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Asian shares sped ahead on Monday as a dovish turn by the Federal Reserve and startlingly strong U.S. jobs data soothed some of the market's worst fears about the global outlook. Stocks Japan's Nikkei (N225) shot up 2.8 percent. Nasdaq (IXIC) 4.26 percent. S&P 500 (SPX) jumped 3.43…

Apple's worst day of trading has sent shock waves around the world, with Australian stocks also feeling the brunt of the fallout. Stocks tumbled on Wall Street, with technology companies suffering their worst loss in seven years, after Apple reported that iPhone sales in China are falling. The…

Asia markets traded mixed on Friday following sharp declines in U.S. stocks overnight as a dire quarterly warning from Apple stoked fears of a slowdown in the global economy. Stocks Japan's Nikkei 225 dropped 2.68 percent in afternoon Topix index fell around 1.9 percent with almost all…

U.S. stock futures fell and Asian shares wobbled on Thursday after a rare revenue warning from Apple Inc added to worries about slowing global growth and weaker earnings. The California-based tech giant blamed fewer iPhone upgrades and slowing sales in China in warning about revenues in its most…

Asia stocks advanced on Friday after Wall Street ended volatile trade in positive territory, adding to the previous session's big gains, although lingering investor jitters helped support safe-haven currencies such as the yen. Stocks Japan's Nikkei bucked the trend and slipped 0.3 percent…