U.S. stocks are edging back from their records ahead of a couple reports that could show how well the economy is holding up.

Japanese leaders who last tend to have strong plans. At a time of never-ending stagnation, Junichiro Koizumi pledged ...

China's markets closed for Golden Week holidays. Markets in Japan and Europe picked up the slack though, notching modest ...

Government bonds rallied on Tuesday as euro zone inflation data boosted the case for faster European Central Bank rate cuts ...

Tokyo stocks gained ground on Tuesday following a plunge on the previous day as bargain hunters targeted the dip, pushing up the index. Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock ...

Japan's Nikkei Stock Average rose 1.9% to close at 38651.97, led by heavy-industry manufacturers and electronics companies. The reversal of Monday's selloff in stocks and bonds was probably "fueled by ...

Tokyo stocks rebounded sharply Tuesday, as a weaker yen boosted exporters and concerns over a possible higher capital gains ...

HONG KONG -- Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index regaining some of its sharp losses from a day ...

Japan also reported that its unemployment rate for August fell to 2.5% from 2.7% in July, in line with market expectations.

Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Banking, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Paper & Pulp ...

Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index regaining some of its sharp losses from a day earlier.