Asian shares ease as US-China trade talks begin
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian stocks eased Thursday as traders anxiously awaited news from high-level US-China trade talks starting…
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Facing cronyism and no work, young Haitians protest or flee
by Amelie BARON Agence France Presse PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) -- Whether using social media to fight corruption or marching in…
7 years ago
Tokyo’s Nikkei closes down over 2 percent
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo shares closed lower on Friday, following a global market slide stemming from the lowered European…
7 years ago
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…
7 years ago
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…
7 years ago
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…
7 years ago
Germany’s Merkel says there is ‘still time’ to find Brexit solution
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- There is still time to find a solution to Britain's exit from the EU, German…
7 years ago
Asian markets rise after bumper US jobs data
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets rose Monday as investors were cheered by a blockbuster US jobs report last…
7 years ago
Asian markets mixed as China, US agree to further trade talks
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets mostly rose Friday, with investors treading carefully as China-US trade talks ended with…
7 years ago
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…
7 years ago
China’s factory activity shrinks in January
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China's manufacturing activity contracted for a second consecutive month in January, official data showed Thursday, another…
7 years ago
Billion-euro SAP restructuring to cost 4,400 jobs
by Daphne ROUSSEAU Agence France Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- German software giant SAP said Tuesday it would slash…
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