A strong U.S. dollar continued to bulldoze the Japanese yen Thursday, prompting another threat of intervention from Tokyo. The yen USDJPY, -0.08% traded at 150.09 per dollar early Thursday, according Read more
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Dow up 180 points as U.S. stocks on track to cement longest weekly winning streak since November
U.S. stocks traded higher on Friday, led by technology stocks, on track to clinch a fourth straight week in the green, the longest winning streak for the S&P 500 index Read more
Ex-leader Shinzo Abe fatally shot in shock Japan attack
NARA, Japan (AP) — Japan’s NHK television says former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot during a campaign speech. Abe was shot from behind minutes after he Read more
Japan’s former prime minister Abe apparently shot during speech
TOKYO — Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe collapsed bleeding and was in heart failure after apparently being shot during a campaign speech in western Japan, NHK public television said Read more
Wall Street on course to continue its rotten run, with ISM manufacturing data in focus
U.S. stock futures edged lower on Friday as worries about slowing economic growth continued to suppress investors’ risk appetite, potentially extending a rotten run that saw Wall Street record its Read more