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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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....
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...
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.