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ASIA MARKETS: Japan Leads Asia Rally After China Trade Data
Japanese stocks rallied on toward five-year highs Wednesday, outperforming other Asia markets, which also traded higher after another record finish for key U.S. equity indexes and strong Chinese trade data. Continue reading
Strong US jobs report triggers stock market rally
Stock markets rallied on Friday, with both the Dow and S&P hitting new highs, after an unexpectedly strong U.S. jobs report indicated the world's largest economy is not slowing down, as some had feared Continue reading
ASIA MARKETS: Sydney, Seoul Stocks Rally, But Tokyo Retreats
Most Asian markets rallied Tuesday after a strong finish on Wall Street and amid hopes for looser monetary conditions at global central banks, with Australian stocks hitting their highest level in more than four years as banks jumped after an upbeat earnings report. Continue reading
ASIA MARKETS: Sydney, Seoul Stocks Rally, But Tokyo Retreats
Most Asian markets rallied Tuesday after a strong finish on Wall Street and amid hopes for looser monetary conditions at global central banks, with Australian stocks hitting their highest level in more than four years as banks jumped after an upbeat earnings report. Continue reading
Stocks recover from worst one-day drop
Stocks finished near session highs Tuesday, recovering losses from their biggest one-day drop this year, boosted by a batch of upbeat earnings results and some better-than-expected economic reports.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied more than 150 points, propelled by Coca-Cola and Disney, after plunging more than 250 points in the previous session.(Read More: Look for More Downside on Stocks… Continue reading
Data lifts Dow to a record, S&P near record close
By Angela Moon NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks rallied on Tuesday, with the Dow climbing more than 100 points to another record close and the S&P 500 coming within striking distance of its all-time closing high, as strong data on home prices and manufacturing fed optimism about the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average initially surpassed its 2007 record closing high on March 5. Since then, the Dow has reached a series of subsequent nominal record highs. Continue reading
Wall Street slips after seven-day rally, tech shares fall
By Leah Schnurr NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks sagged on Tuesday as investors paused after a seven-session string of gains, sending large-cap technology shares lower. Investors' confidence has grown in recent months, leading to a gain of more than 10 percent for the year by the Dow and nearly 9 percent by the S&P 500 Continue reading
MARKET EYE WEEKAHEAD – Earnings, reforms key for stocks
REUTERS – Earnings will continue to set the tone in Indian markets, with Larsen & Toubro Ltd, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd and Hindustan Unilever Ltd among the companies set to post October-December results. The government's decision to allow diesel price hikes should continue to help support shares although state-run oil stocks such as Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd that rallied on the news may be susceptible to profit-taking Continue reading
Defiant Assad pledges to continue fighting
BEIRUT (AP) — A defiant Syrian President Bashar Assad rallied a chanting and cheering crowd Sunday to fight the uprising against his authoritarian rule, dismissing any chance of dialogue with “murderous criminals” that he blames for nearly two years of violence that has left 60,000 dead. Continue reading
RIM shares jump after hours following results
U.S.-traded shares Research In Motion rallied in after-hours trading on Thursday after the BlackBerry maker posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss excluding one-time items. Continue reading
