Bloomberg Exxon Mobil Corp. has shut production platforms and a processing plant in the highlands of natural gas exp-orter Papua New Guinea after an earthquake struck the Pacific nation. The US oil giant closed the facilities to assess damage from a magnitude 7.5 earthquake early on Monday morning, it said in a statement. Administrative buildings, living quarters and a mess ...

Bloomberg Samsung Electronics Co. grabbed centre stage in Barcelona at Mobile World Congress with the unveiling of its latest flagship handset: the Galaxy S9. The South Korea-based technology giant is banking on new features such as augmented reality-based emojis, camera upgrades, and stereo speakers in a form-factor similar to 2017’s model to take on Apple Inc.’s iPhone X. It also ...

Bloomberg Major Japanese brokerages are set to raise pay for newly hired college graduates this year as competition for talent intensifies amid a rebound in retail business and a chronic labour shortage. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. plans to increase base salaries for the 600 school-leavers starting in April from the 245,000 yen ($2,300) a month their predecessors got a year ...