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Tech stock rally helps snap losing streak as rough week ends
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rebounded Friday, clawing back some of the week's steep losses, but the turbulent trading of the last few days left no doubt that the relative calm the markets enjoyed all summer had been shattered. Major U.S. indexes ended the week down about 4 percent, their worst weekly loss in...
Asian stocks mixed after IMF downgrades economic outlook
SINGAPORE (AP) — Asian markets are mixed after the IMF downgraded its economic outlook, citing rising interest rates and mounting tensions over trade. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 1.1 percent to 23,513.20. Hong Kong's Hang Seng added 0.3 percent to 26,289.24. The Shanghai Composite...
Asian shares turn lower after strong day on Wall Street
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares fell Thursday in Asia despite a strong day on Wall Street that was spurred by encouraging signs on U.S. hiring and growth in the service sector. KEEPING SCORE: Hong Kong's Hang Seng index sank 1.8 percent to 26,612.23 and Japan's Nikkei 225 index lost 0.7 percent to 23,941.51. The...
Asian shares mixed after US Fed lifts interest rate
SINGAPORE (AP) — Asian markets were mixed on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve lifted its key interest rate as expected for the third time this year. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's Nikkei 225 dropped 0.3 percent to 23,952.30. South Korea's Kospi, which reopened after a national holiday, added 0.5 percent to...
Asian stocks follow Wall Street higher
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks rose Friday after Wall Street hit a new high and a survey showed Japanese manufacturing accelerating. KEEPING SCORE: Tokyo's Nikkei 225 rose 0.5 percent to 23,793.35 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng added 0.9 percent to 27,712.47. The Shanghai Composite Index climbed 0.3 percent,...
Asian shares track optimism on Wall Street over tariffs
SINGAPORE (AP) — Asian markets were mostly higher on Thursday with narrow trading after news of a fresh round of tariffs by the U.S. on $200 billion in Chinese goods received a muted reaction on Wall Street. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's Nikkei 225 was flat at 23,672.91, ahead of the ruling Liberal Democratic...
Asian shares rise as traders shrug off new China-US tariffs
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday, despite jitters over the escalating trade dispute between the U.S. and China. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 added 1.4 percent in early trading to 23,741.29. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.4 percent to 6,195.70. South Korea's Kospi...
Asian shares mixed as Trump orders new tariffs on China
SINGAPORE (AP) — Asian markets were mixed on Tuesday after President Donald Trump ordered tariffs on $200 billion more in Chinese goods, ramping up tensions between the world's top two economies. Investors have been expecting the move, even as U.S. officials proposed a new round of talks with their Chinese...
Asian stocks rise on possible US-China talks amid tensions
SINGAPORE (AP) — Asian markets were mostly higher on Thursday after a report that the U.S. had proposed a new round of trade negotiations with China quelled fears that a dispute between the world's two largest economies was spiraling out of control. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.8...
Markets Right Now: US stocks end mostly flat on Wall Street
NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4:00 p.m. After wobbling between gains and losses, U.S. stocks are finishing with a split decision as technology companies dropped, canceling out gains for energy companies. U.S. crude rose 1.6 percent Wednesday and closed...
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