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Asian markets rise but investors guarded over trade

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets enjoyed broad gains for a third day on Wednesday but investors moved more…

Asian markets rally after Wall St record, dollar eases

Asian markets rallied on Monday following a record lead from Wall Street, while the dollar remained under pressure after the…

Tokyo stocks open higher as yen eases

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Wednesday, helped by a halt in the dollar's weakness and rallies on…

PepsiCo to buy SodaStream for $3.2 bn

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - PepsiCo said Monday it plans to buy SodaStream, an Israeli maker of carbonation products,…

Rovio shares lifted as ‘Angry Birds 2’ sales fly higher

HELSINKI, Finland (AFP) -- Finnish game maker Rovio Entertainment on Friday said sales of the sequel to its flagship Angry…

Asian markets bounce back on US-China trade talks

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets opened higher Friday after a positive lead from Wall Street and Europe, with…

Walmart shares surge on strong US sales growth

by John BIERS © Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP)--Walmart shares surged Thursday after it reported the strongest US…

Podcasts take growing role in shifting media landscape

by Thomas URBAIN Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- As radio fades in the new world of digital…

US stocks fall on worries Turkish crisis will spread

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Wall Street stocks finished lower Monday amid worries the Turkish currency crisis will spread…

Hong Kong stocks open lower

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong stocks opened lower on Tuesday, extending the previous day's sell-off as investors continue…

Tokyo shares open lower on Turkey crisis

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened lower Monday as investors watched tension between the US and Turkey that has…

Tokyo shares inch higher after Wall Street gains

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened fractionally higher Tuesday following overnight gains on Wall Street, as investors searched for…

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