TOKYO, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- The overall level of bank lending(银行贷款) in Japan fell 2.1 percent from a year earlier in December, marking the 13th straight month of decline, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) said Wednesday. According to the central bank, t...
NEW YORK, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. stocks snapped a 3-day losing streak to close higher on Tuesday as strong earnings reports helped inject confidence into the market. Alcoa, the aluminum（铝） manufacturer which is traditionally the first com...
Hong Kong stocks closed 0.44 percent higher on Monday, led by the Chinese mainland banks and property companies, ahead of a slew of economic data out of the U. S. and China this week as well as the start of the U.S. earnings season. The benchmark（基...
Stock markets around Asia rallied to a three-week high on news that the United States and other governments are considering bold steps to counter a global economic slowdown. Stocks rose Monday because of word a deal may be nearing to avert collapse...
Asian stocks have fallen again, as markets feel the pressure of a faltering world economy. The latest slide in shares has been prompted by more gloomy financial data from the United States. From Sydney, Phil Mercer reports. Trader walks in front of...
Stock prices plummeted in New York on Monday. And a recession was declared as of a year ago. VOA's Barry Wood has more. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, 01 Dec. 2008 On Wall Street, it was the fourth biggest daily point decl...
Stock markets in Asia have followed the downward trend set by Wall Street as fears mount over the state of the ailing global economy. The Australian government says it is hopeful that a coordinated response to the world's economic problems will emer...
Stock markets across Asia followed U.S. and European shares sharply lower, in reaction to the collapse of the investment company Lehman Brothers. The markets in Tokyo, Seoul and Hong Kong - which were closed Monday for a holiday - led the selling. V...
Indian stock markets have plunged sharply as worries about the global financial systems rock the world. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the Indian market was among the hardest hit in Asia. An onlooker reacts as he watches stock prices on a s...
Most Gulf stock exchanges traded lower again, but with smaller losses than in previous sessions. Financial difficulties by the United Arab Emirates second-largest bank are causing a ripple effect in various countries, including Kuwait, as Edward Yer...
