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Why is tech giant SoftBank investing over $100 billion in the US?

BANGKOK -- Japanese tycoon Masayoshi Son and President-elect Donald Trump have announced plans for technology and telecoms giant SoftBank Group to invest $100 billion...

Asian stocks track Wall Street gains after encouraging US jobs data calm jitters over the economy

Asian stocks were higher Friday after U.S. stocks rallied Thursday in Wall Street’s latest sharp swerve after a better-than-expected report on unemployment eased worries...

Wall Street has best day since 2022 after encouraging update on US job market

NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks rallied Thursday in Wall Street’s latest sharp swerve after a better-than-expected report on unemployment eased worries about the...

Financial markets around the world stabilize after recent rout. Here’s what to know

Markets on Wall Street and in Asia are stabilizing Tuesday following a mini-panic caused by an assortment of factors that stretched from late last...

Japan’s Nikkei 225 index plunges 7% as worries over US economy shake world markets

BANGKOK -- Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index plunged as much as 7.1% early Monday before recovering some lost ground, extending sell-offs that began...

Chipmaker Intel to cut 15,000 jobs as tries to revive its business and compete with rivals

Chipmaker Intel says it is cutting 15% of its huge workforce — about 15,000 jobs — as it tries to turn its business around...

US hiring fell sharply in July, an unexpected setback for the economy stoking recession fears

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy suffered an unexpected setback in July as hiring fell sharply and the unemployment rate rose for the fourth straight...

Global shares tumble after a wipeout on Wall Street as Big Tech retreats

NEW YORK -- Wall Street’s split widened Thursday, as smaller stocks and other formerly downtrodden areas of the market rose up while superstar...

Stock market today: A wipeout on Wall Street sends the S&P 500 down by 2.3% as Big Tech skids

NEW YORK -- A wipeout on Wednesday sent U.S. stock indexes to their worst losses since 2022 after profit reports from Tesla and Alphabet...

Stock market today: Wall Street rises to more records as big tech stocks keep climbing

NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks rose to records Monday as gains for technology companies keep pushing the market higher.The S&P 500 climbed 0.8% to...

Stock market today: Asian stocks are mixed ahead of key U.S. jobs data

HONG KONG -- Asian stocks were mixed Friday after a steady Thursday on Wall Street as markets anticipated the release of key U.S. jobs...

Stock market today: Stocks slip and bond yields jump following a hotter-than-expected jobs report

NEW YORK -- Stocks slipped and Treasury yields rose sharply Friday after the government released a jobs report whose headline numbers came in hotter...

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