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Asian shares up after First Republic aid spurs Wall St rally
By ELAINE KURTENBACH - AP Business Writer
Thu,03/16/23-12:52AM , 49 Reads
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares advanced Friday in Asia, tracking a rally on Wall Street after a group of big banks offered a lifeline to First Republic Bank, the lender investors had focused on in their latest hunt for troubles in the banking industry.
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People walk near a sign of foreign currency outside a money exchange office at a shopping district in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Shares climbed in Asia on Tuesday after Wall Street benchmarks clawed back some losses from their worst week since early December.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

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Asian shares edge higher after slight gains on Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH - AP Business Writer
Sun,02/26/23-11:32PM , 39 Reads
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares climbed in Asia on Tuesday after Wall Street benchmarks clawed back some losses from their worst week since early December.
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A currency trader gestures at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Shares in Asia were mixed Friday after Wall Street broke its longest losing streak since December with a modest rally led by tech stocks. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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Asia stocks mixed after Wall St breaks losing streak
By ELAINE KURTENBACH - AP Business Writer
Wed,02/22/23-11:26PM , 55 Reads
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares in Asia were mixed Friday after Wall Street broke its longest losing streak since December with a modest rally led by tech stocks.

Benchmarks rose in Tokyo and Sydney but fell in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Seoul. Oil prices rose while U.S. futures edged lower.
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AP correspondent Lisa Dwyer reports on Financial Markets.

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Asian shares skid after inflation report thumps Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH - AP Business Writer
Thu,02/16/23-1:31AM , 83 Reads
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares slipped in Asia on Friday after benchmarks on Wall Street had their biggest drop in four weeks as investors registered disappointment over an inflation reading that came in hotter than expected.
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