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Asian shares higher after selloffs spurred by Chinese virus
Shares mostly rose in early Asian trading on Wednesday after a slide in U.S. stocks overnight as a virus outbreak in China rattled global markets. Japan's Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.6% to 24,013.15 and the Kospi in South Korea surged 0.8% to 2,256.95. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng jumped 0.8% to 28,216.78. The...
Phils settle with 4, exchange figures with Realmuto, Neris
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pitchers Zach Eflin, Vince Velasquez, Jose Alvarez and Adam Morgan reached one-year contracts with the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday while All-Star catcher J.T. Realmuto and reliever Héctor Neris exchanged salary arbitration figures with the team. Realmuto asked for $12.4 million...
US stocks pull back from records following jobs report
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks fell from their record heights on Friday after a report showed hiring was a touch weaker than expected last month. Employers added 145,000 jobs across the country in December, short of the 160,000 that economists forecast. But the growth was solid enough to bolster Wall...
Stocks rise as worries ease over Mideast, US jobs data looms
TOKYO (AP) — Global stock markets mostly rose Friday as worries receded that the United States and Iran might be stepping closer to the edge of war. Traders were instead looking ahead to U.S. jobs figures for clues on the health of the world's biggest economy. France's CAC 40 edged up almost 0.1% to 6,043,...
Asian shares rise after US stocks set records as fears fade
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares rose Friday as worries receded the United States and Iran might be stepping closer to the edge of war, and U.S. indexes hit records. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 edged up 0.2% in morning trading to 23,776.09. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.7% to 6,923.50. South Korea's Kospi...
Global stocks, oil prices stabilize as Iran anxiety eases
BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets and oil prices edged up Thursday as anxiety over potential U.S.-Iranian armed conflict eased. Indexes in London and Frankfurt rose after Tokyo closed more than 2% higher. Shanghai and Hong Kong also advanced, while Wall Street futures pointed to gains on the open....
Oil up, stocks down after Iran missile attack on US troops
BEIJING (AP) — Oil prices rose and global stock markets fell Wednesday after Iran fired missiles at U.S. bases in Iraq in retaliation for the killing of an Iranian general. Brent crude futures, the benchmark for international oils, spiked more than $3 per barrel in London before retreating. Stock markets...
How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
U.S. stocks mostly fell on Tuesday, but the big rush for safety that coursed through global markets after the United States killed a top Iranian general on Friday slowed. Gold’s momentum eased a day after touching its highest price in nearly seven years, several Asian and European stock markets clawed back...
Stock markets, oil stabilize amid US-Iran tensions
BANGKOK (AP) — Global stocks stabilized Tuesday and the price of oil edged off three-month highs, though investors remained cautious over rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran. U.S. officials were bracing for Iran's response to the killing by a U.S. drone of its most powerful general, Qassem...
Gold, oil prices retreat, shares rebound in Asian trading
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares advanced in Asia Tuesday following modest gains on Wall Street despite caution over rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran. U.S. officials were bracing for Iran to respond to the killing by a U.S. drone of its most powerful general, Qassem Soleimani. Noting heightened levels of...
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