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Global stocks struggle amid gloomy German data

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Europe's stock markets struggled to find direction Wednesday as investors digested downbeat German economic…

Tokyo stocks open lower, tracking Wall Street

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened lower on Thursday tracking falls in US shares, with investors focusing on corporate…

Toyota cuts full-year profit forecast, warns over Brexit

by Natsuko FUKUE Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese car giant Toyota slashed its full-year net profit forecast Wednesday…

Indonesia economy posts 5.17% growth in 2018

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia posted slightly stronger economic growth in 2018, data showed Wednesday, but it still fell well…

Asia markets up after strong Wall St lead

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Shares in Tokyo and Sydney rose Wednesday in another holiday-thinned trading day as investors tracked…

Tokyo stocks open higher on signs of strong US economy

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday, helped by a cheaper yen and optimism over the US…

Amazon profit jumps while shares slip

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

Sony nine-month net profit soars on games, music

Japanese electronics giant Sony said on Friday that nine-month net profit jumped 63.2 percent on-year, led by its games and…

World’s top two shipbuilders in deal to merge: Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The world's biggest shipbuilder, South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries, has reached a deal to acquire…

Shell profit soars to $23 bn in 2018

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday said that net profit surged 80 percent to $23.4 billion…

Tokyo stocks end down ahead of US-China talks, Fed decision

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo shares ended lower Wednesday with investors sitting on their hands as US and Chinese trade…

Pound stable after Brexit drop, Asia stocks mixed before trade talks

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- The pound ticked up slightly in Asia on Wednesday after suffering heavy losses on worries…

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