Asian shares advance on Wall St jobs rally, OPEC plus deal
BANGKOK — Shares advanced Monday in Asia, buoyed by surprisingly strong U.S. jobs figures that helped power a surge on Wall Street on Friday. A man wearing a face mask…
Asian shares higher after jobless data snaps Wall Street rally
Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Friday after U.S. unemployment data gave the S&P 500 its first loss in five days. A man walks past an electronic stock board…
Asian shares mostly higher following Wall Street gains
TOKYO — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Tuesday, lifted by moves to reopen many regional economies from shutdowns aimed at containing the coronavirus pandemic. A woman wearing a…
Asian stocks rebound after Trump avoids reigniting trade war
BEIJING — Asian stock markets rebounded Monday after President Donald Trump avoided reigniting a trade war with China amid tension over Hong Kong and the coronavirus pandemic. A woman wearing…
Asian shares mixed after Wall Street rally; Hong Kong lower
BANGKOK — Asian stocks were mixed after an upbeat open on Thursday, as investors pinned their hopes on an economic rebound from the coronavirus crisis. Men wearing masks walk past…
Asian shares up as recovery hopes overshadow virus worries
TOKYO — Shares rose in Asia on Tuesday as some regions in Japan resumed close-to-normal business activity, with hopes for economic recovery overshadowing worries over the coronavirus pandemic. People wearing…
Asian shares fall on US friction with China, Hong Kong fears
A man stands in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index as a track goes by at a securities firm in Tokyo Friday, May 22, 2020.…
Asian stocks mixed amid China tension with US, Australia
Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday after Wall Street rose despite trade tensions between China and Washington and Australia. People wearing face masks walk past a bank’s electronic board showing…
Asian stocks up on hopes for vaccine and economies reopening
TOKYO — Asian shares rose Tuesday on optimism about a potential vaccine for the coronavirus after hopes for a U.S. economic recovery in the second half of the year sent…
Asian stocks rise after Fed chief optimistic about recovery
BEIJING — Asian stock markets rose Monday after the chief U.S. central banker expressed optimism the the American economy might start to recover this year from the coronavirus pandemic. A…