Australia’s Qantas announced a record annual profit on Thursday, and announced a share buyback and a multi-billion dollar order for 24 new aircrafts.

Russia’s aviation authorities have launched an investigation into the crash of the Embraer Legacy 600. All passengers on board are believed to have died.

Central banks in South Korea and Indonesia are expected to hold their benchmark policy rates.

The return of Thaksin Shinawatra could mark the end of a chapter in Thai politics, even as some believe he will still be pulling the strings — albeit from behind.

Grab also pushed forward its breakeven target to the third quarter and said it expects 2023 revenue between $2.2 billion and $2.3 billion.

In a live video from a control room at the plant Thursday, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings showed a staff member turn on a seawater pump.

Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp, which manufactures all of Nvidia’s advanced AI semiconductors climbed as much as 1.81%

“A potentially strong remote worker could be a very different pick from a strong in-person worker,” said Juliana Chan, founder of Wildtype Media.

“The 2024 earnings for AI stocks are higher than they were on July 1, and fundamentals for AI companies look even better,” Morgan Stanley said in a note.

China’s economic challenges have given rise to deflationary pressures that present a “global concern” and are likely to accelerate in the coming quarters, economists have suggested.