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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.
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.
New strikes kill 10 in rebel-held suburbs of Syrian capital
Associated Press, Published on 21/02/2018
» BEIRUT: The Syrian Civil Defence rescue organisation says 10 people have been killed by government airstrikes and shelling on a town in the suburbs of Damascus.
Stock turbulence continues, New York down again
Associated Press, Published on 08/02/2018
» NEW YORK: It was another shaky day on Wall Street as indexes rallied in the morning, bobbed up and down for much of the day, then sank in the last few minutes of trading. Energy companies dropped along with oil prices and technology companies also declined.
Asian shares mirror Dow comeback, dollar steady
Associated Press, Published on 07/02/2018
» TOKYO: Asian shares saw a broad rebound on Wednesday, mirroring the bounce-back rally on Wall Street, though gains were in a modest range and most benchmarks gave up some gains after opening sharply higher.
US stock rally turns 567 point loss into 567 point gain
Associated Press, Published on 07/02/2018
» NEW YORK: US stocks rallied Tuesday as a late surge helped them regain almost half their losses from the day before, when they had their biggest plunge in 6-1/2 years. That came at the end of a day of heavy trading and huge swings for the market.
US carbon resurgence fuels growing global demand
Associated Press, Published on 15/11/2017
» LONDON: Oil will continue growing as a source of energy for over two decades, with the US set to become the undisputed leader in crude and gas production, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday.
Asian stocks rise after Koreas, US diplomatic overtures
Associated Press, Published on 15/08/2017
» TOKYO -- Asian shares rose Tuesday as both Koreas and the US appeared to indicate a willingness to defuse the crisis over North Korea's nuclear program. A rally on Wall Street, on the back of strong technology shares, also helped.
Saudis back Opec extension of oil production cuts
Associated Press, Published on 23/05/2017
» BAGHDAD - Saudi Arabia's energy minister said Monday that he doesn't expect any objections to a nine-month extension to the existing production cut deal between Opec and non-Opec members - an agreement that would extend the deal through March 2018.