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Asian shares mostly higher despite US-China trade anxiety

BEIJING — Stocks logged modest gains Friday in Asia after a lackluster overnight session on Wall Street ended with the market’s third straight drop.
4:21 22 November 2021

Records pile up for S&P 500, Nasdaq in milestone run

LOS ANGELES — Wall Street is enjoying its third record-setting run of this year, with the major stock indexes delivering a string of all-time highs in...
21:01 21 November 2021

Fear, turmoil in Lebanon as its financial crisis worsens

BEIRUT — On one of Beirut’s main commercial streets, store owners are cutting salaries by half or considering shutting down. Shops advertise sales, bu...
6:09 21 November 2021

World shares retreat on jitters over US bill on Hong Kong

BEIJING — Shares retreated Wednesday in Europe and Asia after the U.S. Senate passed a resolution supporting human rights in Hong Kong following month...
8:56 20 November 2021

Asian shares retreat on poor Japan trade data, China news

BEIJING — Shares retreated in Asia on Wednesday after Japan reported its worst monthly decline in exports in three years, putting pressure on the econ...
3:33 20 November 2021

Global shares mostly rise while investors await trade news

TOKYO — Global shares rose Tuesday as investors appeared hopeful for positive news from the trade talks between the United States and China.
12:58 19 November 2021

Asian shares mixed amid caution on US-China trade talks

TOKYO — Asian shares were mixed Tuesday as investor sentiment remained cautious amid worries about the next development in trade talks between the Uni...
2:54 19 November 2021

Stocks subdued after US record highs, eyes on trade talks

TOKYO — Global markets were subdued Monday as investors look for developments in the U.S.-China trade war and the outlook for stocks after Wall Street...
12:58 18 November 2021

Asian shares mixed amid cautious mood, eyes on trade talks

TOKYO — Asian shares are mixed Monday in a cautious mode after Wall Street closed out the week with milestones as the Dow Jones Industrial Average cro...
2:31 18 November 2021

Stocks end week of milestones at new highs; Dow tops 28,000

Wall Street closed out the week with more milestones Friday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed 28,000 for the first time and the S&P 500 ...
22:27 15 November 2021

Powell urges Congress to tackle growing budget deficit

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Thursday urged Congress to tackle the growing budget deficit but also underscored the current h...
18:03 14 November 2021

Pope taps fellow Jesuit as Vatican’s finance minister

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Thursday appointed a fellow Jesuit to be the Vatican’s finance minister, filling a crucial position left vacant for mor...
13:25 14 November 2021

Asian markets mixed after Wall Street high

BEIJING — Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday amid doubts about the status of a U.S.-Chinese trade deal after the U.S. Federal Reserve’s chairman ...
4:19 14 November 2021

Global stocks sink after Trump threatens more China tariffs

BEIJING — Global stocks sank Wednesday after President Donald Trump threatened more tariff hikes on Chinese imports if talks aimed at ending a trade w...
9:46 13 November 2021

Asian stocks sink after Trump threatens more China tariffs

BEIJING — Asian stocks sank Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened more tariff hikes on Chinese imports if talks aimed at ending a tra...
3:53 13 November 2021

Stocks mixed as uncertainty reigns in US-China trade talks

BANGKOK — Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday as investors awaited cues on trade talks between China and the U.S.
4:39 12 November 2021

Stocks push past latest trade-war confusion to more records

NEW YORK — The stock market capped another week of healthy gains on Friday, but it ended on more of a befuddled note than a bang as confusion about th...
21:43 8 November 2021

Venezuelans charting escape selling off past at flea markets

CARACAS, Venezuela — Having decided it's time to abandon her crisis-torn homeland, Yenika Calderon spreads out her worldly possessions in the middle o...
5:02 8 November 2021

Hopes rise that lifting tariffs could allow US-China accord

BEIJING — Prospects appear to have brightened for a preliminary breakthrough in the U.S.-China trade war after the two sides agreed to reduce some pun...
20:24 7 November 2021

As Buffett seeks big acquisition, Berkshire trails S&P

OMAHA, Neb. — Three-quarters of the way through 2019, Warren Buffett's conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway is trailing the renowned investor's favorite be...
16:56 7 November 2021

Global stocks turn higher as China says tariff war may ease

BANGKOK — Global stocks are mostly higher after a Chinese Commerce Ministry official said Beijing and Washington had agreed to gradually ease tariffs ...
9:38 7 November 2021

Asian stocks mostly lower after US indexes hit pause

BANGKOK — Asian stocks were mostly lower Thursday after a meandering day of trading in the U.S. left stock indexes close to their record highs.
4:30 7 November 2021

Asia stocks mixed on possible US-China trade snag

BEIJING — Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday after investors were rattled by a possible snag in a U.S.-Chinese trade truce following reports Bei...
4:47 6 November 2021

Dow hits record as stock market rally extends into 5th week

NEW YORK — The Dow Jones Industrial Average returned to a record on Monday, joining other market gauges at all-time highs, as the stock market's rally...
21:32 4 November 2021

Global markets rise amid hopes for trade talks, earnings

BEIJING — Global stock markets rose Monday on hopes for progress in trade talks between the United States and China and on the back of strong economic...
12:05 4 November 2021

AP FACT CHECK: Trump on ‘crying’ IS leader, whistleblower

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is spreading misinformation about the CIA officer who blew the whistle on his dealings with Ukraine.
5:40 4 November 2021

AP FACT CHECK: Trump puffs up Islamic State raid and more

WASHINGTON — Seeing U.S. forces track down and kill the Islamic State's leader wasn't enough for President Donald Trump. He puffed up and told a story...
13:53 2 November 2021

Stocks head for record high following solid jobs report

NEW YORK — A government report revealing surprisingly solid job growth in October put investors in a buying mood Friday and drove broad gains for U.S....
16:35 1 November 2021

World stocks edge up ahead of US jobs report

BANGKOK — World shares advanced Friday as investors looked to the monthly U.S. jobs report and amid concerns about the prospects for a long-term U.S-C...
11:39 1 November 2021

AP FACT CHECK: Impeachment probe isn’t driving stock decline

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump is falsely suggesting that Thursday's stock market decline was driven primarily by the impeachment inquiry.
22:13 31 October 2021