The Microsoft-backed artificial intelligence leader is working on a funding round that could value the company at over $150 billion

The region’s investors were unnerved by escalating Israel-Iran tensions but Hong Kong traders were more focused on Beijing’s stimulus efforts

Mainland China stocks enjoyed their biggest single-day gains since 2008, with property stocks soaring after mortgage cuts were announced by the PBOC; meanwhile, the Nikkei plunged on news of Japan's new PM

China’s continuing rollout of policy support measures kept market optimism high across the region

Power demands of the likes of Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta and Nvidia is complicating investors' love affair with tech stocks

Speculation that Beijing is ready to ramp up its economic support even more saw a burst of risk-taking across the region

Rates cut for homebuyers by 50 basis points and yuan rises, but analysts say more moves will be needed to lift consumer demand

The chipmakers have been in the crosshairs of US officials due to the headway they've made in HBM chips used in artificial intelligence chipsets

The US Federal Reserve’s 50-basis-point rate cut pushed the yen down and opened the door to more stimulus efforts by Beijing

India's nominal gross domestic product growth rate is running at more than three times the economic growth of China

The tie-up will mobilise up to $100 billion in total investment potential, including debt financing, the firms said

Shares of Chinese chips firms were on a high on reports the country had developed chipmaking machines of its own, but experts doubt they are much of a 'breakthrough'