U.S. retailer Walmart Inc has decided to sell Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu and has already approached major retailers and private equity funds, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday. Reuters: Business News
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Asian shares, dollar steady, Nikkei rallies
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares edged higher on Tuesday, approaching record highs after the S&P 500 extended its winning streak, while the dollar steadied against its major counterparts. Reuters: Money News
Nikkei edges up, helped by hopes for central bank purchases of ETFs
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average erased early losses and scraped out gains on Monday as expectations that the Bank of Japan would buy more exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offset drops by financial stocks. Reuters:…
Asian shares edge up, Nikkei snaps 16-day winning streak
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares edged higher on Wednesday, while U.S. Treasury yields and the dollar got a lift following a report that Republican senators were leaning toward John Taylor to be the next Federal…
Dollar dips, Nikkei slugged by Toshiba selloff
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares were subdued on Thursday after Wall Street suffered a mild setback after weeks of gains, while a pullback in U.S. yields prompted year-end profit taking in the dollar. Reuters: Money…
Dollar basks in yield allure, Nikkei touches one-year peak
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar held near 14-year peaks on Wednesday as global yield spreads shifted inexorably in its favor, while early weakness in the yen saw Japanese shares touch a one-year top. Reuters:…