TOKYO -- Japanese stocks edged a tick higher on Wednesday as investors bought individual shares with bright earnings prospects, though the overall mood was cautious in the run-up to key meetings by the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan. Read More
MELBOURNE -- Oil prices slipped for a fourth day on Wednesday on worries about rocky demand in Europe, even as hopes of a recovery in U.S. refinery activity were boosted by industry data that showed U.S. crude stockpiles unexpectedly fell last week. Read More
U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said the release of the latest update to the Hong Kong Autonomy Act report showed that China's National People's Congress had unilaterally undermined Hong Kong's electoral system in its March 11 decision. Read More
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HANOI -- Shanghai aluminum prices rose to their highest in more than 9-1/2 years on Tuesday, as supply concerns in top consumer China rose after an aluminum hub ordered power cuts and industrial production shutdowns. Read More
TOKYO -- Japanese shares gained on Tuesday and the Topix index hit its best level in 20 years, as high-flying technology stocks tracked Wall Street higher on hopes for a strong economic recovery in the United States, one of Japan's biggest trading partners. Read More
CANBERRA -- Chicago corn futures edged higher on Tuesday to notch an eight-day peak after a U.S. government report showed that export demand for the grain remained high. Read More
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. auto safety agency said on Monday it is investigating a crash in Detroit on Thursday involving a Tesla that became wedged underneath a tractor-trailer and left a passenger in critical condition. Read More
BEIJING -- China's economy could rebound sharply during the first quarter from a year earlier, a spokeswoman for the statistics bureau said on Monday. Read More
TOKYO -- Japanese shares rose on Monday as optimism around the passage of a massive U.S. stimulus package boosted cyclical shares, although declines in tech stocks weighed on the benchmark. Read More