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United Press International
| 1 year ago
U.S. stocks slipped early Thursday after the Labor Department reported non-farm labor costs had risen 2 percent in the first quarter. Labor productivity fell 0.5 percent on an annual basis with productivity up 2.7 percent and hours worked up 3.2...
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Taiwan News
| 1 year ago
Hong Kong 's Hang Seng fell 0.3 percent to 21,240.92, a day after posting strong gains. The Shanghai Composite Index followed suit, slipping marginally to 2,43787 after racking up a big advance Wednesday...Australia 's S&P/ASX 200 edged up marginally...
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United Press International
| 1 year ago
U.S. stocks were mixed Wednesday following a disappointing jobs report from payroll firm Automatic Data Processing Inc. ADP said 119,000 jobs were added to the economy in March to April, far short of the 175,000 economists had expected.
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
Asian stock market advanced Wednesday as sentiment was buoyed following the release of improved manufacturing data in both the US and China . Share This Story The Japan ese Nikkei gained 0.31 percent or 29.30 points to 9,380.25, Hong Kong's Hang Seng...
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Reuters
| 1 year ago
Analysis & Opinion A woman walks past an electronic stock board outside a brokerage in Tokyo May 2, 2012. Asian shares rose and the dollar recovered against the yen on Wednesday after strong U.S. factory activity data raised hopes that the world's...
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DAWN
| 1 year ago
Asian stock markets climbed on Wednesday after strong manufacturing data from the United States and China boosted optimism over the state of the world's two biggest economies. The dollar rebounded after hitting a two-month low against the yen while...
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DAWN
| 1 year ago
The dollar climbed against the euro and yen in Asian trade on Wednesday as better-than-expected US manufacturing data gave the greenback a boost. The dollar was changing hands at 80.20 yen in early Tokyo trade, compared with 80.13 yen late Tuesday in...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
Asian stock markets started the day with an upside trend after the US manufacturing data advanced to the fastest expansion in ten months, more than expected during April, supported the outlook for the exporters in Asia. Asia Pacific Index rose 0.2...
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Asian Wall Street Journal
| 1 year ago
Most Asian stock markets were modestly higher Wednesday, and the U.S. dollar remained well-supported after a surprisingly strong U.S. manufacturing report. Investors were encouraged by the Institute of Supply Management's purchasing managers index...
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United Press International
| 1 year ago
U.S. stocks regained some lost ground Tuesday after a closely watched manufacturing index showed business growth faster than expected. The Institute of Supply Management said the Purchasing Management Index for April came to 54.8 percent.
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Japan Times
| 1 year ago
President Barack Obama told Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda at their summit Monday that Washington has concerns over the auto, insurance and beef sectors with regard to Tokyo's planned participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade talks, a...
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The New York Times
| 1 year ago
May 1, 2012 Stocks on Wall Street rose slightly Tuesday after data on the manufacturing sector offered evidence of a continuing economic recovery. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index rose 0.6 percent in morning trading, while the Dow Jones...
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AP Online
| 1 year ago
U.S. market futures are gaining modestly as automakers report April sales and ahead of reports on the manufacturing and construction sectors.
Dow Jones industrial average futures are up 0.12 percent to 13,171. Standard & Poor's 500...
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The Economic Times
| 1 year ago
Gold inched up to a two-week high on Tuesday, supported by weakness in the dollar after latest data indicated the U.S. economic recovery might be losing steam. Though the disappointing data may fuel expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve might...
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Turks and Caicos Free Press
| 1 year ago
Growing concerns over Spain 's financial condition increasingly weighed on markets on Monday, after investors had initially bid up stocks on hopes that the Federal Reserve would provide more stimulus to the U.S. economy . Official data on Monday...
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International Herald Tribune
| 1 year ago
Stocks fell modestly in Europe on Monday, after confirmation that Spain had slumped back into recession in the first three months of 2012. The Spanish economy contracted by 0.3 percent in the January-March quarter, the same rate of contraction as in...
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Asian Wall Street Journal
| 1 year ago
Monday and the performance of the dollar against the euro will likely be in focus as traders continue to debate whether another bout of quantitative easing is likely from the Federal Reserve, following lower-than-expected first-quarter economic...
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International Business Times
| 1 year ago
Asian stock markets advanced Monday as investors shrugged off weaker-than-expected US economic growth and focused on a string of strong corporate earnings. Hong Kong's Hang Seng surged 1.44 percent or 298.90 points to 21,040.35 and South Korea's...
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The Economic Times
| 1 year ago
Hong Kong shares rose on Monday, led by gains in Chinese banks after posting growth in quarterly profits, with the Hang Seng Index poised to end April in the black after a 5.2 percent slide in March. Asset Management. "But stocks which are less...
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The Hindu
| 1 year ago
PTI The sensex, which had gained 56.67 points in the past two sessions, rallied further by 136.79 points to 17,324.13 during the early morning trade on Monday. Extending gains for the third straight session, the BSE benchmark index Sensex on Monday...
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Asian Wall Street Journal
| 1 year ago
Companies ranging from China's biggest banks to the world's top makers of luxury goods have tapped the Hong Kong IPO market in the past three years, making it the world's leader. But investors who bought shares in many of the city's offerings aren't...
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AP Online
| 1 year ago
Asian stock markets rose Monday in holiday-thinned trade as sluggish U.S. growth figures boosted hopes for more measures from the Federal Reserve to help the world's No. South Korea's Kospi added 0.2 percent to 1,980.27 amid improving business...
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MarketWatch
| 1 year ago
Only the Shanghai and Hong Kong markets where easing expectations are also on the radar for investors have performed better so far in April, with the Shanghai Composite Index up 6.1% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index up 1.3%. The move in the...
