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Tokyo stocks open higher after four days of falls

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher on Wednesday as investors adjusted their positions amid lingering fears over the…

Coronavirus jitters push Asian markets down

  HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets fell on Thursday after a dramatic spike in the number of coronavirus…

Trump tears into environmental ‘doom’ mongers at WEF

DAVOS, Switzerland (AFP) - Sebastian SMITH and Alex PIGMAN President Donald Trump tore into environmental "prophets of doom" at the…

Popular Mideast app pulled after report it was spying tool

Washington, United States (AFP)  - A popular mobile application developed in the United Arab Emirates has been removed from both Apple…

Tokyo’s Nikkei closes up over 2.5% on UK election, trade talks

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei stock index jumped more than 2.5 percent Friday, boosted by hopes for a…

Asian markets struggle for traction as trade concerns fester

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets were mixed Wednesday as investors grow nervous at the lack of news on…

Tokyo stocks open flat as US tariff deadline nears

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened flat on Wednesday as investors waited for news on China-US trade talks, less…

Tokyo stocks open lower on faded hopes for US-China deal

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened lower on Wednesday, dragged down by diminished hopes for an imminent US-China trade…

Asian markets rattled by fresh trade concerns

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets tumbled on Tuesday as global trade uncertainty returned to the fore after the…

Dow edges to another record on trade optimism

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Wall Street stocks paused Tuesday in record range on rising hopes over US-China trade…

Tokyo’s Nikkei index closes at fresh 13-month high

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index closed at a fresh 13-month high on Wednesday on optimism over US-China…

Nokia shares plunge on lower earnings forecast

HELSINKI, Finland (AFP) -- Shares in Nokia tumbled 20 percent on Thursday after the Finnish telecommunications equipment maker cut its…

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