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Japanese shares tumbled on Wednesday on concerns about the economic hit from the coronavirus, with the broad Topix index falling 1.53% to mark its lowest close since November 2016.

Philippine shares jumped 3% on Wednesday in their biggest intraday gain since January 2019, driven by utilities after reports https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1239623/duterte-water-concessionaires-meeting-in-public#ixzz6GLYVTkAl said President Rodrigo Duterte was willing to meet and talk with two Metro Manila water firms to settle a government dispute over wate

Joe Biden cemented his lead in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary race on Tuesday

Plunging oil prices and the economic fallout from the global coronavirus outbreak are setting the stage for a potential wave of debt restructurings and bankruptcies, especially in the energy and services sectors, according to company advisers and analysts.

President Donald Trump will meet with the heads of some of the largest U.S. banks on Wednesday to discuss the financial industry's response to the coronavirus epidemic and the economic toll it is taking on small businesses, the markets and the economy, according to the White House press office.

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Hong Kong is considering softening new data storage rules, amid concerns of conflict with confidentiality laws elsewhere as authorities globally look to balance regulatory requirements, companies' needs and privacy concerns, two people said.

Japanese shares wobbled on Wednesday as investors remained worried about the coronavirus epidemic and weighed stimulus packages from governments and central banks to ease economic strains caused by the outbreak.