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Tokyo stocks open higher after four days of falls

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher on Wednesday as investors adjusted their positions amid lingering fears over the…

Asian markets fall as virus hits earnings, growth

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets tumbled Tuesday after Apple warned the new coronavirus had hit output and demand…

Apple to miss revenue forecast as iPhone supply hit by coronavirus

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Apple announced Monday it would miss its March quarter revenue forecast and global iPhone…

China to waive tariffs on US medical imports amid virus outbreak

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China will waive trade-war tariffs on imports of selected US medical equipment from March 2, the…

Japan suffers worst economic slump in five years

by Miwa SUZUKI TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan has suffered its worst quarterly GDP contraction in more than five years,…

COVID-19 causing first drop in oil use in decade: IEA

  by Richard LEIN Agence France Presse Global oil demand will suffer its first quarterly drop in a decade as…

Coronavirus jitters push Asian markets down

  HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets fell on Thursday after a dramatic spike in the number of coronavirus…

Asian markets rebound after fresh Wall St records

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets rebounded on Tuesday spurred by fresh Wall Street records but investors remained jittery…

Google HR chief stepping aside as worker activism rises

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Google on Monday confirmed that head of human resources Eileen Naughton was stepping away…

Global stocks mixed on coronavirus but S&P 500, Nasdaq hit records

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Major US stock indices finished at fresh records Monday, shrugging off worries about the…

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