The pound plunged Friday as the surprise election setback to Prime Minister Theresa May injected uncertainty into Britain's negotiations with the European Union over Brexit. But London equity markets...
Global stock markets mostly retreated Tuesday, two days before a British general election and congressional testimony from fired former FBI chief James Comey. Britons head to the polls on Thursday,...
Global stocks rallied Friday, with US and German markets hitting records after a lackluster US jobs report raised expectations the Federal Reserve could take a more gradual approach to increasing...
She wanted to be a lawyer by profession, winning landmark court cases and registering her name as one of the most respected legal brains of her time. But the circumstances of life never favored poor...
European stocks slid on Tuesday as political risk once again returned to the fore with Italy nearing a deal for early elections and a fresh game of chicken over Greece's bailout keeping investors on...
Buoyant trading in New York saw Wall Street set fresh records on Thursday, with US stocks recording their sixth consecutive positive finish. European markets were mainly in negative territory,...
Japan posted a trade surplus for the third straight month in April helped by a further rise in exports including to the United States, official data showed Monday. American President Donald Trump has...
Most Asian markets turned lower Friday following a healthy run-up in the week, tracking a sell-off on Wall Street where a plunge in retail giant Macy's fanned concerns about the key US retail sector....
Japanese car giant Toyota has seen profits fall for the first time in half a decade. The firm said it sold more cars in the year to March 2017 than in the previous 12 months but that higher costs and...
Toyota said Wednesday its annual net profit fell for the first time in five years, with the Japanese automaker unexpectedly warning of more declines as a stronger yen takes a bite out of its bottom...
Asian markets took a step back Thursday after a four-day rally, tracking a weak lead from Wall Street, as traders assess the chances of Congress passing Donald Trump's massive tax cuts. As expected,...
Toshiba on Tuesday warned its survival was at risk as the struggling Japanese industrial giant reported a loss of $4.8 billion in long-overdue financial results. One of the country's best-known...
Confidence among Japan's biggest manufacturers has risen for the second straight quarter, a key central bank survey showed Monday, as companies forecast a weaker yen. The Bank of Japan's Tankan...
Asian investors moved cautiously Friday following a Wall Street rally inspired by better-than-expected US economic growth data, while South Africa's rand plunged after President Jacob Zuma sacked his...
Most Asian markets fell Monday and the dollar struggled on fears the collapse of Donald Trump's repeal of Obamacare could mean he will struggle to push through his promised tax-cut and infrastructure...
Japan's trade surplus hit a multi-year high in February, government data showed Wednesday, as exports to China rebounded after a Lunar New Year lull. The value of Japan's total shipments abroad rose...
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are expected to give an overall 32.3 trillion yen ($284 billion) boost to the Japanese economy, according to the Tokyo city government. Euphoria surrounded the award of the...
Asian markets kicked the week off with broad losses Monday, with Tokyo hit by a stronger yen, as the global Trump rally shows signs of fragility ahead of a key speech by the new president to...
Stocks flatlined and the dollar dipped on Tuesday as caution set in before testimony from Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen that may offer clues to the timing of the next U. S. interest rate rise....
Toshiba said Tuesday its chairman Shigenori Shiga was stepping down from his post as the company warned it was set to book multi-billion-dollar losses in its US nuclear business. Hours after delaying...
