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Asian shares mostly up on optimism about US-China trade war
Associated Press, Published on 27/08/2019
» TOKYO: Asian shares mostly rose Tuesday as investors found reason to be cautiously optimistic again about the potential for progress in the costly trade war between the US and China.
Asian shares tumble as US-China trade war renews uncertainty
Associated Press, Published on 26/08/2019
» TOKYO: Asian shares tumbled Monday after the latest escalation in the US-China trade war renewed uncertainties about global economies, as well as questions over what President Donald Trump might say next.
Not just Bali: Indonesia to develop more tourism sites
Associated Press, Published on 13/08/2019
» YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia: Hundreds of tourists, many of them young Westerners, sat on grey stone steps atop the world's largest Buddhist temple, occasionally checking mobile phones or whispering to each other as they waited for daylight.
Japanese stocks plunge, SET slips after Wall Street losses
Associated Press, Published on 25/12/2018
» BEIJING: Japanese stocks plunged Tuesday and other Asian markets, including Thailand, declined following heavy Wall Street losses triggered by President Donald Trump's attack on the US central bank.
Michael Kors ups the glamour, buys Versace for $2bn
Associated Press, Published on 25/09/2018
» NEW YORK: Michael Kors is buying the Italian fashion house Versace in a deal worth more than $2 billion (€1.83 billion), continuing its hard charge into the world of high-end fashion.
Dow, S&P 500 at record highs
Associated Press, Published on 21/09/2018
» Wall Street delivered another set of milestones Thursday as a wave of buying sent US stocks solidly higher, driving the Dow Jones Industrial Average above the all-time high it closed at in January.
Global markets stabilise as Turkey jitters ease
Associated Press, Published on 14/08/2018
» BEIJING: Most global stock markets steadied Tuesday as worries subsided over Turkey's currency crisis and its potential impact on other countries.
Asian shares fall after Wall Street plunge
Associated Press, Published on 09/02/2018
» BEIJING: China's stock market benchmark plunged 5.5% on Friday and other Asian markets were off sharply after the Dow Jones industrials on Wall Street plummeted more than 1,000 points, deepening a week-long sell-off.
Hong Kong stock trading floor set to close
Associated Press, Published on 20/10/2017
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong's last remaining stock market floor traders are taking their final orders as the exchange prepares to shut its trading hall, joining other world exchanges in going fully automated.
HSBC appoints new CEO
Associated Press, Published on 12/10/2017
» LONDON: London-based bank HSBC says John Flint will be its new chief executive, replacing the retiring Stuart Gulliver.