Asian Stocks Rise From Three-Week Low, Following U.S. Higher

Asian stocks gained, with a regional gauge rising from a three-week low, as investors weighed corporate earnings and after U.S. equities advanced. Indeks MSCI Asia Pacific Excluding Japan Index added 0.1 percent to 476.32 as of 9:02 a.m. in Seoul. Major U.S. indexes recovered in the last hour of trading yesterday, paring losses sparked by the U.S. and European Union levying new sanctions against Russia. The Federal Reserve will probably...

U.S. Stocks Advance as Selloff in Internet

U.S. stocks rose, with the Standard & Poor��s 500 Index erasing an earlier slide as Internet and smaller companies pulled back from a selloff amid optimism over merger activity. The S&P 500 rose 0.3 percent to 1,869.42 at 4 p.m. in New York, erasing an earlier loss of 0.7 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 86.76 points, or 0.5 percent, to 16,448.22. The Nasdaq Composite Index slipped less than 0.1 percent, after...

U.S. Stocks Fluctuate as Internet Shares Slump

U.S. stocks fluctuated, with a selloff in Internet and smaller companies extending to a second day, while Treasuries fell for the first time in a week before Federal Reserve policy makers begin a two-day meeting tomorrow.The Nasdaq 100 Index lost 0.3 percent at 12:43 p.m. in New York, as Amazon.com Inc. and Netflix Inc. dropped at least 4.5 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.4 percent, buoyed by deal activity. Pfizer Inc....

European Stocks Advance Amid M&A Deals

European stocks advanced as companies from AstraZeneca Plc to Bayer AG rose amid an increase in mergers-and-acquisitions activity, offsetting new U.S. sanctions against Russian individuals and companies. AstraZeneca jumped 14 percent to a record after Pfizer Inc. confirmed its interest in taking over the U.K. drugmaker for almost $99 billion. Bayer climbed 3.3 percent after it posted first-quarter profit that beat estimates and as it...

Saham A.S. Dibuka Berfluktuasi

Saham-saham A.S. dibuka berfluktuasi, setelah indeks Nasdaq Composite mengalami pelemahan terbesar dalam dua pekan pada 25 April, setelah meningkatnya aktivitas merger dan akuisisi mengimbangi sanksi Amerika terhadap Rusia atas Ukraina.Saham Pfizer Inc. naik 3.1 persen setelah mengajukan pembelian untuk AstraZeneca Plc sekitar 85 miliar pounsterling (US$ 98.7 miliar). Saham General Electric Co. naik 0.7 persen setelah Chief Executive...