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Asia trades mixed after data shows January fall in China factory activity
February 1st, 2016
Asia markets traded mixed Monday afternoon, with major indexes in Australia, Japan and South Korea extending gains after the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) surprise move into negative interest rates on Friday sent stocks higher from Tokyo to New York. ...
Asia markets surge; Nikkei climbs to close 5.88% higher
January 22nd, 2016
Major Asian markets surged Friday, tracking the rally in European and U.S. equities overnight, getting a boost from a slight uptick in oil prices and comments from the European Central Bank (ECB). In Japan, the Nikkei jumped by 941.27 points, or 5.88 percent, ...
Legal fight over the shape of the iPhone
January 21st, 2016
Tech Giants Back Samsung at Supreme Court in Apple Patent Fight A legal fight over the shape of the iPhone could have big repercussions, a tech industry trade group warns. A trade group for Google, Microsoft, and other big ...
Asia markets extend declines; Nikkei down 3.49%, Hang Seng drops 3.68%
January 20th, 2016
Asian stocks tumbled Wednesday, with major indexes declining by more than 1 percent each, as global sentiment remained low on concerns over economic growth, China and low oil prices. “The frailty in the Chinese growth remain the core problem ...
Asia stocks eke out gains in afternoon trade
January 19th, 2016
Asian equities bounced back in afternoon trade after having a mixed but volatile reaction to a slew of key Chinese data that were mostly in line with expectations. Chinese stocks jumped in late trade, with the Shanghai composite up ...
Asia markets close mostly down; Japan, Australia near bear markets
January 18th, 2016
Markets in Asia closed mostly lower Monday, on the back of another Wall Street sell-off Friday. Major indexes in Australia and Japan were nearing bear market territory, down over 18 percent from their 52-week highs. Down Under, the Australian ...
Asia markets retrace some losses, China bucks trend
January 14th, 2016
Major Asian stock markets retraced some of their downward slide but stayed in negative territory, following a massive sell-off on Wall Street overnight. Japan’s Nikkei 225 retraced morning losses to trade down 2.86 percent, weighed by commodities and machinery sectors. Earlier, ...
Major Asian stocks close up, Nikkei rebounds 2.88%
January 13th, 2016
Asia markets closed mostly higher, with some major indexes rebounding Wednesday, in a sign of returning stability even in the face of lingering worries about China and falling commodity prices. That follows a volatile start to the year, in ...
Russian watchdog to inspect Microsoft, McDonald’s for compliance with personal data law
January 12th, 2016
The regulator plans to hold over 1,000 scheduled inspections of compliance with the law on keeping of Russian users’ personal data on servers in Russia Central Federal District Department of the Russian IT and communications regulator will inspect a ...
Shanghai drops 5%, Shenzhen down 6.5% in renewed sell-off
January 11th, 2016
Chinese markets extended an already rough start to the year Monday, losing further ground and other Asian markets came along for the ride lower. The Shanghai composite was down as much 5.22 percent in late-afternoon trade, while the Shenzhen Composite shed 6.5 percent. ...
