Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index edged down fractionally on Thursday as investors locked in recent gains that pushed the market to a two-month high. The Nikkei 225 index lost 0.02 percent or 4.77 points to close

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Chinese shares were little changed on Thursday, though blue-chips gained, as doubts about sustainability of strong exports data countered optimism surrounding the Sino-US trade talks. The Shanghai Composite index cut losses to settle almost 0.1

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European shares gave up three-month highs on Thursday after a surprise sharp decline in US retail sales pulled stocks lower in afternoon trading, spoiling an initially upbeat session that saw blue-chips such as Nestle shine

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Most Southeast Asian stock markets closed higher on Thursday after moving in a thin range, with Philippines leading the pack, as a surprise jump in monthly Chinese trade data brought slight relief amid continued focus

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Britain's main stock index clung on to last session's advance, aided by earnings-driven gains in AstraZeneca and Micro Focus, while medical device maker ConvaTec single-handedly contributed to nearly one-third of the midcap index's dip. The

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French automaker Renault unveiled Thursday a sharp drop in earnings as profit plunged at its Japanese partner Nissan, posing a fresh challenge for their alliance after the shock arrest of former chief Carlos Ghosn last

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Amazon announced Thursday it was abandoning plans for a new headquarters site in New York City, citing opposition from local politicians angry at the huge subsidies being offered to one of the world's most successful

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Credit Suisse returned to profit last year for the first time since 2014, the Swiss banking giant said Thursday, crediting the recovery to the completion of a massive restructuring programme. The bank, Switzerland's second biggest

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Gross domestic product (GDP) in Germany neither grew nor shrank in the final quarter of 2018, official data showed Thursday, soothing fears the country could have suffered a technical recession in the second half of

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European aerospace giant Airbus said Thursday that it would stop building its A380 superjumbo, the double-decker jet which earned plaudits from passengers but failed to win over enough airlines to justify its massive costs. The

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