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Hong Kong and Shanghai’s China rally fades but Seoul rebounds
Hong Kong (AFP) - An early rally in Hong Kong and Shanghai stocks evaporated Tuesday with traders tempering initial excitement...
Paris stocks rally as Macron fights on, jobs data boosts Wall Street
New York (AFP) - US stocks mostly rose Friday after a report showed a healthy jobs market, and Paris rallied...
Bitcoin breaks $100,000, outshining wavering stock markets
New York (AFP) - Bitcoin shot past $100,000 for the first time on Thursday, taking the limelight away from stock...
Trump says ‘you’re welcome’ after bitcoin leaps over $100,000
Washington (AFP) - US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday took credit for bitcoin's historic surge past $100,000, telling his social...
Bitcoin leaps over $100,000 as traders cheer Trump pick
London (AFP) - Bitcoin broke $100,000 for the first time Thursday after Donald Trump nominated cryptocurrency backer Paul Atkins to...
Bitcoin breaks $100,000, Seoul retreats as traders eye S. Korea drama
Hong Kong (AFP) - Bitcoin burst past $100,000 for the first time Thursday, while Seoul stocks slipped as South Korea's...
Bitcoin hits $100,000 for first time
Hong Kong (AFP) - Bitcoin broke $100,000 for the first time Thursday as traders cheered Donald Trump's decision to pick...
Defying headwinds, German stocks hit milestone
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Germany's blue-chip DAX stock index jumped above 20,000 points for the first time Tuesday following gains...
Asian markets mixed after US-China chip move, euro hit by France woes
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian traders shifted tentatively Tuesday as they battled to track another record on Wall Street owing...
Asian stocks rise after China data, Paris equities and euro sink
Hong Kong (AFP) - Markets rose across Asia on Monday with traders cheered by healthy Chinese data, while the euro...
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