[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares held near 6-1/2-month highs on Friday after upbeat U.S. data and optimism in the tech sector helped calm some of the jitters sparked by the Federal Reserve’s cautious outlook
Eisai starts phase 3 trials for second Alzheimer’s drug after first’s failure
[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Eisai Co Ltd on Friday said it has begun phase 3 clinical trials of Alzheimer’s treatment BAN2401, a day after the Japanese drugmaker and U.S. partner Biogen Inc scrapped trials for
Gold prices steady below three-week high as stock markets rise
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Gold was steady on Friday below a three-week peak hit the day before, pressured by rising stock markets but remaining on track for a third straight weekly gain after the U.S. Federal
Glencore suspends Australian zinc mine as cyclone nears
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: The logo of commodities trader Glencore is pictured in front of the company’s headquarters in Baar, Switzerland, July 18, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Commodity giant Glencore on Friday said
Global Markets: Asian shares hit 6-1/2-month high on tech hopes, U.S. data
[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares hit 6-1/2-month highs on Friday after upbeat U.S. data and optimism in the tech sector lifted Wall Street stocks, helping calm some of the jitters sparked by the Federal
U.S. warns China meddling in Hong Kong hurting business confidence
[ad_1] HONG KONG (Reuters) – The United States warned in a report on Friday that increased meddling from China in Hong Kong had adversely impacted the city, straining international business confidence in the Asian financial
Japan March flash manufacturing PMI unchanged, output falls the most since May 2016
[ad_1] TOKYO, (Reuters) – Japanese manufacturing activity contracted in March at the same pace as in February and output shrank the most in almost three years as China’s economic slowdown contributed to slack demand, a
Corrected: Plant protein startups vie to tap China’s hungry market
[ad_1] (This 20th March story has been refilled to fix detail on launch of JUST product in paragraph 5) FILE PHOTO: Journalists taste test the plant-based hamburgers during a media tour of Impossible Foods labs
Levi Strauss shares surge 31 percent in stock market return
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Shares in Levi Strauss & Co surged 31 percent in their debut on Thursday, giving the jeans maker a market value of $8.7 billion and suggesting strong investor appetite before much-awaited listings
Wall Street rises as Apple, tech shares climb
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – An Apple-led tech rally pushed Wall Street higher on Thursday as jitters over the Federal Reserve’s forecast of an economic slowdown were calmed by upbeat economic data. All three major