Wall Street hits record highs, oil prices slump | Reuters
By Sam Forgione | NEW YORK NEW YORK Wall Street's three main stock indexes hit record highs for a second straight day on Tuesday before trimming gains, while European shares also rose on expectations...
View ArticleAsia stocks try to share Wall Street joy, U.S. yields a burden | Reuters
By Wayne Cole | SYDNEY SYDNEY Asian stocks crept to one-week highs on Wednesday as investors tried to share in the exuberance of Wall Street, where the three main indices seized record peaks for a...
View ArticleJapan stocks rise to near 11-mth high, dollar bulls continue charge | Reuters
By Shinichi Saoshiro | TOKYO TOKYO Japanese stocks rose to a near 11-month high on Thursday on a weaker yen and after Wall Street shares closed at record highs overnight, while the dollar's bull run...
View ArticleHong Kong Open Semifinals Highlights: PV Sindhu beats Cheung Ngan to reach final
Star Indian women shuttlers witnessed mixed fortunes with Saina Nehwal bowing out and P.V. Sindhu advancing to the semi-finals of the Hong Kong Open in Hong Kongh on Friday. The post Hong Kong Open...
View ArticleStandard Chartered to cut 10 percent of corporate, institutional banking...
By Anshuman Daga and Sumeet Chatterjee | SINGAPORE/HONG KONG SINGAPORE/HONG KONG Standard Chartered is set to cut about a tenth of its global corporate and institutional banking headcount, sources...
View ArticleHong Kong’s anti-China lawmakers lose appeal over ban as Beijing faces...
Two pro-independence Hong Kong lawmakers lost their appeal Wednesday against a ban preventing them from taking up their seats in parliament as Beijing faces accusations of stepping up interference in...
View ArticleAsian stocks rise on back of Wall Street; gold slips | Reuters
HONG KONG Asian stocks opened higher on the back of a strong Wall Street with markets discounting the potential impact of Italy's referendum vote, while U.S. The post Asian stocks rise on back of Wall...
View ArticleAsian shares edge up as markets look to ECB after Italian vote | Reuters
By Hideyuki Sano | TOKYO TOKYO Asian shares edged up on Wednesday as investors covered short positions in European equities as they pondered the ramifications of Italy's referendum and looked to the...
View ArticleYields rise as ECB trims bond purchases; Wall Street gains | Reuters
By Sinead Carew | NEW YORK NEW YORK Bond yields rose and the euro dipped on Thursday after the European Central Bank said it would slow its stimulus program from April, while Wall Street extended the...
View ArticleOverseas casinos clean up despite China’s cash curbs | Reuters
By Farah Master | SAIPAN SAIPAN For evidence of the odds stacked against China's battle to stop the flight of cash battering its currency and draining its reserves, look no further than the tiny...
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