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Asian shares are mixed as investors weighed data highlighting a slowing U.S. economy that offers both upsides and downsides for Wall Street
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Asian shares are mostly higher as investors turned their attention to what the Bank of Japan might decide on monetary policy later this week
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Asian shares are mostly lower after a retreat on Wall Street, where a drop in Nvidia stock pulled stocks lower
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Asian shares are trading mostly higher after Tesla zoomed upward, helping drive the U.S. stock market to more records
Asian shares are trading mostly higher after Wall Street benchmarks reached more milestones
Asian shares are mostly lower, with Tokyo's benchmark dipping more than 2%, after Wall Street’s record-breaking rally slammed into a wall of worries over potentially worsening trade tensions with China
Asian shares have dropped morning trading, with Tokyo’s benchmark losing more than 1,000 points at one point and closing 3.3% lower, as pessimism set in over Wall Street's overnight nose-dive
Nissan has lowered its full fiscal year outlook after the Japanese automaker reported a 73% decline in profit in the April-June quarter compared to the previous year
Asian shares are mostly declining in cautious trading ahead of central bank meetings around the world
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Japan’s index has plunged, as the U.S. dollar sank against the yen, and regional investors digested the rally on Wall Street that came on hopes U.S. cuts to interest rates will be arriving soon
Toyota says its April-June profit rose 1.7%, boosted by a favorable exchange rate, as vehicle sales grew around the world despite a certification scandal that halted production in Japan for several months
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Sony says its profit rose 6.5% in the last quarter on robust demand for its video games, films and music
Japanese technology giant SoftBank Group has reported a smaller loss for the April-June quarter compared to a year earlier
Toyota is promising to strengthen oversight of its vehicle certifications so the scandal that surfaced recently over improper tests will never recur
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