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Asian Shares Slip, Dollar Pulls Away From Highs
Asian shares skidded on Monday as investors awaited data this week that could provide more evidence of a slowdown…
Asian Shares On Edge As Investors Brace For Fed
Asian shares fell to 10-week lows on Tuesday as investors braced for a possible hawkish shift in the Federal…
China Anxiety Saps Asian Stocks, Aussie Dollar Hit Hard
Asian stocks skidded to five-week lows on Monday, giving European markets a negative lead after a batch of weak…
Asian Stocks Swing After China CPI Data; Topix Climbs
Asia’s benchmark stock index fluctuated, after falling for five days, as investors weighed Chinese inflation data.…
S&P 500 Short-Term Contracts See Trading Volume Jump
In a market where stock volume is evaporating, volume in short-term options is surging. A daily average of 309,000…
European Stocks Rise First Day in Five Before U.S. Data
European stocks advanced, snapping a four-day losing streak, as investors awaited a report on U.S. jobless claims.…
Asia Stocks: Markets End Mostly Lower
Here are the closing levels for Asia's major stock markets: Tokyo (Nikkei Average) up 0.3% ; Hong Kong (Hang Seng…
FTSE 100 Falls for Fourth Day on Scotland Fears
U.K. stocks slumped for a fourth straight day on Wednesday as concern grew among investors that Scotland will vote…
Nikkei Rises as Yen Slips to 6-Year Low Vs Dollar; Oil Shares Lag
Japanese stocks edged up on Tuesday after the yen dropped to a six-year low against the dollar, lifting exporters…
FTSE 100 on Track to Break Two-Day Losing Streak
The FTSE 100 rose for the first time in three days on Tuesday, as investors waited for U.K. manufacturing data and…