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Asian markets mostly but trade concerns cast shadow

HONG KONG, United States (AFP) -- Most Asian markets rose on Friday as traders overcame early jitters about the China-US…

Most Asian markets extend gains on trade, rates, earnings hope

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday, taking up the baton after a record close on Wall…

Asian markets boosted by trade deal optimism

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets rallied Monday after China and the US said they were close to agreeing…

Rising 29 notches, PHL ranks 95th in latest World Bank Ease of Doing Business report

  (Eagle News) – The Philippines ranked 95 in the Ease of Doing Business latest report of the World Bank,…

Nokia shares plunge on lower earnings forecast

HELSINKI, Finland (AFP) -- Shares in Nokia tumbled 20 percent on Thursday after the Finnish telecommunications equipment maker cut its…

Twitter says finances impacted by ‘bugs;’ stock slides

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Twitter shares skidded Thursday after reporting weak growth in the past quarter resulting from glitches…

Pound flat, most Asian markets down as Johnson’s Brexit bid fails

  HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- The pound clawed back earlier losses Wednesday in Asia after Boris Johnson's failure to…

Nike’s Mark Parker to step aside as CEO next year; remains board chair

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Sporting goods giant Nike announced a new CEO on Tuesday to take over from…

Asian markets lifted by China-US trade hopes, pound stands ground

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday on growing optimism that China and the US will sign…

Netflix revs up growth as streaming TV war looms

by Glenn CHAPMAN Agence France Presse San Francisco, United States (AFP) -- Netflix shares rallied Wednesday after its latest quarterly…

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