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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.
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.
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.
Kerr wins Malaysia LPGA, Thai sisters well back
Associated Press, Published on 30/10/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR: Cristie Kerr made her 20th career victory on the LPGA Tour one to remember.
Asian stocks mixed as investors assess Fed minutes
Associated Press, Published on 05/01/2017
» HONG KONG - Asian stock indexes were mixed Thursday as investors assessed the latest US Federal Reserve board's meeting minutes. Japanese shares slipped as the yen strengthened against the dollar.
Pepsi isn't a soda company anymore
Business, Associated Press, Published on 20/04/2016
» PURCHASE, New York: PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi said on Monday that the company would reshape its product line-up to better reflect the growing interest in healthy eating and noted it has reduced its reliance on colas for sales.
$1.6bn Powerball jackpot goes to 3 winners
Associated Press, Published on 14/01/2016
» LOS ANGELES — An unprecedented Powerball jackpot which rose to an astonishing US$1.6 billion -- or 58 billion baht on current exchange rates -- and became a national fascination will be split three ways.
BoJ tweaks stimulus to encourage corporate spending, hiring
Associated Press, Published on 18/12/2015
» TOKYO — The Bank of Japan tweaked its lavish stimulus programme on Friday in a well-timed move that spotlights pressures on companies to do more to support growth by raising wages and investing in factories and equipment.
China tries to dampen devaluation fears
Associated Press, Published on 13/08/2015
» BEIJING — China tried on Thursday to ease fears of more big declines for the yuan as companies from global automakers to Chinese clothing exporters face a new era of uncertain exchange rates.