Wall Street

...cent. An unexpected contraction in factory activity in the US Midwest and larger private-sector layoffs than had been forecast sounded a dour note for the end of the third quarter, sending shares on Wall Street lower on Wednesday. South...

In this article: US, Hyundai, Hyundai Motor, Kyocera Corp, Advantest, BHP Billiton, and Honda Motor

...Sumco and Shin-Etsu Chemical. Intel's results and outlook blew past Wall Street forecasts on better-than-expected consumer demand for PCs, especially in Asia, although the corporate market was weak. Intel's microprocessors are used in...

In this article: Intel, Samsung Electronics, Asia, Revenue, Acer, TSMC, Seoul, U.S., and Hynix Semiconductor

TOKYO - The Nikkei stock average rose more than two percent to its highest close in nearly four months, buoyed by exporters such as Advantest Corp on a softer yen and a rally on Wall Street amid growing optimism about the US economy. The...

In this article: US, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Sun Microsystems Inc., S&P, Nasdaq, Advantest Corp, Sinopec, and Marathon Oil Corp

...on Thursday, buoyed by exporters such as Advantest Corp <6857. T> on a softer yen and after optimism about the U.S. government's rescue plan for banks boosted Wall Street. The benchmark Nikkei <. N225> added 94.87 points to 8,201.16. It...

In this article: Advantest Corp

Asian stocks extend gains on Wall Street advance Asian markets advanced into a third session Friday, encouraged by a higher Wall Street finish. In Japan, equities also got some support from a weaker yen that helped exporters such as Honda...

In this article: Advantest Corp.

TOKYO, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average is likely to fall on Thursday, following a rally the previous day and after worries about stricter oversight for Wall Street hurt U.S. stocks, but a weaker yen may support exporter shares.

In this article: United States, Sharp Corp, Toyota, March, Nissan, and Hitachi Ltd

...on Thursday as exporters such as Advantest Corp <6857. T> slid on a stronger yen and after gloomy U.S. retail sales data revived worries about the economy and hurt Wall Street. The benchmark Nikkei <. N225> shed 128.19 points to...

In this article: US, Advantest Corp, and Tokyo

...rise on Tuesday, led by tech shares such as Advantest Corp <6857. T> after Wall Street hit a 12-month high on a wave of solid earnings that reconfirmed the economy is healing. Japan Airlines Corp <9205. T> will likely draw attention after...

In this article: Advantest Corp, US, Tax, Nippon Steel Corp, Revenue, KDDI Corp, and JFE Holdings

...led down by chip equipment makers such as Advantest Corp <6857. T> after poor housing data and a rise in oil prices stoked U.S. economic fears and sent Wall Street lower. Canon Inc <7751. T> slid 1.5 percent to 5,280 yen after posting a...

In this article: U.S., Advantest Corp, Canon Inc, and Japan