KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -A Malaysian court on Wednesday upheld former premier Najib Razak’s conviction on corruption charges over a multi-billion dollar scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), dealing a blow to his hopes of a political comeback.FILE PHOTO:

The head of a select committee has reacted with incredulity after an energy boss blamed the way the wind blew for exacerbating problems caused by a devastating storm that cut off supplies to parts of the UK. Paul McGimpsey, director

OPINION: Recent complaints to the Law Society about behavioural issues at prominent Wellington firm Morrison Kent shows the legal industry still has much work to do to address cultural issues. The claims, revealed by the Herald last month, are all

Xcel Energy, Colorado’s largest electric utility, announced the day before Thanksgiving that it had reached a partial agreement on some of the key points in a new electric resource plan. However, environmental and trade organizations are questioning whether the utility

New Zealand’s private debt levels remain high compared to the rest of the world and some borrowers will have to “cut their cloth” with rising interest rates, Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson says. “I’m confident most people will [cope with

SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – The Monetary Authority of Singapore has suspended Bitget, a crypto exchange that got into a dispute after promoting the digital currency Army Coin, named after the South Korean boyband BTS’ followers, the Financial Times reported. Bitget, a sponsor of

With interest rates stuck at all-time lows, inflation surging, and stock markets at all-time highs, there are many in the financial services industry who are questioning the wisdom of the 4% withdrawal rule for retirement. As a quick reminder, the

Boris Johnson has pledged to use special legal powers to persuade an electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer backed by Amazon to establish a European base in Britain. Sky News has learnt that the prime minister has written to RJ Scaringe, founder

Shell’s decision not to proceed with its interest in the Cambo oil field may not necessarily be the triumph for environmental campaigners that they seem to think. It does not, for example, guarantee that Cambo’s oil – some 170 million

LONDON (Reuters) – Euro zone business activity accelerated last month but the bounce may be temporary as demand growth weakened and fears about the Omicron coronavirus variant put a dent in optimism, a survey showed on Friday.Slideshow ( 3 images