Japanese shares looked to end a stellar year with a flourish, rising to another six-year peak as the yen skidded to fresh lows for a third straight session, again leaving behind other Asian markets. Tokyo’s Nikkei .N225 added 0.3 percent in morning trade on what is its last trading day […]
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European stocks inch up, euro dips on S&P downgrade
European shares inched up on Friday with riskier assets still in demand following a broadly neutral shift in U.S. monetary policy, and the euro dipped after a credit agency cut its rating on the European Union. The FTSEurofirst 300 .FTEU3 index of top European shares was up 0.2 percent after […]
Zuckerberg to sell Facebook shares worth about $2.3 billion
Facebook Inc founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg will sell 41.4 million shares worth about $2.3 billion to pay a tax bill, as part of an offering by the social network of 70 million Class A common shares. Facebook shares, which have doubled in value this year, were down 4 percent […]
