Election campaign promises include potential market-movers
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may have witnessed the harsh reality of how investors react when his suggestion of higher…
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Kono win in ruling party election likely to push Tokyo stocks higher
While anticipation of a new government has already lifted Tokyo stocks to their highest level in 31 years, many analysts think…
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Apple’s next iPhone mirrors last year’s, adds more storage
Apple unveiled its next iPhone line-up, including a model that offers twice the storage available in earlier versions and other…
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Topix stock index ends at 30-year high on news that Suga is resigning
Tokyo’s broad Topix stock index ended at a 30-year high and the Nikkei surged over 2 percent Friday after Prime Minister Yoshihide…
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China limits children to 3 hours of online gaming a week
China is banning children from playing online games for more than three hours a week, the harshest restriction so far on the…
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Asian stocks mixed ahead of possible Fed guidance
Asian stock markets were mixed Friday as investors awaited more guidance on the U.S. Federal Reserve’s easing plans. The moves…
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Tokyo stocks rise for 4th day on record-high Dow, strong earnings
Tokyo stocks ended higher Wednesday for the fourth straight trading day, supported by an overnight record high of the Dow Jones…
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SoftBank profit declines following Sprint perk a year ago
Japanese technology company SoftBank’s fiscal first quarter earnings dropped 39% because of the absence of the cash benefit from…
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South Korea to release Samsung scion on parole
South Korea will release billionaire Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong on parole this week after he spent 18 months in prison for his…
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Tesla reaches milestone with first $1 bil quarterly profit
Tesla’s quarterly profit has surpassed $1 billion for the first time thanks to the electric car pioneer’s ability to navigate…