Mar 3, 2020 | Finance
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mostly higher Wednesday after Wall Street sank despite an emergency U.S. interest cut aimed at defusing fears a virus outbreak might depress global economic activity.Benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo and Seoul gained while Hong Kong...
Mar 3, 2020 | Finance
TOKYO (AP) — Shares in most Asian markets tracked overnight gains on Wall Street, but Tokyo’s benchmark fell back Tuesday as gnawing concerns over the virus outbreak chilled buying sentiment. Traders were awaiting talks between central bankers and other...
Mar 2, 2020 | Finance
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump gloated about the stock market roaring back Monday, while throwing sharp barbs at the thinning Democratic presidential field on the eve of Super Tuesday’s big round of primaries.Trump’s spirits were high after...
Mar 2, 2020 | Finance
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares rose Tuesday amid hopes that central banks will take action to shield the global economy from the effects of the coronavirus outbreak. Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 0.5% in morning trading to 21,441.82. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200...
Mar 2, 2020 | Finance
Stocks rose sharply on Wall Street Monday, clawing back some of the losses they took in a seven-day rout brought on by worries that the coronavirus outbreak will stunt the global economy.The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged more than 700 points, while the benchmark...
Mar 2, 2020 | Finance
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The coronavirus appeared for the first time in New York, Moscow and Berlin and clusters of the disease surged around the world, even as new cases in China dropped to their lowest level in six weeks Monday and hundreds of patients were...
