A software update wreaked havoc on computer systems globally on Friday, grounding flights, forcing some broadcasters off air and hitting services from banking to healthcare.
Asia’s foreign reserves have dropped this year as central banks have intervened to support their currencies, with Japan, Indonesia and South Korea leading the declines.
Microsoft said on Friday that the underlying cause for outage of its 365 apps and services has been fixed, but the residual impact of cybersecurity outages are continuing to affect some customers.
China will step up support for its program of equipment upgrades and consumer goods trade-ins, state media reported on Friday, citing a cabinet meeting.
Exxon Mobil Corp has agreed to sell its Malaysian oil and gas assets to state energy firm Petronas, exiting the country’s upstream sector where it used to be a dominant producer, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.
China’s lithium prices rebounded on Friday after a powerful earthquake hit Chile’s major lithium producing region, although growing demand concerns weighed on the metal used in electric vehicle batteries.
