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Nintendo first-half profit up 25% on Switch console sales

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Nintendo said Tuesday its net profit jumped by more than a quarter for the six months…

Asian markets mostly down, trade war fears back in headlines

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets mostly fell Tuesday with Hong Kong and Shanghai stocks sinking following a report…

Tokyo stocks open higher with eyes on corporate earnings

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday, shrugging off falls in US shares last week, but investors…

IBM buys software company Red Hat for $34bn in bid for cloud dominance

by Christophe VOGT Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- IBM said Sunday it has reached a deal to buy…

HSBC profits up 28% at $5.9 bn in third quarter

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Banking giant HSBC said on Monday that pre-tax profit rose 28 percent to $5.92 billion…

Asian markets mostly down after fresh Wall St sell-off

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian stocks mostly fell Monday, extending last week's rout as investors remain on edge following…

Amazon quarterly profit rockets tenfold to $2.9 bn

by Glenn CHAPMAN Agence France-Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Amazon reported Thursday that its profit in the recently-ended…

Tokyo stocks open higher after Wall St rally

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Friday, a day after plunging 3.7 percent, with sentiment buoyed by a…

Trade ministers, without US and China, call for urgent WTO reforms

  by Michel Comte Agence France Presse OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- An overhaul of global trade is urgently needed, 13…

Tokyo’s Nikkei closes down 3.7% as global markets plunge

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo's Nikkei plunged more than 3.7 percent on Thursday, after a punishing session on Wall Street…

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