(RTTNews) - The Taiwan stock market emphatically halted the two-day slide in which it had stumbled almost 100 points or 0.5 percent. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just beneath the 20,200-point plateau and it's tipped to open higher again on Friday.
Australia's central bank expects another tough year for households and businesses, signalling little rate relief in months ahead, but judged the banking sector was well capitalised to absorb any losses from rising arrears.
The International Monetary Fund's executive board on Thursday approved a third review of Ukraine's $15.6 billion loan program, allowing the release of $880 million for budget support and bringing total disbursements to $5.4 billion, the IMF said.
(RTTNews) - The Singapore stock market has moved higher in three straight sessions, gathering almost 50 points or 1.6 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index now sits just above the 3,220-point plateau and it's expected to see additional support on Friday.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed reports that Haitian political groups have selected all members of a transitional council set to assume presidential powers ahead of future elections, a U.N. spokesperson said on Thursday.
Attacks flared in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince on Thursday
as political groups appeared to get nearer to finalizing a
transition council set to take over from an absent government,
including a shootout which left another gang leader dead.
Japan's core inflation accelerated in February as the effect of government fuel subsidies faded, data showed on Friday, a sign the economy is keeping price growth sustainably around the central bank's 2% target.
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The three major indexes saw more record closes on Thursday, in addition to fourth-straight daily gains. An upbeat forecast and quarterly results from Micron Technology (MU) helped fuel wins, lifting chip stocks and lending strength to the broader tech sector. Traders also remain
Shares of semiconductor-equipment stocks Lam Research (NASDAQ: LRCX) and Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT), along with memory-interface chipset provider Rambus (NASDAQ: RMBS), were on the rise Thursday. The stocks had appreciated 3.7%, 3.2%, and 7.2%, respectively, as of 2:30 p.m.
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) investors are having a pretty great week so far -- even if Intel stock isn't yet showing it. The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that the U.S. Commerce Department awarded Intel $8.5 billion in subsidies to help defray the cost of expanding semiconducto
(RTTNews) - FedEx Corporation (FDX) announced earnings for its third quarter that increased from the same period last year and beat the Street estimates.
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Sentiment in the cryptocurrency world appears to be cooling this afternoon, after a rather hot morning of trading, in which most major tokens saw impressive rises. As of 3:15 p.m. ET, Bitcoin Cash (CRYPTO: BCH) and Kaspa (CRYPTO: KAS) remain two of the biggest winners, surging 6.
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(RTTNews) - Stocks showed a strong move to the upside in early trading on Thursday but gave back ground over the course of the session. While the major averages pulled back well off their best levels of the day, they still ended the session at new record closing highs.