Nasdaq FB FaceBook

Japan's Nikkei on Wednesday crossed the 29,000-level for the first time in more than seven months as Wall Street's major indexes rallied overnight after U.S. retailers' robust earnings.

Gold struggled for momentum on Wednesday, as investors awaited minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve's last policy meeting that could offer clues on further interest rate hikes amid signs of easing inflation.

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey said on Tuesday a settlement has been reached with opioid maker Endo International PLC and its lenders to provide $450 million as part of Endo's bankruptcy.

Apple Inc's suppliers are in talks to produce Apple Watch and MacBook in Vietnam for the first time, Nikkei Asia reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar matter.

(RTTNews) - Indian shares are seen opening higher on Wednesday after oil prices fell around 3 percent overnight to hit a more than six-month low on worries about the outlook for energy demand and on a potential increase in OPEC supply.

The New Zealand dollar rose on Wednesday after the country's central bank hiked interest rates as expected and warned it would have to bring forward future tightening to head off inflation, a hawkish outcome that hammered bonds.

The Philippine central bank "stands ready to take the necessary policy actions" to combat inflation, its governor said on Wednesday ahead of a rate setting meeting on Aug. 18.

Renewable energy developer Genex Power Ltd said on Wednesday it received a sweetened buyout offer of about A$346.3 million ($243.10 million) from a consortium led by Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar.

Chile's SMA environmental regulator said on Tuesday it had issued a series of measures against a copper mine owned by Canada's Lundin Mining Corp after a sinkhole opened up near one of the company's mines.

(RTTNews) - The Malaysia stock market bounced higher again on Tuesday, one session after snapping the two-day winning streak in which it had gathered almost 15 points or 1 percent. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index new rests just beneath the 1,520-point plateau and it may extend i

North Korea and the Russian-backed separatist Donetsk region of Ukraine will develop "equally beneficial bilateral cooperation", Donetsk leader Denis Pushilin said in a letter to Kim Jong Un, North Korean state media reported on Wednesday.

Australian biomedical giant CSL Ltd on Wednesday reported a 6% drop in annual profit as sales of core plasma therapies were hit following subdued collection of plasma, the key ingredient of its treatments, in the first half.

Australia's Santos Ltd posted a four-fold jump in first-half underlying profit on Wednesday as it benefited from a surge in liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The FBI has interviewed Donald Trump's former White House counsel, Pat Cipollone, and his deputy in its investigation into sensitive documents stored at the former president's home, a source familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.

S&P Global Ratings will lower its ratings starting point for Mexican non-bank financial institutions (NBFI) to BB-minus from BB, citing financing risks, the ratings agency said on Tuesday.

Renewable energy developer Genex Power Ltd said on Wednesday it received a sweetened buyout offer of 25 Australian cents per share from a consortium led by Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar.

Workers at an Amazon.com Inc warehouse near Albany, New York, are seeking to unionize, the National Labor Relations Board said in a statement on Tuesday.

British employers agreed average pay rises of 4% with staff in the three months to the end of July, the joint-biggest increase since 1992 but falling further behind inflation, industry data showed on Wednesday.

(RTTNews) - The South Korea stock market had moved higher in three straight sessions, gathering almost 55 points or 2.2 percent along the way. The KOSPI now rests just above the 2,530-point plateau and it may tick higher again on Wednesday.

Japanese manufacturers' business confidence improved in August after last month's stall, while service-sector firms' mood rose for a second month to the highest point in nearly three years, the Reuters Tankan poll showed.