Seoul shares end higher; Apple suppliers get boost - Reuters
Wed, 20 Jul 2011 07:17German Chancellor Angela Merkel doused expectations for Thursday's emergency euro zone summit, saying expectations for a single, final solution to the Greek crisis were unrealistic. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) closed up 1.16 percent ...
Most Asian Stocks Decline Amid US, Europe Debt Crisis Concern - Bloomberg
Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:30Catcher Technology Co., which makes metal casings for Apple Inc. computers, surged 6.9 percent to NT$224.5 after Citigroup Inc. and Macquarie Group Ltd. both raised their share-price estimates by 22 percent. The brokerages said the company will supply ...
Asia Shares Rally on Earnings, US Deficit Plan - Bloomberg
Wed, 20 Jul 2011 02:39About four shares climbed for every one that retreated on MSCI's Asia Pacific Index. Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average jumped 1.2 percent, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index rallied 1.8 percent and Taiwan's Taiex index increased 2.1 percent. News Corp. ...
News Corp increases stock buyback to $5 billion - Reuters
Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:30NEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp (NWSA.O) plans to buy back $5 billion in stock over the next 12 months as the media company tries to contain a telephone hacking scandal in Britain that has sent its share price down about 14 percent since July 4. ...
Tech, US debt progress lifts stocks; euro dips - Portfolio.com
Wed, 20 Jul 2011 06:01A man monitors stock market prices inside a brokerage in Taipei in this March 17, 2011 file photo. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang By Vikram Subhedar HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares rose on hopes that an 11th-hour deal in US debt talks would avert a rapidly ...