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Asia stages market fightback after global rout

by Richard CARTER Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Asian stock markets rallied Friday after two days of ferocious selling…

Tokyo stocks open down 1%, extending global rout

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo's key Nikkei index opened down one percent on Friday, extending losses on global bourses amid…

Tokyo’s Nikkei index closes at 27-year high

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index rose to a 27-year high on Monday, boosted by a weak yen…

Vietnam growth slows in third quarter

HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- Vietnam's growth slowed in the third quarter, data showed Friday, with a warning that the export-led…

Tokyo stocks open higher on Wall St gains, weaker yen

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened sharply higher on Friday with sentiment boosted by gains on Wall Street and…

Asian markets rally with Wall St on growth optimism

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets rose Friday, tracking a rally on Wall Street where investors were buoyed by…

Tokyo’s Nikkei index rises to eight-month high on weak yen

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo's benchmark stock index rose to an eight-month high on Tuesday thanks to a weaker yen,…

Asian markets fall on new trade worries in thinned business

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong led a sell-off in Asian markets during holiday-thinned business Monday as trade tensions…

Tokyo stocks close flat after PM Abe’s win

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks closed flat on Thursday, with traders taking Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's widely expected victory…

Amazon considering opening 3,000 cashierless stores: Bloomberg

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Amazon is considering opening up to 3,000 new cashier-less stores by 2021 to vie for…

Hong Kong, Shanghai stocks sink at open

HONG KONG, China (Eagle News) -- Hong Kong and Shanghai stocks fell soon after the open on Tuesday, extending the…

Tokyo stocks rebound after dips on US tariffs on China

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened lower but quickly bounced back into the green on Tuesday, as investors braced…

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