Asia

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Stronger U.S. Economy Throwing Weight around the Globe

In the wake of the United States’ active 3.7 percent growth in Q4 GDP, and the Federal Reserve’s...

Turkey Rate Hike Fails to Halt Lira Bleeding as Stocks Slump

The lira reversed earlier gains after doubling its interest rates failed to assuage concern that Turkey’s economy will...

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Emerging Markets Dive on Stimulus Fears

Investors were fleeing from risk this morning, as indices were down more than 2 percent in Tokyo (Nikkei...

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KKR, BlackRock, Funds in Talks to Buy Stake in China Huarong

KKR & Co (KKR) and BlackRock Inc (BLK) are among leading global investors in talks to buy a...

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China’s Lenovo to Buy IBM Server Unit for $2.3 Billion amid Slump

International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) agreed to sell its low-end server business for $2.3 billion to China's Lenovo...

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Global Stocks, Emerging Markets Fall on China Data

Stocks and global emerging markets sold off sharply on Thursday on disappointing Chinese manufacturing data and weak company...

Why Small Caps are the Best Investment

In a world where “can't-lose” investment themes get tossed out with remarkable regularity, the “small-cap effect” is one...

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Second Huge Booze Acquisition in Southeast Asia in a Week

The world’s largest brewery, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA, announced it will be buying South Korea’s Oriental Brewery Co Ltd...

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Beware: China December Export Growth Slows Significantly

Investors should take note of China's slowing growth in December exports.

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Shanghai, Korea Stocks Pull Asia Down

Asian shares slipped today, despite upbeat global economic data as profit-taking occurred amid low trading volumes.