AsianstockstumbledwiththeSouthKoreanwonMondaywhilethesafehavenyenralliedonnewsthattheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)hadtestedwhatitclaimedwasaminiaturis
AsianstocksfollowedWallStreetfallingsharplylowerFriday,compoundingaglobalsell-offafteradeadlyBarcelonarampageclaimedbytheIslamicStatejihadistgroupexacerbatedmou
AsiansharesandU.S.stockfuturesslippedwhileU.S.Treasuries,goldandthesafe-havenyenroseinearlyAsiantradingonWednesdayaftertensionsontheKoreanpeninsulaescalatedwith
Thedollarstruggledneara2-1/2-yearlowagainsttheeuroandaseven-weektroughversustheyenonFridayinthewakeofweakU.S.data,withtradersawaitingthecloselywatchednon-farmjo
Japanese electronics and entertainment giant Sony said Tuesday its net profit nearly quadrupled in the three months to June, backed by brisk sales of smartphone components and cameras and solid revenue from its game business.
JapaneseelectronicsandentertainmentgiantSonysaidTuesdayitsnetprofitnearlyquadrupledinthethreemonthstoJune,backedbybrisksalesofsmartphonecomponentsandcamerasands
PanasoniconMondayreportedquarterlygainsinprofitsandsalesthankstoastrongperformanceinitsauto-relatedsector,confirmingtheJapaneseelectronicsmainstayisoncourseforr
Japan'sLineCorpposteda39percentjumpinfirst-halfprofit,boostedbyatransferofassets.Themessagingappoperator,whichhasstruggledtogrowafterahigh-profileIPOin2016,sawo
Thedollarpulledawayfroma13-monthlowagainstabasketofcurrenciesonTuesday,tryingtoshakeoffarecentselloffafterupbeatU.S.economicdataasinvestorsawaitedthisweek'sFede
The U.S. dollar changed hands around the 114 yen line in early deals in Tokyo on Monday, after reaching above the 114 yen line in New York at the end of last week.
AsianmarketsheadedintotheweekendonanegativenoteFridayfollowingasell-offonWallStreet,USjobsdatacominginbelowparandadiveinoilpricesfuellinglossesacrosstheenergyse
The dollar on Tuesday broke above 112 yen for the first time in a month after a top Federal Reserve official indicated it would hike interest rates further this year, while traders await a speech from their boss Janet Yellen.
ThedollaronTuesdaybrokeabove112yenforthefirsttimeinamonthafteratopFederalReserveofficialindicateditwouldhikeinterestratesfurtherthisyear,whiletradersawaitaspeec
Foreign direct investment to Japan for fiscal 2016 topped 3 trillion yen ($26.9 billion) for the first time ever, thanks mainly to an increasing number of takeovers of domestic businesses by overseas investment funds.
ForeigndirectinvestmenttoJapanforfiscal2016topped3trillionyen($26.9billion)forthefirsttimeever,thanksmainlytoanincreasingnumberoftakeoversofdomesticbusinessesby
Tokyo's Nikkei rallied Tuesday as the dollar extended gains against the yen on fresh indications the Federal Reserve will lift interest rates again this year, while technology firms tracked a sector rebound on Wall Street.
Tokyo'sNikkeiralliedTuesdayasthedollarextendedgainsagainsttheyenonfreshindicationstheFederalReservewillliftinterestratesagainthisyear,whiletechnologyfirmstracke