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US Stock Markets Suspends Stock Trading as Wall Street Brace for Hurricane Sandy

US equity markets will suspend trading on safety concerns as Hurricane Sandy threatens to hit the East Coast early this week.

Asian Markets Mixed, US Economy and Hong Kong Property Taxes in Focus

Nikkei rises 0.24 percent while KOSPI gains 0.35 percent. Hang Seng and Shanghai indices fell 0.17 and 0.15 percent respectively.

Asian Markets Down, Japanese Monetary Stimulus Fails to Cheer

Nikkei slips 1.35 percent while South Korea's KOSPI falls 1.72 percent. Shanghai index and Hang Seng slid 1.68 and 1.21 percent respectively.

Asian Markets Down on Gloomy Corporate Earnings

Major Asian indices trade lower on worries of weak corporate earnings.

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Jailed ex-trader Jerome Kerviel might appeal

t's been a dramatic day for the French banking industry with the news that the man who's just been handed a five year jail term for one of the biggest trading frauds in history might well appeal against his sentence.

Asian Stocks Mixed, Chinese Manufacturing Data Adds Cheer

Nikkei average closes 0.67 percent while KOSPI drops 0.67 percent. Shanghai and Hong Kong indices gain 0.07 percent and 0.31 percent.

Asian Markets Mixed After Chinese Flash PMI Shows Improvement

Nikkei eases 0.02 percent while KOSPI drops 0.65. Shanghai and Hang Seng gain 0.35 and 0.20 percent.

Asian Markets End Lower, Corporate Earnings and Europe Worry

KOSPI down 0.76 percent while Shanghai Composite index sheds 0.86 percent. Nikkei up 0.04 percent

Asian Markets Cautious on Corporate Earnings Concerns

Nikkei average gains 0.08 percent while Shanghai index rises 0.09 percent. KOSPI drops 0.42 percent.

Rosneft buys TNK Unit from BP

Rosneft, Russia's state-controlled energy firm, is one step closer to becoming the world's biggest oil company after reaching a $55bn deal with BP and a group of investors.

Asian Markets Up on Monetary Easing Hopes from Japan and China

Nikkei ends 0.09 percent higher while Hang Seng and Shanghai Composite index are up 0.68 and 0.21 percent. KOSPI slides 0.12 percent.

Asian Markets Down After Japanese Exports Decline

Nikkei drops 0.05 percent while KOSPI and Shanghai Composite index slide 0.52 percent and 0.46 percent. Hang Seng gains 0.12 percent.

Asian Markets Weekly Report: Indices Advance on China and US Data

Major Asian markets gained in the week after Chinese economic figures and US quarterly earnings encourage investors.

Asian Markets End Mixed After Chinese FDI and US Tech Earnings Disappoint

Nikkei average ends 0.22 percent while KOSPI and Shanghai drop 0.79 percent and 0.16 percent. Hang Seng gains 0.15 percent.

Asian Stocks Down on US Tech Earnings and Weekly Jobless Data

Nikkei average slides 0.14 percent while KOSPI and Shanghai drop 0.75 and 0.04 percent. Hang Seng gains 0.18 percent.

Google Suspends Share Trading After Accidental Leak Reveals 20 Percent Profit Crash

Results released five hours early despite note saying document not ready for publication.

Clashes and violence on streets of Athens

Greece's biggest general strike today has seen thousands of people take to the streets in Athens and stand alongside the two main trade unions, protesting against more planned spending cuts.

Barclays increase its PPI claims pot by £700m

Procedural mistakes are costing Barclays dearly, because not only did they have to cough up £290m in fines for their part in rigging the interbank lending rate.

Asian Markets Close Higher on China GDP, Industrial Output and Retail Sales

Nikkei average ends 2 percent while KOSPI gains 0.20 percent. Shanghai index and Hang Seng up 1.24 and 0.48 percent.

Asian Markets Gain on Chinese GDP and US Housing Data

Nikkei climbs 1.66 percent while KOSPI gains 0.15 percent. Shanghai and Hong Kong markets rise 0.52 and 0.48 percent.

Asian Markets End Higher Over Less Concerns on Europe and US Economy Push

Nikkei jumped 1.21 percent while KOSPI ended 0.70 percent higher. Shanghai Composite Index and Hang Seng were up 0.32 and 0.99 percent.

Asian Stocks Up on Moody's Spain Rating and US Economic Data

Nikkei gained 1.33 percent while KOSPI and Hang Seng rose 0.85 and 0.81 percent. Shanghai index eased 0.11 percent.

Asian Stocks Gain on Spanish Bailout Hopes and US Earnings Data

Nikkei gains 1.44 percent while KOSPI is up 0.83 percent. Hang Seng ends 0..28 percent. Shanghai Composite index ends flat

US Quarterly Earnings and Retail Sales Push Asian Markets Up

Nikkei gains 0.94 percent while KOSPI is up 0.32 percent. Shanghai Composite index and Hang Seng trade 0.02 and 0.05 percent higher.

Nikkei and Hong Kong Gain While Other Major Asian Markets Fall

Nikkei 225 average and Hang Seng end 0.51 percent and 0.09 percent higher while KOSPI and Shanghai fall 0.40 per cent and 0.30 percent.

Improved Chinese Export and Inflation Data Fails to Cheer Asian Markets

Shanghai Composite index down 0.40 percent, while Hang Seng slides 0.14. KOSPI 0.32 percent lower and Nikkei up 0.40 percent.

Asian Markets Weekly Report: Investors Wary of Weak Global Outlook

Asian markets end moderately higher this week after better weekly job data from the US and improvement in Sino-Japanese relations.

Nikkei Drops While Other Asian Markets Gain

Shanghai Composite Index up 0.10 percent while Hang Seng and KOSPI end 0.65 percent and 0.01 percent higher. Nikkei drops 0.15 percent.

Asian Markets Steady as Japan and China Agree to Talk

Hang Seng up the most, gaining 0.82 percent while Shanghai index rises 0.39 percent. South Korea's KOSPI gains 0.05 percent. The Nikkei trades flat.

Nigeria: Shell Appears in Dutch Court Over Village Oil Spills [VIDEO]

Oil giant to face charges at The Hague of polluting villages in the Niger Delta region.

Automated Trading Championship Kicks Off

Competition aims to popularise automated trading

Hong Kong and Indian Markets Advance as Rest of Asia Sinks

Spain's financial situation and US corporate earnings pull stocks down

Nikkei down as Machinery Orders Fall, Hang Seng Gains

Nikkei falls 0.20 percent while South Korea's KOSPI slides 0.29 percent and Shanghai drops 0.35. Hong Kong's Hang Seng gains moderately, by 0.10 percent.

Chinese Stocks Gain as Other Asian Markets Decline

Nikkei drops to the lowest level in two months, sliding 1.98 percent. KOSPI down 1.56 percent while Hang Seng eases 0.08 percent. Shanghai index rises 0.22 percent.