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Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly lower ahead of key US inflation report
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares fell Thursday in most Asian markets ahead of a key U.S. inflation report due Friday that might point the way ahead for interest rates. Benchmarks dipped more than 1% in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney. Oil prices and U.S. futures also declined. ...
Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly lower ahead of key US inflation report
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares fell Thursday in most Asian markets ahead of a key U.S. inflation report due Friday that might point the way ahead for interest rates. Benchmarks fell more than 1% in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney. Oil prices and U.S. futures also declined. The...
A US officiant marries 10 same-sex couples in Hong Kong via video chat
HONG KONG (AP) — Ten same-sex couples got married in the United States over the internet from Hong Kong, a semi-autonomous southern Chinese city that does not formally recognize such unions but offers them legal protections. The event Tuesday was timed to mark Pride Month, with a...
Hong Kong court edges closer to sentencing democracy activists involved in unofficial primary
HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court on Tuesday began mitigation hearings for prominent pro-democracy activists who were convicted under a national security law and now face up to life in prison. The activists were among 47 democracy advocates who were charged with conspiracy to...
Stock market today: Most of Wall Street rises, but Nvidia tumbles again as AI mania cools
NEW YORK (AP) — Another slide for Wall Street heavyweight Nvidia kept U.S. indexes mixed Monday, even as the majority of stocks rallied. The S&P 500 slipped 0.3% to pull further from its record set last week. The drops for Nvidia and other winners of Wall Street’s...
Abraham Ancer opens with 64 for LIV Golf lead with U.S. Open champ Bryson DeChambeau 3 back
COLLEGE GROVE, Tenn. (AP) — Abraham Ancer shot a bogey-free 7-under 64 on Friday to take the first-round lead in LIV Golf Nashville, with Bryson DeChambeau three strokes back during his personal celebration tour that started with his second U.S. Open victory. Ancer is looking for...
Stock market today: Asian shares mostly decline as Nvidia weighs on Wall Street
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower Friday after a retreat on Wall Street, where a drop in Nvidia stock pulled stocks lower. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 edged up less than 0.1% to 38,645.63 after the government reported that the inflation rate ticked higher for the first...
Stock market today: Asian stocks are mixed after Wall Street edges to more records
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed on Wednesday after U.S. benchmarks ticked to more records following the latest signs that the U.S. economy may be slowing without falling into recession. U.S. futures were mixed and oil prices were little changed. Tokyo’s...
Southern China faces heavy floods, and landslides kill at least 9
BEIJING (AP) — Southern China was reeling Tuesday from heavy rains that triggered landslides killing at least nine people, knocking out power for entire villages and burying crops. Meanwhile, northern parts of the country are battling drought, as the country faces two extremes of...
US women's rugby sevens pick Doyle and Kelter for their third Olympics
CHULA VISTA, Calif. (AP) — Lauren Doyle and Alev Kelter will appear at their third Olympics with a shot at helping the United States win its first rugby sevens medal in Paris. Doyle and Kelter were in the women's squads which finished fifth in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 — rugby...
