TOKYO, Nov 9, (Millat/APP/AFP) – Japanese shares went into freefall on Wednesday as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump closed in on the White House. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index plummeted 5.4 percent, or 919.84 points, to close at 16,251.54 after a wild day of trading. The broader Topix index of all first-section issues dropped 4.57 […]
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Tokyo stocks dive 5.4% as Trump closes in on White House
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Australia says US under Trump must stay strong in Asia
SYDNEY, Nov 9, (Millat/APP/AFP) – Australia said Wednesday it was crucial for Washington to stay focused on Asia if Donald Trump wins the presidential election, with Canberra keen to see more US involvement in the region, not less. Under President Barack Obama, the United States has pursued a foreign policy “pivot” towards the Asia-Pacific, including […]
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Trump poised for shock White House win
NEW YORK, Nov 9, (Millat/APP/AFP) – Billionaire populist Donald Trump, tapping into an electorate fed up with Washington insiders, was on the verge of a shock victory Wednesday over Hillary Clinton in a historic US presidential election that sent world markets into meltdown. State-by-state, one-by-one, the 70-year-old maverick Republican tycoon racked up victories in defiance […]
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One killed near California polling sites, shooter found dead
LOS ANGELES, Nov 9, (Millat/APP/AFP) – A gunman went on a shooting spree near California polling stations on Tuesday, killing one man and wounding two women before dying following a shootout with police, authorities said. The shooting took place in early afternoon in the city of Azusa, 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of Los Angeles, […]
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‘Trump wins big’ China firm sees stock surge
BEIJING, Nov 9, (Millat/APP/AFP): A Chinese company whose name sounds like “Trump wins big” saw its stock surge Wednesday as the Republican candidate’s odds improved in the US presidential poll. Shares in Shenzhen-listed Wisesoft, a computer software company whose Chinese name “chuan da zhi sheng” is a homophone for “Trump wins big”, rose 4.6 percent […]
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Markets, dollar plunge as Trump heads for victory
HONG KONG, Nov 9 (APP/AFP): Share markets collapsed Wednesday and the dollar tumbled against the yen and the euro as Donald Trump looked on course to win the race for the White House, in a stunning upset with major implications for the world economy. The Mexican peso also fell to a record low as safe […]