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News Hour: Energy firms once again sank in Asian trade on Thursday after another plunge in oil prices as glut fears return, though most regional markets enjoyed a recovery from the previous day’s sell-off. Crude traders...

News Hour: Another sell-off in energy firms dragged Asian markets lower on Wednesday, tracking hefty losses on Wall Street as oil prices tanked, while Shanghai was muted despite MSCI’s decision to include mainland-listed firms in a...

News Hour: Tokyo stocks opened lower on Wednesday after three days of gains, tracking Wall Street’s losses and as oil prices dropped. Leading US indices retreated from record highs on Tuesday, with weakness in petroleum-linked shares,...

News Hour: This Eid season, five lucky fans from Bangladesh will get an opportunity to tour to China with Shakib Al Hasan, the best allrounder in the world from June 29, 2017. Organized by Huawei Consumer...

News Hour: China’s stocks took a major step toward global acceptance on Wednesday, finally winning a long campaign for inclusion in a leading emerging markets benchmark, in what was seen as a milestone for global investing....

News Hour: U.S. pharmaceutical research services provider Parexel International Corp said on Tuesday it would be taken private by Pamplona Capital Management LLP in a $4.5 billion deal. Activist investors, including Starboard Value LP, have put...

News Hour: Oil prices fell to seven-month lows on Tuesday after news of increases in supply by several key producers, a trend that has undermined attempts by OPEC and others to support the market through reduced...

News Hour: Ford Motor Co will export the next-generation Focus compact car from China to North America in 2019, rather than from Mexico as earlier planned, saving the company $500 million, a top executive said on...

News Hour: Germany’s Daimler began construction of a new Mercedes-Benz plant near Moscow on Tuesday, following through on the first new investment by a major foreign automaker in Russia since Western sanctions were imposed three years...

News Hour: American Express Co has invested in Next Insurance, a Palo Alto-based technology startup that sells customized insurance for small businesses online, as Silicon Valley companies look to shake up the insurance sector. Next Insurance,...