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Tokyo stocks up at break after US-Japan summit

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks rose Monday morning with sentiment lifted by upbeat talks over the weekend between US…

Asian markets extend global rally on Trump relief

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets built on a global rally on Monday following another record close in New…

Tokyo stocks lose early gains on yen uptick, oil fall

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks slipped Wednesday morning as an uptick in the yen hit exporters while energy shares…

Qatar spending $500m a week on FIFA World Cup projects

High-spending World Cup 2022 hosts Qatar are splurging almost $500 million every week on major infrastructure projects for football's biggest…

Asia markets hurt by Trump, Europe concerns

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets mostly fell Tuesday, with concerns about upcoming European elections and Donald Trump's unpredictable…

Tokyo stocks open higher on US economic hopes

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday with investor sentiment buoyed by solid US job gains and a…

Smoking costs $1.4 tn in health care, labour loss: study

by Mariëtte Le Roux PARIS, France (AFP) -- Smoking cost the world economy more than $1.4 trillion (1.3 trillion euros)…

Johnson & Johnson says to buy pharma group Actelion for $30 bn

by Nathalie OLOF-ORS Agence France-Presse ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP) -US pharmaceuticals giant Johnson & Johnson on Thursday announced it was buying…

Asian markets rally extends after Wall St records

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- The global rally in stocks pushed into another day, with Tokyo leading a surge in…

Oil market already starting to rebalance: Kuwait

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AFP) -- Oil markets have already begun to rebalance after strong signs that producers are complying with…

Tokyo stocks open lower

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened lower on Monday with a strong yen pushing exporters down while investors waited…

QC extends deadline for business tax payments

QUEZON CITY, Jan 21 (PIA)--Quezon City has extended the deadline for first quarter tax payments. Taxpayers now have until February…

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