Canada's main stock index extended its recent winning streak on Wednesday, led by gains for industrial and technology shares, as upbeat U.S. corporate earnings helped boost investor sentiment globally.

Investors in Asia are still digesting the impact of US President Donald Trump’s first few days in office, which have sent mixed signals to investors. Trump has reiterated a tariff threat against China but have largely spared the world’s second-largest economy from a feared escalation of the trade war.

BANGKOK -- World shares were mixed on Thursday after the latest U.S. economic data calmed frazzled nerves on Wall Street.

Last week, Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel filed two lawsuits after U.S. President Joe Biden blocked a $14.9 billion buyout of the American steelmaker by the Japanese firm. President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Monday.

Expectations are building that Japan's central bank might raise its key interest ... though they can also give inflation more fuel. Wall Street has been lurching down and up in recent weeks as economic reports pushed traders to revamp their expectations ...

Asian shares were mixed on Monday after stocks fell broadly on Friday as Wall Street closed out a holiday ... for 2024 with a yearend ceremony as Japan begins its New Year holidays, the biggest ...

Asian shares are mixed after gains for oil-and-gas producers helped offset drops for Nvidia and other Big Tech companies on Wall Street.

People walk inside the Korea Exchange (KRX) building, as stock markets in Asia as a whole have been affected by the intensifying political turmoil over president Yoon Suk Yeol’s role in martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 9, 2024.

Wall Street pointed modestly higher ahead of this ... Britain's FTSE 100 was essentially unchanged. In Asian trading, Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index slipped 1.8% to finish at 38,474.30 ...

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Asian equities were higher, except for Hong Kong and Mainland China, which were off following President Trump’s 10% tariff threat, which prompted profit-taking after six days of gains.

US equity futures signaled that the strong Wall Street rally of the past two sessions remains on track, lifted by a slew of robust corporate results and signs that US tariffs on trade partners could be less harsh than feared.