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Nasdaq Taking Apple, Microsoft to Shenzhen With Tech Stock ETF
May 22nd, 2015
Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. is seeking to tempt Shenzhen stock investors with Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. amid a rally in Chinese technology shares that’s making the U.S. dot-com bubble look subdued. Nasdaq will start a exchange-traded fund in ...
China Stocks Head for Sixth Week of Gains on Policy Easing Bets
April 17th, 2015
Chinese stocks rose, with the Shanghai Composite Index heading for a sixth straight week of gains, on speculation the government will add stimulus as the economy decelerates. Train makers CSR Corp. and China CNR Corp. jumped by the 10 ...
Chinese, Australian benchmarks lead Asian stock market gains
April 16th, 2015
Most major Asian stock indexes were higher Thursday as Chinese shares rebounded on stimulus hopes a day after gloomy first-quarter economic numbers and Australian shares rose on a surprise drop in the jobless rate. KEEPING SCORE: Most Asian indexes ...
Asia stocks gain after Fed official signals slow rate rises
April 7th, 2015
Asian stocks rose Tuesday after Wall Street gained on a jump in crude prices and expectations the Federal Reserve will put off an interest rate hike until late in the year. KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai Composite Index rose 1.8 ...
Asia stocks down on weak data, Wall Street dive
March 26th, 2015
Asian stock markets mostly fell Thursday, battered by weak U.S. economic data and Wall Street’s retreat from near record highs. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 1.2 percent to 19,508.88 while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng added 0.1 percent to ...
Asia stocks jump as Fed rate hike expectations shift again
March 17th, 2015
Asian stocks markets jumped Tuesday as investors cheered the prospect of stimulus in China and second guessed what signals the Federal Reserve will give on interest rates at its policy meeting this week. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose ...
Asian stock markets drift as investors await Fed meeting
March 16th, 2015
Most Asian stock markets drifted Monday as investors hunkered down ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting this week that may set the stage for the first U.S. interest rate hike since the global financial crisis. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark ...
Asia stocks regain footing after US rate hike jitters fade
March 12th, 2015
Asian stock markets mostly rose Thursday, finding a firmer footing after several days of volatile trading linked to anxiety over a probable rate hike in the U.S. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index rose 1.2 percent to 18,945.97. ...
Strongest Dollar in 12 Years Sinks Stocks While Oil Slips
March 11th, 2015
The strongest dollar in nearly 12 years versus the euro and the specter of higher U.S. interest rates fueled a selloff in global equities that sent the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index down the most since Jan. 5. Oil ...
Asia stocks mostly rise, gains tempered by Greek standoff
February 17th, 2015
Asian stock markets were mostly higher Tuesday but gains were tempered after Greek debt talks broke down, raising the prospect Athens might leave the euro currency. KEEPING SCORE: Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 was little changed at 18,001.58 while the Shanghai ...
