Confidence among South Korean consumers fell to the lowest in three months, indicating little impact from monetary and fiscal stimulus, central bank data showed Tuesday.
Tokyo stocks opened sharply higher on early Wednesday, with its benchmark Nikkei stock index briefly rising more than 2 percent following the overnight rally on Wall Street.
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet's approval rating dipped for the third month in a row to 47 percent in September, local newspapers reported Thursday.
U.S. stocks ended lower Monday, recovering from steep losses early in the day, as investors were digesting mixed economic reports at the start of a busy week for economic data.
The ongoing geopolitical uncertainties around the world has led to global economic growth almost stalled, which in turn, hurt local business confidence in Singapore, dragging the Business Optimism Index (BOI) to a 12- month low in the fourth quarter, the Singapore Commercial Credit Bureau said on Monday.
Tokyo shares opened higher on Monday, tracing a buoyant overnight performance in the U.S. stocks market which was boosted by an upward revision of U.S. gross domestic product data for the second quarter of 2014.
U.S. stocks dropped sharply at midday Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunging over 200 points, as a slump in durable goods orders and escalating geopolitical risks spooked investors.
U.S. stocks rose Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting a record intraday high, boosted by expectations that the Federal Reserve may not send out a hawkish tone Wednesday at the conclusion of its policy meeting. The Dow jumped 100.83 points, or 0.59 percent, to 17,131.97. The S&P 500 climbed 14.85 points, or 0.75 percent, to 1,998.98. The Nasdaq Composite Index surged 33.86 points, or 0.75 percent, to 4, 552.76.
Chen Lin, a young violin player, has packed away all her competition trophies, symbolizing a farewell to the 10-year toil her parents believed would secure her a spot in a top university.
U.S. stocks reversed earlier gains to turn lower on Thursday, as investors grew cautious before the release of the country's nonfarm payroll report for August on Friday.
Tokyo stocks opened slightly higher early on Monday morning as market sentiment was lifted by pre- weekend Wall Street gains.
Chinese milk products are slowly earning back trust of the country's consumers, a recent survey found.
Chinese milk products are slowly earning back trust of the country's consumers, a recent survey found.
New rules for China's national college entrance exam, the "gaokao," pose a challenge to the test's reputation for fairness.
Wall Street ended narrowly mixed Tuesday, as better-than-expected U.S. service sector data partially offset uncertainty about when the U.S. Federal Reserve will start tapering its bond purchases program.
U.S. stocks shed earlier gains and closed mixed on Monday, as former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers pulled out of the race for Federal Reserve chairmanship, currently held by Ben Bernanke.
U.S. stocks closed higher on positive data on Thursday after the Nasdaq stock exchange suspended trading of all stocks for about three hours.
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