Hong Kong led losses as Asian markets tanked on Thursday after US lawmakers passed a bill supporting the city's civil rights, sparking fears it could derail delicate China-US trade talks.

China on Wednesday cut interest rates in a bid to shore up the world's number two economy as cooling domestic demand and a bruising trade spat with the United States hit growth.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned that failure to get a trade deal with China will prompt more tariffs.

With Boeing embroiled in the 737 MAX crisis, Airbus has emerged as the star of the Dubai Airshow, with two mammoth sales to Emirates and AirArabia bolstered by several smaller deals.

A German bank has made headlines with a negative interest rate on savings accounts from the very first euro cent, adding fuel to the fire of European Central Bank criticism in the eurozone's largest economy.

Boeing has reached a deal with an unnamed airline customer to sell 20 737 MAX planes for $2.3 billion, a Boeing spokesman said Tuesday.

Stock markets rose Tuesday as investors bet on China and the U.S. reaching a mini trade deal despite a report saying Beijing was concerned about the chances of an agreement.

U.S. permits to build new homes in October shot to their fastest pace since before the Great Recession, according to economic data released Tuesday.

Yandex, the internet giant said to be Russia's answer to Google, unveiled planned governance changes Monday as authorities seek to tighten control over the internet.

Dividends paid by companies across the world to shareholders hit a record in the third quarter, according to a study released Monday, although further growth was likely to be weak.