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(HONG KONG) — World stock markets advanced in thin trade Monday as shares in commodities producers and Japanese financials gained ground. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 stock average edged higher ...

Please register to gain free access to WSJ tools. An account already exists for the email address entered. Tokyo stocks ended slightly higher Monday, as investors took steps on the ...

TOKYO: The euro strengthened in Asian trade on Monday on concerns that renewed conflict in the Middle East might push up oil prices, dealing a further blow to the US ...

A trio comprising some of Japan’s biggest insurance companies is in negotiations towards a three-way merger that would create a nearly unrivalled giant in the sector, say sources close to ...

Mitsubishi Motors to revise annual earnings forecast TOKYO (Bloomberg) -- Mitsubishi Motors Corp., the Japanese maker of Lancer sedans, will revise its earnings forecast for the year ending March 31 ...

Dec. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks climbed as merger talks boosted insurers and commodity producers advanced amid rising raw materials prices, paring the worst annual losses on record for the ...

Tokyo - Japan's markets gained ground slightly on Monday after initially shedding value in weak trading toward year's end. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average index rose 7.65 points, or ...

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Most Asian markets ended higher amid light volumes and high volatility Monday, with Japanese stocks lifted by hopes of consolidation in the non-life insurance sector, while ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar fell broadly on Monday, eroded by a grim outlook for the U.S. economy and the Federal Reserve pouring liquidity into a battered U.S. banking system. ...

TOKYO, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Japan's Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group Holdings Inc, Aioi Insurance Co and Nissay Dowa General Insurance Co are in merger talks, a company source said, aiming ...