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Below-par US growth keeps the pressure on markets
Markets in Europe ended the week with a whimper after a surprisingly big fall in Japanese consumer prices and lower-than-expected first-quarter U.S.
United signs 2-year deal with Japanese gaming firm
Manchester United has entered into a two-year sponsorship deal with a Japanese social gaming company as the new English champion looks to capitalize ...
Japan war shrine visits anger China, South Korea
Dozens of Japanese lawmakers paid homage at a national war shrine Tuesday morning, risking more anger from neighbors South Korea and China over visits ...
World finance leaders issue sober assessment
World finance leaders issued a somber assessment on Saturday of the global economy, saying the recovery remains uneven with growth and jobs in short ...
Markets steady at end of bad week; yen falls again
Stocks looked to end a bad week on a steady note while the Japanese yen headed toward four-year lows against the dollar Friday as the country found ...
Asia stocks up as investors look to G-20 summit
Asian stock markets posted modest gains Friday, ignoring a raft of disappointing U.S. corporate earnings as officials from the world's biggest ...
7.0 quake hits ocean off Japan, Russia; no damage
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck in seas off far northern Japan and far eastern Russia on Friday, but no damage was expected. The Japan ...
China angered by Japan's increased jet scrambles
China accused Japan of raising regional tensions with its increased use of fighter jets to monitor Chinese aircraft that approach a cluster of islands ...
Famed World War II aviators hold final reunion
At 97, retired Lt. Col. Richard Cole can still fly and land a vintage B-25 with a wide grin and a wave out the cockpit window to amazed onlookers.
Report: US footing greater bill for overseas bases
The United States is footing more of the bill for overseas bases in Germany, Japan and South Korea even as the military reduces the number of American ...
Kerry visits family of slain US diplomat
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stopped in Chicago on Monday to visit the parents of the young U.S. diplomat who was killed while delivering ...
US retail sales drop keeps markets in check
More disappointing U.S. economic figures weighed on markets Friday after a solid run that's seen the two main U.S. stock indexes strike a series of ...
Suu Kyi visit highlights Japan's Myanmar push
Japan's long-deferred aspirations for a larger role in Myanmar are getting a boost this coming week with a visit by Nobel Peace Prize laureate and ...
Asian stock markets mixed as gains cashed up
Asian stock markets were mixed Friday as investors turned cautious and took profits from recent rallies in spite of evidence pointing to an improving ...
Pentagon: NKorea could launch nuclear missile
A U.S. intelligence report concludes that North Korea has advanced its nuclear knowhow to the point that it could arm a ballistic missile with a ...
Asia stocks up as Wall Street climbs on tech gains
Asian stock markets powered higher Thursday after a U.S. communications company posted a surprise jump in earnings that led to big gains in technology ...
Asia stocks rise on heels of new Dow record high
Asian stock markets mostly gained Wednesday on the heels of a record high on Wall Street as traders waited for the latest Federal Reserve meeting ...
Asian stocks up, Japan's Nikkei extends gains
Japan's benchmark stock index rose for a fifth straight day Tuesday, extending a rally sparked last week after the Bank of Japan announced a bold ...
Japan increasingly nervous about North Korea nukes
It's easy to write off North Korea's threats to strike the United States with a nuclear-tipped missile as bluster: It has never demonstrated the ...
Asia stocks fall on slack US jobs data; Nikkei up
Asian stock markets were mostly lower Monday after a disappointing U.S. jobs report, although the Nikkei piled on more gains as the yen's dramatic ...
Despite threats, risks temper Korea war tensions
As tensions rise on the Korean Peninsula, one thing remains certain: All sides have good reason to avoid an all-out war. The last one, six decades ...
World stocks fall on weak US jobs data
Most stock markets fell sharply Friday after weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs data raised concern about the recovery in the world's largest economy.
Credit-easing steps by central banks, at a glance
The Bank of Japan said Thursday that it will pump money into the Japanese financial system to try to combat deflation, encourage borrowing and lift ...