Asian shares climbed on Monday, as technology stocks were bolstered by solid earnings from U.S. tech stalwarts and on strong pre-orders for Apple's iPhone X, while oil hovered around a 2-year peak on supply fears. More »
Asian shares gained on Friday as technology stocks were boosted by upbeat earnings from U.S. high-tech giants while the euro hovered near a three-month low against the dollar after the European Central Bank extended its stimulus. More »
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's convincing election victory lifted the Nikkei to its highest in 21 years and world stocks to an all-time high on Monday, despite an escalation of Spain's constitutional crisis that weighed on the country's banks. More »
World equity markets held close to all-time highs on Tuesday, as investors latched on to rising bets on higher borrowing costs in the U.S. and Britain. More »
The dollar was set for its biggest weekly rise in 2017 and stocks rose across the world after U.S. President Donald Trump proposed the biggest tax overhaul in three decades in the United States. More »
The dollar rose on Monday and world shares climbed back towards record highs, on relief that North Korea did not conduct a further missile test at the weekend when it celebrated its founding anniversary. More »
The U.S. dollar won a reprieve from risk aversion on Monday after North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un decided to hold a party over the weekend rather than launch another missile, tempering safe havens such as the yen and Treasuries. More »
Asian shares eked out small gains on Tuesday as expectations that Beijing will maintain support for its economy ahead of a key congress supported Chinese stocks and metals prices, but worries about North Korea kept many investors on edge. More »
Hyundai Motor (005380.KS) said on Wednesday it had resumed production in China after a supply disruption forced the suspension of operations last week, complicating its efforts to lift sagging sales in the world's biggest auto market. More »
South Korean shipper Hyundai Merchant Marine Co Ltd (HMM) (011200.KS) is in talks with BlackRock Inc (BLK.N) about a potential investment but details have yet to be discussed, a HMM spokesman said on Monday. More »
World stocks rose on Monday, recovering some of their poise after fears of a U.S.-North Korea nuclear standoff drove them to the biggest weekly losses of 2017, while the dollar too rose off four-month lows it had hit against the yen. More »
China's President Xi Jinping said there needs to be a peaceful resolution to the North Korean nuclear issue, and in a telephone call with U.S. President Donald Trump he urged all sides to avoid words or action that raise tensions. More »
FILE PHOTO: Passersby walk past in front of stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, September 29, 2015. REUTERS/Issei Kato Asian shares edged up on Monday on optimism for global growth, while the dollar was on the defensive as a subdued U.S.... More »
Traders work in front of the German share price index, DAX board, at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, June 13, 2017. REUTERS/Staff/Remote Stocks rose on Wednesday, but worries about stretched valuations and caution before a near-certain rate hike by t... More »
People walk through the lobby of the London Stock Exchange in London, Britain August 25, 2015. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/File photo World stock markets dipped on Friday, as U.S. equities retreated after a soft reading on first-quarter economic growth, while the... More »
Samsung Electronic’s Galaxy S8 and S8+ are displayed at its store in Seoul, South Korea, April 27, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Thursday flagged stronger earnings and announced a cancellation of treasury shares after posting a solid ... More »
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., April 13, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Wall Street indexes fell along with U.S. Treasury yields on Thursday on safe-haven demand spurred by geopolitical worries, and the U.S. ... More »
A woman walks past electronic boards showing stock prices outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Investors ducked for cover on Wednesday as a drumbeat of alarming geopolitical news sent the safe-haven yen and gold to five... More »
FILE PHOTO: U.S. dollar notes are seen in this November 7, 2016 picture illustration. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo All eyes in global financial markets were fixed on stuttering Republican efforts to pass a replacement for Obamacare on Friday, wit... More »
A man (3rd L) looks at an electronic stock quotation board as passers-by walk past, outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan January 20, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Asian stocks consolidated recent gains on Wednesday before a U.S. central bank policy meeting that coul... More »
People walk past an electronic board showing stock prices outside a brokerage at a business district in Tokyo, Japan, January 23, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Asian shares rose on Monday, taking their cue from gains on Wall Street after strong U.S. job data, t... More »
A Lotte Mart is seen closed in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, March 5, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer South Korea’s Lotte Group said on Monday four of its retail stores in China were closed after inspections by authorities, as Seoul protests at discriminating act... More »
People walk past an electronic board showing Japan’s Nikkei average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, November 18, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai U.S. stock futures dropped and Asian shares were on the defensive on Monday as investors weighed the near-certain pro... More »
Samsung Group chief, Jay Y. Lee, leaves the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, February 16, 2017. Picture taken on February 16, 2017. Shin Wong-soo/News1 via REUTERS Samsung Group chief Jay Y. Lee was arrested on Friday over his alleged role i... More »
Passengers watch a TV screen broadcasting a news report on North Korea firing a ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, February 12, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji min Park More »
Lee Jae-yong (C), vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, arrives to be questioned as a suspect in a corruption scandal that led to the impeachment of President Park Geun-Hye, at the office of the independent counsel in Seoul on February 13, 2017. REUTERS/Jung Y... More »
Traders work at their desks in front of the German share price index, DAX board, at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Staff/Remote Political uncertainty ahead of European elections prompted nervous investors to sell the euro a... More »
A man looks at an electronic board showing the stock market indices of various countries outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, November 16, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Global markets marched confidently into 2017 on Tuesday, with Asian stocks extending gains after... More »
Men walk past an electronic board showing Japan’s Nikkei average outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, November 18, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai The dollar and U.S. bond yields fell on Monday as investors reversed a “Trumpflation” trade that has gripped markets sin... More »
Traders work at their desks in front of the German share price index, DAX board, at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, November 2, 2016. REUTERS/Staff/Remote The pound jumped on Thursday after a UK court ruled that parliament must approve a government d... More »
A man stands next to an electronic board showing stock prices in Tokyo, Japan, August 18, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon World shares tapped the brakes on Tuesday as oil prices eased back from their highest level of the year, while Britain’s sterling took anothe... More »
Sales promotion staff stand in front of a Galaxy Note 7 advertisement at a Samsung store in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 11, 2016. REUTERS/Beawiharta Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) scrapped its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphone on Tuesday less than two ... More »
A man walks past at an electronic board showing the Japanese yen’s exchange rate against British pound (R) and Euro outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, July 6, 2016. REUTERS/Issei Kato Asian shares advanced on Monday as markets wagered the U.S. Federal Reserv... More »
A Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Note 7 new smartphone is displayed at its store in Seoul, South Korea, September 2, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo Samsung Electronics Co Ltd’s (005930.KS) shares fell to their lowest level in nearly two months on Monday aft... More »
An employee poses for photographs with Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Note 7 new smartphone at its store in Seoul, South Korea, September 2, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has recalled all Galaxy Note 7 smartphones equipped with batteries it... More »
LONDON World shares saw a muted end to what looks set to be their best week since April on Friday as Greek debt talks took yet another confusing turn and put European markets on the back foot. The International Monetary Fund dramatically raised the stakes in G... More »
