By YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Organization Author TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares retreated on Wednesday, echoing a broad decline on Wall Street and pushed by worries about how the war in Ukraine may well thrust prices for oil and other commodities higher. Tokyo’s benchmark rose just after Primary Minister Fumio Kishida […]
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WASHINGTON — Last thirty day period, U.S. businesses could possibly have lose employment for the very first time in about a 12 months, probably increasing alarms about the economy’s trajectory. Still even if the January employment report coming Friday have been to present a deep reduction of positions, there would […]
Wall Street’s key benchmarks faltered on Thursday, capping back-to-back sessions of gains on the heels of a slew of strong tech earnings, as sentiment waned following dismal results from Facebook that sent shares of the company spiraling along with other tech peers. A recent winning streak in equities was eclipsed […]
By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writers A week of volatile swings on Wall Street ended Friday with more losses for stocks, as a mixed batch of U.S. job market data triggered another bout of dizzying trading. The S&P 500 closed 0.8% lower after erasing a 0.7% gain […]
By ELAINE KURTENBACH, AP Business Writer Asian shares were mixed Tuesday after a late drop left major Wall Street indexes mostly lower. Tokyo was closed Tuesday for a holiday. Hong Kong and Seoul declined while Shanghai advanced. Market players appeared to be relieved to learn that President Joe Biden will […]
