SINGAPORE – Asia-Pacific stocks traded mixed on Monday morning, with investors watching Alibaba stocks in Hong Kong following another event between affiliate Ant Group and billionaire Jack Ma. The Nikkei 225 in …
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Photographer: Andrey Rudakov / Bloomberg Photographer: Andrey Rudakov / Bloomberg Bitcoin sank the most in more than seven weeks, just days after hitting a record high. The largest crypto currency fell 8.5% …
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SINGAPORE – Singapore’s carefully planned leadership succession has been disorganized. Political observers say it is now unclear who would become the next prime minister of the Asian financial center. Vice Premier Heng …
Read More »GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks rally on US recovery prospects.
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SINGAPORE – Asia-Pacific stocks were mixed in trading on Tuesday after major Wall Street indices rose to all-time closing highs overnight in the United States. The Nikkei 225 in Japan fell 0.88% …
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FILE PHOTO: Financial advisor and blogger Leong Sze Hian (right), along with his lawyer Lim Tean, leave the High Court on the first day of their defamation hearing in Singapore on October …
Read More »Stocks Rise After Excellent US Employment Data, Bonds Smell Of Trouble With Fed
TOKYO (Reuters) – Global stock prices rose to a high of a month and a half on Monday after data showed an increase in US employment, while US bonds came under pressure …
Read More »Stocks Rise After Excellent US Employment Data, Bonds Smell Of Trouble With Fed
TOKYO (Reuters) – Global stock prices rose to a high of a month and a half on Monday after data showed an increase in US employment, while US bonds came under pressure …
Read More »Japan shares rise as major Asia-Pacific markets close
SINGAPORE – Japan shares rose in trading Monday afternoon as many of the major markets in Asia and the Pacific are closed for the holidays. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.91% …
Read More »Myanmar Protesters Defy Repression, Five Dead; board hunt critics
(Reuters) – Myanmar security forces opened fire on pro-democracy protests on Saturday killing at least five people, a protester and the media said, as the army stepped up its bid to quell …
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