Asian stocks were mostly higher on Thursday after mixed gains on Wall Street following mixed economics reports. Benchmarks rose in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney. China’s market regulator says it has launched an anti-monopoly probe into e-commerce giant Alibaba Group 9988, after shares in Shanghai fell. -8.13% Baba, + 0.14%, …
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Asian markets did not change much in early trading on Friday, after shares fell on Wall Street when the stalemate over a second coronavirus relief plan continued on Capitol Hill. Japanese Nikkei 225 NIK, + 0.06% was almost flay, while Hong Seng’s Hang Seng Index HSI, -0.05% 0.2% glide. The …
Read More »Asian markets fall after bleak US GDP data.
Asian stocks fell on Friday when reports showed layoffs of US workers persist at high levels after the US economy contracted at an annual rate of nearly 33% in the spring, the worst quarter on record. The earnings reports, an indicator of how well companies are handling the consequences of …
Read More »Global stocks sink as China retaliates to close consulate
Text size Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin talks about the order to close the United States consulate in Chengdu. fake pictures Global stocks fell on Friday as political events swept away a wave of negativity in the markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 126 points, or 0.5%. The …
Read More »Asian markets sink as tensions rise between the US and China, US tech stocks fall
Shares fell in Asia early Friday morning, after mounting tensions between the United States and China and a massive sale of tech stocks on Wall Street. Hong Kong HSI Hang Seng Index, -2.17% fell 1.9% while the Shanghai SHCOMP compound, -2.73% it sank 2.3% and the smallest-cap Shenzhen Composite 399106, …
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