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Asian stocks hit three-week lows as China gloom spreads
July 28th, 2015
Asian stocks fell to three-week lows on Tuesday as a deepening rout in Chinese stocks erased risk appetite – sending investors flocking to safe-haven instruments such as government bonds and the Japanese yen. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares ...
Asia Stocks Drop With Nasdaq Futures on Apple; Commodities Slide
July 22nd, 2015
Asian stocks retreated with Nasdaq 100 Index futures as Apple Inc. tumbled in after-hours trade and the dollar held losses. Oil and gold resumed declines as a gauge of commodities dropped back to a 13-year low. The MSCI Asia ...
China Shares Rise but Uncertainty Hovers
July 10th, 2015
Greece inches closer to deal with creditors, but investors are wary of sustained China recovery China shares rose Friday, and other Asian markets made tentative gains, as investors assess whether a recovery in Chinese stocks proves sustainable. The Shanghai ...
Asian stocks fall in volatile trade as China index seesaws
July 9th, 2015
Asian stocks markets were volatile on Thursday as China’s main index seesawed after a prolonged sell-off while Hong Kong’s benchmark rebounded strongly. KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai Composite Index in mainland China fell more than 3 percent in the first ...
Citigroup, HSBC Among Banks Named in Brazil Currency Probe
July 3rd, 2015
Citigroup Inc., Morgan Stanley, HSBC Holdings Plc and 12 other banks are being investigated for currency manipulation by Brazil’s antitrust agency after similar probes in the U.S. and Europe led to penalties of more than $10 billion. Cade, as ...
China stocks plunge as market rout deepens
July 3rd, 2015
China‘s main stock benchmark plunged more than 5 percent Friday as government stabilizing measures failed to reassure panicky investors while other Asian indexes fell ahead of Greece‘s weekend austerity referendum. KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai Composite Index in mainland China ...
Asian stocks gain as US data eclipses Greek risk
July 2nd, 2015
Asian stocks were higher on Thursday as strong U.S. payroll data overshadowed worries about Greek debt. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 1.2 percent to 20,564.59 while South Korea’s Kospi added 0.4 percent to 2,106.20. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng ...
Asia stocks bounce back but Greece uncertainty still looms
June 30th, 2015
Asian stock markets bounced back Tuesday, recouping some of the previous day’s sharp losses, but investors remained worried the crisis in Greece could spread to other financially weak countries. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 0.4 percent to 20,189.02 after ...
On June 30 scientists will add a second and trading firms have to be prepared
June 29th, 2015
On June 30, time will stand still. Just for a second — a leap second. Since 1967, when clocks went atomic, human timekeeping has been independent of the earth’s rotation. The problem is, the planet is slowing down and ...
Asian stocks slightly higher after Wall Street drifts
June 10th, 2015
Asian stock markets crept higher Wednesday after Wall Street steadied and index compiler MSCI signaled Chinese shares will eventually be included in global benchmarks, a development that could attract more portfolio capital to the region. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei ...
