By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares rebounded from multi-month lows on Friday, as upbeat U.S. economic data calmed frayed nerves after a bruising selloff in global markets, but investors remained ...

US stocks fell after Bank of Japan (BoJ) governor Haruhiko Kuroda said he sees no need to expand monetary stimulus immediately. BoJ’s policymakers refrained from expanding their tools to address b

KUALA LUMPUR: The response from foreign and bumiputera institutional investors to AirAsia X Bhd’s IPO has been “overwhelming”. The long-haul arm of the AirAsia group is undertaking the IPO to rais

KUALA LUMPUR (June 14): Trading of Ireka Corp Bhd shares has been suspended from 9am to 5pm today pending a material announcement, the construction firm said in statement to the exchange. "

MIDF Research has downgraded Top Glove Corp Bhd, the world's largest rubber glove maker, to 'neutral' from 'buy' as it sees a limited upside following the strengthening of the company's shares recently. ...

Today's tone likely to improve, says analyst. OCBC Investment Research said: The rebound on Wall Street overnight and the strong Nikkei start (up 3% now) are likely to cue the local bourse to a positive ...

By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rallied on Thursday after three days of losses as stronger-than-expected economic data helped reassure investors concerned about the expected winding ...

Who owns North Face, Timberland, Tommy Bahama and Vilebrequin?

A fire at an ethylene plant in Louisiana could force a significant short-term shift in the U.S. ethylene market, a group of Citi analysts said. Officials say an explosion at The Williams Companies Inc.'s ...

Stocks are surging on Wall Street as investors focus on positive news about the U.S. economy. The Dow Jones industrial average ended up 180 points, or 1.2 percent, at 15,176 Thursday. The market got off ...

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U.S. markets rose Thursday as positive economic data helped steady investor nerves after Japan's main stock index plunged into "bear market" territory. European markets were mixed. Japan's Nikkei ...

Royal Bank of Scotland's share price fell amid uncertainty about the future following the announcement that chief executive Stephen Hester was leaving by year's end. Shares in the bank bailed out by the ...

Shares of PVH Corp., the parent of Tommy Hilfiger and other clothing brands, rose Thursday after the company posted a smaller quarterly loss than Wall Street expected. THE SPARK: PVH said it lost $20.1 ...

Positive U.S. economic data helped stabilize world stocks on Thursday after a sharp selloff in Japan put its main index in "Bear Market" territory, rattling investors. Japan's Nikkei fell 6.4 ...

BANGKOK, June 13 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian stocks fell further on Thursday, with the Philippine index suffering its biggest loss since October 2008 and Thai stocks sliding to a five-month closing low. ...

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks were pummelled and the dollar slumped on Thursday as a sell-off on global financial markets in thrall to central bank stimulus accelerated. European shares ...

Global stock markets endured sharp losses Thursday as gyrations on the Tokyo market, the Asian region's biggest, continued — fueled by worries about a surging yen and monetary policies in the U.S. Investor ...

LONDON (Reuters) - European shares sold off again on Thursday with banks and commodity stocks, sectors most exposed to the broader economic fortunes, the top fallers on concerns about stimulus unwinding ...

By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese stocks plunged over 6 percent to bear market territory and Asian shares slid to nine-month lows on Thursday, as investors rushed for the exits as the prospect ...

Asian stock markets endured sharp losses Thursday as gyrations on the Tokyo market, the region's biggest, continued — fueled by worries about a surging yen and monetary policies in the U.S. Investor skepticism ...

By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese stocks stumbled into bear market territory and Asian shares hit new 2013 lows on Thursday as the prospect of reduced stimulus from central banks spooked sentiment. ...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Gold extended gains into a second session on Thursday, as Asian stock markets fell sharply and the U.S dollar fell to four-month lows on persistent uncertainty over the Federal Reserve's ...

June 13 (Reuters) - Crude rubber inventories at Japanese ports as of May 31 fell to 14,244 tonnes, down 654 tonnes over an 11-day period to the lowest level since March 10, data from the Rubber Trade Association ...

MIDF Research raised its target price on shares of Hartalega Holdings Bhd to 5.85 ringgit from 5.19 after the world's largest synthetic glove maker acquired land to build new factories. Shares of Hartalega ...

Here are the matters of concern. According to a release, Singapore Exchange (SGX) is consulting the public on proposed circuit breakers for the securities market. Circuit breakers seek to address sharp ...

By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares hovered near 2013 lows and Japanese stocks took another dive as the prospect of less stimulus from central banks depressed sentiment, while the U.S. dollar ...

Initial support pegged at 3135. OCBC Investment Research said: Losses on Wall Street overnight are likely to dampen local sentiment further this morning, possibly extending the STI’s 2-day 1.5% slide. ...

They could be implemented by year-end. Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced that it is consulting the public on proposed circuit breakers for the securities market. SGX said that circuit breakers seek to ...

(Reuters) - Spreadtrum Communications Inc, a cellphone chip designer, raised its revenue estimates for the current quarter due to higher demand from low-cost smartphone makers, sending its shares up 23 ...

The stock market ended lower Wednesday as traders looked ahead to a critical Federal Reserve meeting next week. Without any major economic news, traders grappled with the question hanging over financial ...

By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday, with the Dow sliding more than 100 points on another volatile day as traders extended a selloff driven by concern about central banks ...

CONSUMER SLUMP: Consumer discretionary stocks, a broad category that includes department stores, restaurants and media companies, fell the most of the 10 industry groups in the S&P 500 index, 1.1 percent. ...

By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar and world equity markets retreated on Wednesday as persistent concerns about central banks' support for their economies - and financial markets - weighed ...

Lululemon Athletica Inc.'s shares sank again Wednesday following the unexpected announcement that the yoga clothing company's CEO is stepping down. THE SPARK: Lululemon said late Monday that Christine ...

First Solar will issue 8.5 million equity shares and utilize the proceeds for general corporate and development purposes.

Shares of Biogen Idec fell Wednesday after an analyst said the company's new multiple sclerosis treatment could face pricing pressure in Europe from generic drugs. THE SPARK: Analyst Dr. Yaron Werber lowered ...

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co Chief Executive Officer Meg Whitman said on Wednesday that revenue growth was "still possible" for the computer maker in its next fiscal year but that ...

Shares of Tesla Motors Inc. rose Wednesday on optimism about that the electric car maker will be able to meet production targets for its new models. THE SPARK: Baird analyst Ben Kallo boosted his price ...

Yesterday, Liberty Global decided to enhance its shareholders' wealth.

Shares of Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corp. fell for a second-straight day its largest shareholder reported that he sold off his stake. THE SPARK: As of March 31, Bruce Berkowitz and his investment ...

By Angela Moon NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday in another volatile session as investors extended a recent selloff that has been driven by the unwinding of bullish bets built on supportive ...

Shares of Health Management Associates Inc. jumped Wednesday, a day after the hospital operator's largest shareholder urged it to ease a "poison pill" shareholder rights plan designed to prevent ...

Red is back.

Ulta Beauty shares soared Wednesday after the beauty products retailer reported stronger-than expected fiscal first-quarter profit and revenue. THE SPARK: The company formally known as Ulta Salon, Cosmetics ...

A nearly gain on Wall Street was gone by midday, putting the stock market on track for its third loss in a row. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 64 points, or 0.4 percent, at 15,058 shortly before ...

Gigamon shares soared more than 30 percent in the company's first day of trading. THE SPARK: Gigamon, which makes equipment to monitor and control computer network traffic, went public Wednesday. It priced ...