Asian markets round-up: Most bourses drop after US Fed signals 2015 rate hike
The Shanghai Composite ends at a two-week low amid a flood of new floatations.
Asian markets round-up: Most bourses gain ahead of ECB and US Fed decisions
The Hang Seng rose as the Asian financial hub's legislature debated a Beijing-backed electoral reform plan.
Asian markets round-up: Most bourses end lower ahead of US Fed FOMC meeting
The upcoming two-day US Federal Reserve FOMC meeting drains risk appetite across most of Asia.
Nestle India expects over $49m hit from Maggi noodles ban
Shares in Nestle India end 2.14% lower in Mumbai trade.
South Korean snack-maker Orion mulls bid for Tesco unit valued at $6bn
Tesco's South Korean business is its biggest business outside of the UK.
Asian markets round-up: Most bourses trade lower amid China's margin lending curbs
New regulation in China now caps the size of margin trading and short-selling.
Crude oil logs gains on the back of falling US drilling activity
The number of US rigs actively drilling for oil has dropped for 27 successive weeks.
Gold prices to drop if Fed boss Yellen reiterates US rates will rise this year
Gold prices to take their cues from developments in Greece and from Fed speak on US interest rates.
Investors to pump $400bn into Chinese stocks and bonds: Morgan Stanley
Morgan analysts, led by Serena Tang, opined that in the most optimistic scenario, the gush could exceed $1.2tn.
Asian markets round-up: Most bourses gain amid muted trade
The Shanghai Composite settles at a fresh seven-year high amid cautious trade.
Alstom says will continue to defend GE deal with EU regulators
GE confident of closing the €12.4bn deal, for Alstom's power business, in the second-half of 2015.
EU regulators to warn General Electric that Alstom bid will hurt competition?
EC could put out a statement of objections on the GE-Alstom deal on 12 June.
SPDR Gold Trust assets at lowest since 2008 and things could get worse
Analysts warn that worst may not be over, given the robust stock markets and the likelihood of higher US interest rates.
Asian markets round-up: Most bourses trade in the green amid heavy data
New Zealand cuts benchmark cash rate for the first time in four years while Korea trims rates amid MERS outbreak.
Shares in China National Nuclear Power jump 44% in Shanghai debut
Proceeds from the $2.2bn share sale will be utilised to build four new nuclear power projects in China.
Asian markets round-up: Most bourses trade lower amid choppy trade
India's benchmark Sensex gains on the back of MSCI's decision to delay enlisting China A-shares on its index.
Chinese rail giant CRRC loses $14bn in market value in one day
Trainmaker CRRC now has a market value of $116bn, after soaring as high as $130bn on 8 June.
German prosecutors raid Deutsche Bank offices in Frankfurt
Raid on DB offices may be related to German private bank Sal Oppenheim, which Deutsche acquired in 2010.
Asian markets round-up: Bourses trade in red terrain post dismal China data
China's consumer inflation eased in May while producer prices stayed in deflation.
Crude oil futures drop amid Opec's decision to keep output unchanged
Capital Economics believes that Brent is "now back within a whisker" of its end-2015 forecast of $60 per barrel.
Gold prices set to drop amid upbeat US data and downbeat Asian demand
US Federal Reserve expected to hike interest rates this September, a negative for bullion prices.
Diageo: Brazilian billionaire mulls bid for firm which owns Johnnie Walker and Smirnoff
The news boosts the US-listed shares of Diageo, which finished 8.04% higher in heavy trading on 5 June.
Goldman Sachs may fork out over $2bn to settle US probe over mortgage bonds
The Wall Street investment bank could strike a deal with the US Justice Department within weeks.
Worldpay to hire 6 banks for its planned £6bn London floatation
Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, BofA, Barclays, UBS and Credit Suisse could manage the planned share sale with Lazard.
Asian markets round-up: Bourses outside Shanghai trade lower
The Shanghai Composite settles above 5,000 points for the first time in seven years, after volatile intra-day trading.
Apple's first-ever yen-denominated bond offering raises $2bn
Apple borrows 250bn yen to raise cash for operations, dividends and buybacks.
Troubled Tesco hires HSBC to explore sale of South Korean unit valued at $6bn
Tesco's South Korean unit could attract bids from buyout firms KKR, Carlyle, CVC Partners, TPG Capital and MBK Partners.
Asian markets round-up: Bourses see mixed trade amid China volatility
The Korean economy expanded 2.5% year-on-year in the first-quarter, beating the central bank's forecast for a 2.4% rise.
Opec's former research boss sees Brent dropping to about $40 in 2015
Hasan Qabazard says Brent crude will trade between $40 to $50 a barrel in the fourth-quarter of 2015.
Opec meeting: Oil cartel is not inclined to alter crude production limits
Commerzbank expects that Opec will confirm its production target of 30 million barrels per day on 5 June.
