| World markets up; Nikkei nears 5-year high | | World markets rose higher on Monday, with Tokyo stock markets heading close to a five-year high after a meeting of global finance leaders lent support to Japan’s aggressive monetary policy. | | Will Apple get crushed? | | NEW YORK - Apple may have lost nearly half of its value since its peak in September, but it’s still the talk of the town. Only this time, it’s all about how low can it go? | | Yen falls for third week | | NEW YORK - The yen weakened against its US counterpart for a third week, the longest stretch since February, as the Bank of Japan’s stimulus policies were unopposed at a Group of 20 meeting in Washington. | | Asian shares pick up, dealers eye G20 meeting | | Asian markets rose on Friday at the end of a tough week for global equities and commodities as dealers keep an eye on a meeting of world central bank and finance chiefs in Washington. | | Asian markets hit by US losses, Europe warning | | Asian markets took a hit Thursday after losses on Wall Street, while dealers were also put off by a warning from Germany’s central bank that Europe’s debt crisis could continue for a decade. | | WTI crude trades near low of four months | | West Texas Intermediate fell for the fourth time in five days, trading near the lowest level in almost four months before government data forecast to show US crude inventories rose last week. | | Stocks drop amid growth concerns | | Stock markets mostly fell on Wednesday as upbeat US corporate earnings reports failed to ease investors’ concerns over fading global economic growth. | | US economic news shores up stocks | | A run of positive US economic and corporate news shored up markets on Tuesday a day after investors were spooked by big falls in commodity prices — notably gold — as well as growing concern over the US and China, the world’s two-largest economies. | |
