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Stocks jump as Xi calms jitters over U.S.-China trade row

U.Sstockfuturesrallied,AsianequitiesbouncedandthesafehavenyenfellonTuesday,asChinesePresidentXiJinpingpromisedtolowerimporttariffsonproductsincludingcars,helpin

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US stocks tumble after Trump tariff threat against China

USstocksslumpedonThursdayafterPresidentDonaldTrumpannouncedheplannedtoimposetariffsonupto60billionUSdollarsofChineseimports.Themarketwasrattledbyfearsabouttheim

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Asian markets sink again as Trump fans trade war fears

AsianmarketsturnednegativeagainonMondayasthefalloutfromDonaldTrump'ssteelandaluminiumtariffscontinuestofeedconcernsofaglobaltradewar.Equitieswentintoatailspinla

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Asia markets edge up as investor sentiment calms

AsianstockmarketsedgedupinthinholidaytradeonMonday,withinvestorsbuoyedbygainsonWallStreetdespiteongoingconcernaboutvolatility.TokyofollowedWallStreet'snarrowlyp

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Japan books first trade deficit in eight months

JapanloggedatradedeficitinJanuary,thefirstnegativefigureineightmonths,asimportsoffossilfueloverwhelmedtherevenuefromexports,governmentdatashowedMonday.Theworld'

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Asian markets suffer fresh beating as global rout resumes

AsiantradingfloorswereaseaofredonceagainonFridayastheglobalroutreturnedwithavengeanceonintensifyingfearsabouttighterUSinterestrates.Tokyo,HongKongandShanghaiwer

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Japan's Suzuki Motor profit jumps 68 percent in third-quarter

Japan’sSuzukiMotorCorponMondayannounceda68percentjumpinoperatingprofitinthethirdquarterduetoongoinggrowthinautomobileandmotorcyclesalesinIndia,itsbiggestmarket,

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Canon sees 2018 profit surging to decade high, diversification pays off

Japan’sCanonIncsaidonTuesdayitexpectsoperatingprofittoclimb27percentin2018toitshighestlevelinadecade,asitreapstherewardsofitseffortstodiversifyawayfromcopiersan

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Hacked Tokyo cryptocurrency exchange to repay owners $425 million

Tokyo-basedcryptocurrencyexchangeCoincheckIncsaidonSundayitwouldreturnabout46.3billionyen($425million)ofthevirtualmoneyitlosttohackerstwodaysagoinoneofthebigges

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Dollar drops to mid-112 yen zone on Trump's alleged links with Russia

TheU.S.dollarfelltothemid-112yenzoneFridayinTokyoamidmediareportsaboutasubpoenaissuedlastmonthrequestingdocumentsrelatedtoRussiafromTrump'scampaignofficials.At5

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Chip boom drives Toshiba profit surge

Japan’sToshibaCorpreporteda76-percentjumpinsecond-quarteroperatingprofitonThursday,drivenalmostentirelybyastrongperformancefromitsmemorychipunitwhichitrecentlya

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Nissan cuts profit outlook over costs related to scandal

NissanMotorCo.onWednesdaylowereditsfull-yearprofitprojectionforthebusinessyearthroughnextMarch,owingtocostsassociatedwithadecades-longscandalinvolvingtheautomak

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Honda’s profits dip on air-bag recall despite sales growth

TOKYO:HondaMotorCo.’sfiscalsecondquarterprofitslippedcomparedtoayearagoascostsrelatedtoamassiveair-bagrecallerasedtheperksofstrongsales,theJapaneseautomakersaid

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Japan's Sharp turns to first-half profit on screen sales

Japan'selectronicsgiantSharpsaidFridayitswungtoafirst-halfprofitasitenhanceditsfull-yearoutlook,creditingstrongLCDscreensalesandcostcutsunderanewTaiwaneseowner.

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Japan shares at two-decade top, yen at three-month low on Abe win

JapanesesharesjumpedonaweakeryenonMondayasanelectionwinforShinzoAbe’srulingblocgaveagreenlightformoresuper-easypolicystimulus,whiletheeuroeasedasSpain’sconstitu

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US stocks edge to fresh records ahead of Fed decision

WallStreetstocksedgedtofreshrecordsTuesdayaheadofaFederalReservedecisionexpectedtoannouncetheendofapost-financialcrisiseconomicstimulusprogram.TheFedwaitinggame

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Asia markets start week with gains as Irma, DPRK fears ease

AsianmarketskickedofftheweekwithgainsonMondayasconcernsovertheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)easedandakillerhurricanestruckFloridawithlessforcethanfeare