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Oil price falls below $96 a barrel
The price of oil fell Monday ahead of the release later this week of economic data from the U.S. and China, the world's two largest economies, and a ...
Asia stocks mixed as holidays thin trade
Asian stock markets were mixed in holiday-thinned trading Friday as investors digested a slew of disappointing economic data and corporate results ...
Asia stocks mixed as Wall St. ignores euro gloom
Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday following dour European economic data that dampened hopes of a recovery there anytime soon. However, losses ...
Asia stocks up as US small business mood improves
Enthusiasm on Wall Street sparked by another positive report on the U.S. economy helped push most Asian stock markets higher Wednesday. The National ...
Asia stocks rise on US retail sales gain
Asian stock markets rose Tuesday after data showed U.S. consumers revved up their retail spending last month. The Commerce Department in Washington ...
Refugees face uncertain future as Myanmar opens
Since the day she was born, 20-year-old Naw Lawnadoo has known almost nothing of the world beyond the fence and guard posts that hem her in with ...
World grapples with rise in cyber crime
International law enforcement agencies say the recent $45 million dollar ATM heist is just one of many scams they're fighting in an unprecedented wave ...
Celebrity panda at center of Thai-China deal
Thailand's celebrity baby panda Lin Ping is almost 4 years old now. It's time to move to China, find a mate and have cubs. The move won't be ...
Japan Nikkei jumps as dollar passes 100-yen mark
Japan's benchmark stock index surged Friday after the dollar hit a four-year high against the yen. Gains were modest elsewhere as traders digested a ...
Asia stocks rise after Dow hits another record
Asian stock markets rose Thursday on the heels of another record high on Wall Street and an interest rate cut in South Korea to boost economic growth.
Asia stocks muted as cheer over US jobs fades
Asian stock markets were muted Tuesday as cheer over the better-than-expected U.S. jobs report faded. Japan's benchmark stock index was the exception, ...
Asia stocks rise as investors cheer US jobs data
Asian stock markets rose Monday after an unexpectedly strong U.S. jobs report pushed Wall Street to new highs. Malaysian shares jumped after the ...
Asia stocks rise on US jobs data
Asian stock markets rose Friday, finding renewed strength from a fall in U.S. jobless benefit claims and an interest rate cut by the European Central ...
Asia stocks down on US, China economic fears
Asian stock markets fell Thursday after U.S. and Chinese data pointed to slower growth in the world's two biggest economies. Analysts are concerned ...
Asia stocks down, China manufacturing growth slows
Asian stock markets fell Wednesday in holiday-thinned trading after the pace of China's manufacturing growth slowed in April, raising fears of a ...
Asia stocks up after S&P hits record; Nikkei slips
Asian stock markets rose Tuesday, brushing off tepid Japanese manufacturing data after the Standard & Poor's 500 index closed at another all-time high
Honda's quarterly profit rises despite China woes
Honda's fiscal fourth quarter profit rose nearly 6 percent as the Japanese automaker's recovery from floods in Thailand the previous year offset ...
Thai censors overturn ban on film about border row
Thailand's film censors have overturned a ban on a documentary about the country's long-running border conflict with Cambodia after initially saying ...
China, 15 other Asian nations to start trade talks
China and 15 other Asia-Pacific nations will kick off the first round of free trade talks next month to create one of the world's largest trading ...
Asia stocks mixed after US durable goods falls
Asian stocks rose Thursday as mixed U.S. corporate earnings and a slump in orders for U.S. durable goods convinced investors that central banks would ...
Thailand bans film about Thai-Cambodian border row
Thailand's film censors have banned a documentary about the country's long-running border dispute with neighboring Cambodia as a threat to national ...
Asia stocks up on US company earns, home sales
An increase in new U.S. home sales and strong corporate earnings across a range of industries lifted investment sentiment in Asia, where most stock ...
Thai retail giant in $6.6 billion takeover offer
Thai convenience store giant CP All is making a $6.6 billion offer to buy discount-store operator Siam Makro in Asia's biggest takeover so far this ...
Asia stocks fall after China production slips
Asian stock markets fell Tuesday after China's manufacturing growth slowed in April, adding to worries about the health of the world's second-largest ...