Asian shares hit 18-month top in festive cheer; oil, gold hold gains
Asian shares jumped to an 18-month high on Friday while gold and oil prices stayed buoyant in a holiday-shortened week, as investor optimism was boosted...
Japan’s NHK delivers erroneous North Korean ‘Christmas gift’
Japanese public broadcaster NHK on Friday sent a news bulletin that incorrectly reported North Korea had launched a missile that fell into waters east of...
Oil hits three-month highs as strong U.S. consumer spending underpins growth hopes
Oil prices rose on Friday, hitting three-month highs after data showed record online spending by U.S. consumers, stoking faith in the world’s no. 1 economy...
China’s November industrial profits rise 5.4% year-on-year
Profits at China’s industrial firms in November grew 5.4% from a year earlier to 593.9 billion yuan ($84.93 billion), the National Bureau of Statistics said...
NBA notebook: Injured LeBron may miss time
LeBron James aggravated a right groin injury in the first quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ 111-106 loss Wednesday and could be forced to miss...
NFL notebook: Texans quarterback Watson expects to play
Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson was limited in practice on Thursday with a back injury for the second straight day, but he expects to play...
NFL: Second look at video earns Giants’ Golden $1 million
New York Giants linebacker Markus Golden is $1 million richer thanks to a review of the Giants-Washington Redskins game....
Police probing deaths of four in New Mexico home as murder-suicide
Police in New Mexico are investigating the Christmas Day shooting deaths of four family members in a suburban Albuquerque home as a triple murder and...
Australian winery owner soothes burnt vines with tears as temperatures soar
South Australian winery owner Clare Anderson said she was “crying into her vines” as her fire-ravaged estate was hit by another bout of intense heat...
Japan to send warship, aircraft to Middle East to protect vessels
Japan will send a warship and patrol planes to protect Japanese ships in the Middle East as the situation in the region, from which it...