47 m. ago Asian shares are mixed after days of gains driven by hopes for US rate cuts

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after days of gains driven by hopes for lower U.S. interest rates, while U.S. futures slipped. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.4% to 42,657.94 as investors sold to lock in recent gains that have taken the benchmark to all-time records. The Japanese yen rose […]

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48 h. ago Asian shares advance on relief that Trump is delaying higher China tariffs

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly advanced Tuesday after President Donald Trump delayed raising tariffs on China for another 90 days. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 2.6% to 42,942.14, topping its past all-time record. Toyota Motor Corp.’s shares surged 3.3% and other heavyweight shares also saw big gains. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng slipped nearly 0.2% […]

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6 d. ago Asian shares are mostly lower, while Tokyo’s Nikkei jumps nearly 2%

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower Friday while Tokyo’s benchmark spiked by more than 2% after Japanese officials said they had resolved questions over the tariff that will apply to exports to the U.S. The new U.S. tariffs on Japanese goods that took effect Thursday did not match an agreement between Washington […]

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6 d. ago World shares are mixed as Tokyo’s Nikkei jumps nearly 2% on tariff news

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — World shares were mixed on Friday, with Asian stocks mostly lower while Tokyo’s benchmark spiked more than 2% after Japanese officials said they had resolved questions over the tariff that will apply to exports to the U.S. In early European trading, Germany’s DAX lost 0.3% to 24,131.01. The CAC 40 in […]

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6 d. ago Asian Stocks Rise as Japan Jumps on Tariff Relief: Markets Wrap

Asian stocks rose Friday as Japanese shares jumped on easing trade tensions with the US and technology stocks advanced after earnings.

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6 d. ago Asian Stocks Advance on Japan, Gold Futures Jump: Markets Wrap

Asian stocks rose Friday, led by a rally in Japanese shares amid signs of easing trade tensions with the US, while technology companies gained on strong earnings.

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6 d. ago Asian Stocks Rise, Gold Futures Jump on Tariff: Markets Wrap

Asian stocks rose Friday, led by a rally in Japanese shares amid signs of easing trade tensions with the US, while technology companies gained on strong earnings.

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6 d. ago Asian shares mostly climb after a rally for Apple led Wall Street higher

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Asian shares mostly advanced and financial markets appeared to show scant if any reaction to higher tariffs on exports to the United States that took effect early Thursday. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.6% to 41,025.76. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng climbed 0.6% to 25,057.84 and the Shanghai Composite added 0.1% to […]

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6 d. ago Asian shares mostly climb after a rally for Apple leads Wall Street higher

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Asian shares mostly advanced and financial markets appeared to show scant if any reaction to higher tariffs on exports to the United States that took effect early Thursday. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.6% to 41,059.15. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng climbed 0.6% to 25,058.22 and the Shanghai Composite added 0.2% to […]

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8 d. ago Asian shares trade mostly higher after stocks on Wall Street extend losses

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher in muted trading Wednesday, after discouraging signs about the U.S. economy sent Wall Street shares declining, and Investors are sifting through a slew of corporate earnings reports to assess how businesses may have been affected by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Among Japanese companies, automakers Honda Motor […]

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8 d. ago Asian shares track rally on Wall Street that won back most of Friday’s wipeout

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares advanced on Tuesday, following U.S. stocks higher after they won back most of their sharp loss from last week. Investors appeared to have recovered some confidence after worries over how President Donald Trump’s tariffs may be punishing the economy sent a shudder through Wall Street last week. At the same […]

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3 w. ago Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street logs a 3rd straight winning week

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares are mixed and U.S. futures have edged higher after U.S. stocks logged their third straight winning week. Markets were closed for a holiday in Japan, where the ruling Liberal Democrats have lost their coalition majorities in both houses of parliament for the first time since 1955 following Sunday’s election and […]

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