Stock market today: Asia shares mixed on holiday mode trade

Asian shares are mixed with some markets closed or anticipating holidays and investors showing muted reaction to the latest U.S. banking failure

Japan to restore preferred trade status for South Korea

Japan’s trade ministry says it has begun procedures to restore preferential trade status for South Korea, days after Seoul took a similar step for Tokyo and requested reciprocity, and more than three years after the countries downgraded each other during a bitter historical dispute

Foreign companies in China face growing scrutiny, pressure

Foreign companies are under growing pressure in China from anti-corruption, security and other investigations as President Xi Jinping’s government tightens control over business

Stock market today: Asian shares rise despite banking fears

Asian shares have mostly advanced despite lingering worries about the U.S. banking sector and inflationary pressures

Stock market today: Global shares up ahead of US GDP update

Global shares are mostly higher ahead of the release of U.S. economic growth data

Youngkin in Japan to forge supply chains with 'friends'

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has said while visiting Tokyo that he hopes to forge “trusted supply chain relationships” with U.S. allies and friends to create supply chains that are not China-dependent

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Stock market today: Asian stocks dip on economy worries

Asian shares are trading mostly lower as worries about the global economy flare after a tumble on Wall Street despite some better-than-expected earnings reports

Stock market today: Global shares dip on economy worries

Shares have fallen in Europe and Asia as worries about the global economy flare after a tumble on Wall Street

DeSantis talks trade with South Korean officials

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has held trade talks with South Korean officials in Seoul, on the second leg of his four-nation trip, as the possible rival to Donald Trump seeks to build his diplomatic profile ahead of a widely anticipated presidential campaign launch