, according to US Census Bureau data.

In early Asian trade, Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 benchmark was up 0.81 percent and South Korea’s KOSPI up 0.79 percent, adding to a rally in the previous session. Japan’s Nikkei futures rose 0.6 percent and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index futures eased 0.1 percent.

The country’s consumer price index (CPI) in January fell by 1.55 percent year-on-year, the lowest since November, as income and demand were strained by the health crisis.

He added that the company aimed to produce 160 million doses in the first 12 months. 

Speakers at a Jakpost Up Close webinar shared their digital transformation experiences and how “going digital” spelled a win-win solution for e-commerce platforms and Indonesian SMEs alike amid the COVID-19 health crisis.

The Indonesia Stock Exchange’s (IDX) main gauge fell by 2.04 percent not long after the market’s opening on Monday, before rebounding and increasing by 2.75 percent.