4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (408+ words) Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 was nearly unchanged at 65,249.95, and South Korea's Kospi gained 1.2% to 7,041.10. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng dipped 0.1% to 25,287.99. The Shanghai Composite gained 0.2% to 3,949.89. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.2% to 8,903.20. Taiwan's Taiex edged 0.2% higher and the Sensex in…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (426+ words) Tokyo's Nikkei 225 gave up early gains, falling 0.3% to 66,170.34 after the government reported that the economy grew at a slightly faster annual pace in the April-June quarter than earlier reported, at 1.4%. Earlier, the Cabinet Office had estimated the annualized growth rate…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (613+ words) Iran said Sunday that it struck an unmanned U.S. military boat in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the latest exchange of fire between the countries after a month of relative calm. Meanwhile, Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon killed four people and…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (614+ words) The trip by the Americans follows a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday, as both sides have engaged in escalating aerial attacks recently. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that his government is ready for a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (435+ words) Iran on Saturday accused the U.S. of attacking an Iranian tanker near Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf. The U.S. did not immediately comment, but a new strike would raise the risk of sparking a new round of Iranian attacks on U.S. allies…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (456+ words) Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.6% in morning trading to 64,622.33. South Korea's Kospi gained 0.9% to 6,635.67. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was little changed, slipping less than 0.1% to 9,011.80. Hong Kong's Hang Seng jumped 2.1% to 25,751.26, while the Shanghai Composite added 0.8% to 3,973.27. Stocks on Wall Street…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (374+ words) U.S. futures also declined. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 dropped 3% to 64,278.95. SoftBank Group, the Japanese multinational investment holding firm which invests in OpenAI, fell 6.3%. South Korea’s Kospi lost 3.6% to 6,588.95. Samsung Electronics declined 3.3%, while memory chipmaker SK Hynix fell 3.5%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng slipped 0.8% to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (332+ words) Bessent told reporters that he had warned other nations at the beginning of President Donald Trump’s second term that the new U.S. “tariff wall” would mean that Chinese goods would flood their markets. “And unfortunately, I was right,” Bessent told…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (505+ words) Shares in online fast-fashion retailer Shein fell as much as 10% after they began trading in Hong Kong on Tuesday. By midday they were 5% lower. Brent crude gained 0.8% to $91.23 per barrel. It gained 2.7% on Monday after the U.S. attacked rocket launchers on…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (519+ words) The appearance, which was to be closed to the news media, comes at an extraordinarily sensitive time for Jewish Americans and the U.S. relationship with Israel. Concerns about antisemitism have surged across the political spectrum ahead of the midterm elections. Republicans…...