Tokyo stocks went up Friday on buying spurred by a record-breaking advance on Wall Street and the yen's softening against the dollar. The Nikkei average of 225 selected issues on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange jumped 108.13 points, or 0.45 percent, to ...
The benchmark 225-issue Nikkei average managed to end higher on Thursday after struggling to find a direction amid a lack of fresh incentives. The Nikkei average of selected issues on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange closed up 16.55 points, or 0.07 percent, ...
Tesla once again most shorted American stock
Tesla Inc. bears won't let anyone steal the title for the most-shorted stock. Not even Apple Inc. A parabolic spike in shares of the electric carmaker hasn't stopped short sellers from betting the stock will go down. They drove the total dollar amount of shares ...
Tokyo stocks lost ground Wednesday, with players moving to unwind their positions ahead of the expected signing of a "phase one" trade deal between the United States and China. The 225-issue Nikkei average on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange dropped 108.59 points, ...
Tokyo stocks climbed for the third consecutive session Tuesday thanks to an advance on Wall Street and the yen dropping against the dollar. The Nikkei 225 average jumped 174.60 points, or 0.73 percent, to end at 24,025.17 after gaining 110.70 points Friday. The Nikkei last ...
New Boeing Chief Executive David Calhoun told employees on Monday the company must strengthen its culture, focus on "integrity" and be "transparent," according to an email sent to staff. Calhoun, a longtime Boeing board member, officially took over on Monday as chief executive, replacing Dennis ...
Tsai's election victory set to bolster Taiwan's buoyant markets
A winning run for Taiwan's financial markets is set to be reinforced by Saturday's landslide election victory for President Tsai Ing-wen. That's the view of market watchers and analysts, with the result seen helping extend what has been a positive period of investor sentiment toward ...
Aramco's 'greenshoe option' pushes IPO to record $29.4 billion
Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco announced Sunday that its initial public offering raised a record $29.4 billion, a figure higher than previously announced, after the company used a "greenshoe option" to sell millions more shares to meet investor demand. The company said that the sale ...
Tokyo stocks bounced back sharply Thursday thanks to a de-escalation of U.S.-Iran tensions. The Nikkei average of 225 selected issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange surged 535.11 points, or 2.31 percent, to end at 23,739.87. On Wednesday, the key market gauge shed 370.96 points. The Topix ...
Tokyo stocks sink following Iran attack on U.S. forces in Iraq
Tokyo stocks sank Wednesday, with the Nikkei index briefly falling over 600 points to below the 23,000 line for the first time since November, as Middle East tensions escalated after Iran fired missiles at Iraqi bases that host U.S. troops. The 225-issue Nikkei average ended ...
Tokyo stocks turn sharply higher as U.S.-Iran concerns recede
Tokyo stocks staged a steep rebound Tuesday on buybacks amid receding concern over an escalation of the U.S.-Iran tensions. The Nikkei 225 average surged 370.86 points, or 1.60 percent, to end at 23,575.72. On Monday, the key market gauge tumbled 451.76 points. The Topix, which covers ...
U.S.-Iran tensions roil world markets as gold hits seven-year high, oil spikes
Global stock markets took another hit Monday while oil and gold prices surged in response to the escalating tensions in the Middle East following the U.S. killing of Iran's top general. The death of Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. drone strike has heightened geopolitical risks ...
