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Toshiba shares rose 5.3% in Tokyo early on Thursday, outperforming a 0.8% rise in the benchmark Nikkei average
The country of 22 million people is struggling with its worst financial crisis in seven decades, unable to import essentials including food, fuel and medicines
Factory output grew at its slowest rate in three months, the au Jibun Bank flash Japan Manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) survey showed
China tech firms listed in Hong Kong rose as much as 2% on state support for the fintech industry before shedding gains
The exchange has leapt past the Nasdaq and NYSE thanks to new offerings from China Mobile and CNOOC after they were delisted in the US
Investors were in downbeat mood as worries over global growth overshadowed trade, while signs of fresh tech crackdowns in China hit Hong Kong
US Customs and Border Protection has begun enforcing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), which President Joe Biden signed into law in December
Ratings agency S&P Global downgraded Greenland to "selective default" on Wednesday after the state-backed property developer extended the maturity of $488 million in bonds
While one board member said a weak yen benefitted the economy given the global downturn, others were worried about excessive currency volatility
The move applies to the China New Horizon Mixed Securities Investment Fund and Hong Kong Stock Connect Long Horizon Mixed Securities Investment Fund
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With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors
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Oil & GasIndia Is Likely Exporting Refined Russian Oil to the WestIndia’s fast-rising Russian oil imports are being matched by its rising oil exports suggesting it may be reselling Russia’s oil to the West.
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MarketsApple Asks Suppliers in Taiwan to Meet China Label StandardsUS tech giant Apple told its Taiwan suppliers that products moving to China must be labelled to state that the island is a part of China and not an independent nation
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MarketsIndian-Owned Tech Firms See Sharp Growth in UKDespite a moribund British economy and heavy corporate tax, Indian-owned tech firms are growing in the UK.
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