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Signs of rapidly worsening Chinese demand for IT giants IBM and Cisco Systems Inc are starting to spook Hewlett-Packard investors. HP's year-long stock rally sputtered last week amid fears a faster-than-anticipated slowdown in emerging markets, above all China, may dash...

South Korea will buy 40 Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) F-35 stealth fighter jets, the country's military chiefs decided on Friday, with the first delivery expected in 2018, settling a drawn-out process to beef up the country's defenses. A Joint Chiefs...

World shares were set to end a volatile week on a positive note on Friday and the dollar reached a 4-month high against the yen as worry dissipated about an end to the Federal Reserve's stimulus. Volatility has eased as...

Striking workers at a Nokia factory in southern China on Friday threatened to extend industrial action after the company terminated the contracts of 59 employees for failing to return to work. Hundreds of employees stopped work on Tuesday, complaining of...

The European Central Bank's chief economist said on Friday the euro zone faces deflationary pressures, and the bank's president stressed that interest rates must remain low "because the economy is weak". With euro zone inflation running at 0.7 percent, well...

Federal Reserve officials said they plan to begin trimming the central bank's stimulus efforts in "the coming months". They believe that the US recovery is strengthening, according to minutes from their October meeting. The US central bank is currently engaged in...

Japan's main share index closed at its highest level for nearly six months after positive news from the country's central bank boosted sentiment. The Nikkei 225 rose 289.52 points to 15,365.60, its highest level since May. The Bank of Japan said...

U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday after minutes from the Federal Reserve's last meeting said the central bank could begin to scale back its stimulus program at one of its next few meetings. While Fed officials said such a move would...

Federal Reserve officials felt they could decide to start scaling back the U.S. central bank's massive asset-purchase program at one of its next few meetings provided this was warranted by economic growth. Minutes of the Fed's October 29-30 policy meeting,...

Investors locked in some of the gains that have taken world stock markets to six-year highs on Wednesday as they waited to see what the mood was like at the U.S. Federal Reserve's most recent meeting. European shares fell for...