The Nikkei average jumped 1.97 percent to 40,083.30 while the broader Topix index settled 1.10 percent higher at 2,786.57.

"The combination of these factors makes rates the most important variable to watch in early 2025, in our view," Wilson wrote. Higher rates are seen as a headwind for equities, particularly in more ...

The U.S. stock market remained the envy of the world in 2024, extending its outperformance against international peers and claiming an even bigger slice of the multitrillion-dollar global equity ...

Ten-year Treasury yields were hovering just shy of their highest since last May, and the 30-year yield was close to its ...

Britain's anti-trust regulator said it would begin two investigations this month using its new powers over the biggest tech ...

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Despite a growing list of companies abandoning DEI, one Costco board member has called for "maximizing" it in the workplace as the wholesaler grapples with a shareholder dispute.

The Pentagon has designated two major high-profile tech companies — Tencent and CATL — as Chinese military companies ...

Most major stock markets in the Gulf rose in early trade on Tuesday as investors sought guidance on the Federal Reserve's ...

Just over 27% of all deals happened in Asia last year, according to Pitchbook, amid geopolitical tensions and a sluggish ...

Images of migrant caravans, rickety boats at sea, and chaos at borders suggest that authorities have lost control of the ...

Over half of the investment is reserved for infrastructure. Microsoft President Brad Smith frames AI investment as key to ...