MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Thursday, with major markets mostly higher despite overnight losses on Wall Street. U.S. futures edged higher while oil prices fell. Japan’s Nikkei 225 recovered from earlier losses, gaining 0.3% to 45,768.68. Minutes from the Bank of Japan’s July meeting released Thursday indicated policy officials were inclined…
Analysts say global financial markets are entering a euphoric but potentially dangerous speculative phase. Such phases are typically characterised by investor mania for so-called meme stocks, made popular on the share market by social media posts. But investors are also chasing after cryptocurrencies, gold and small-cap stocks, or stocks with relatively low prices. Adelaide woman…
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) led the NYSE gainers with a relatively large price hike in the past couple of weeks. The recent rally in share prices has nudged the company in the right direction, though it still falls short of its yearly peak. With many analysts covering the large-cap stock, we may expect any price-sensitive…