1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (62+ words) September 8, 2026 at 16:15 JST BANGKOK—Asian shares and U.S. futures skidded Tuesday as flaring conflict in the Middle East pushed oil prices higher. [Read More] INTERVIEW/ Roland 808 developer: Success of the drum machine possible due to ‘happy accident’ Team uses AI…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (105+ words) September 10, 2026 at 07:05 JST This image provided by Planet Labs PBC shows a plume of black smoke rising from a Saudi Aramco oil refinery, on top, north of Abha, Saudi Arabia, on Sept. 8. (Planet Labs PBC via AP) NEW YORK—Oil…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (772+ words) September 10, 2026 at 16:35 JST BANGKOK—Asian shares skidded Thursday following a retreat on Wall Street as the price of crude oil again traded above $100 a barrel. U.S. futures were modestly higher. The price of Brent crude jumped 3.4% on Wednesday, surging above…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (60+ words) September 7, 2026 at 18:26 JST Global shares were trading mixed on Monday, with benchmarks in Tokyo and Seoul leading gains thanks to buying of computer chipmakers’ stocks. [Read More] Team uses AI to study colors seen when black-and-white top is spun Fire…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (701+ words) September 8, 2026 at 16:15 JST BANGKOK—China’s exports jumped 25% in August from a year earlier on strong demand for autos and high-tech goods as its record trade surplus widened further, its customs agency said Tuesday. The data was broadly in line with…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (977+ words) September 3, 2026 at 11:05 JST U.S. stocks snapped a three-day losing streak Wednesday as gains by big technology companies and relatively steady oil prices and bond yields helped lift the market after a downbeat start to the week. The S&P 500 index rose…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (476+ words) September 2, 2026 at 16:25 JST U.S. futures also declined. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 dropped 3% to 64,278.95. SoftBank Group, the Japanese multinational investment holding firm which invests in OpenAI, fell 6.3%. South Korea’s Kospi lost 3.6% to 6,588.95. Samsung Electronics declined 3.3%, while memory chipmaker SK Hynix fell 3.5%. Hong Kong’s Hang…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (733+ words) August 31, 2026 at 16:25 JST BANGKOK—Shares were mostly lower in Asia and U.S. futures also declined Monday on expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve may raise interest rates soon. Oil prices surged about 3% after U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (666+ words) August 26, 2026 at 13:55 JST Asian shares mostly rose in early Wednesday trading, as investors kept an eye on the ongoing talks over reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which remains largely shut down because of the war in Iran. The global interest…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (65+ words) August 26, 2026 at 11:20 JST WASHINGTON—The “economic onslaught” that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has declared on Iran’s financial connections around the world may have one major caveat: China. [Read More] Suzuki to roll out 1st electric minicar to keep pace with rivals…...