LONDON (Reuters) - Gold prices are looking even more vulnerable after April's price crash, as rampant inflation expected from successive rounds of monetary easing fails to materialize.Full story
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Myanmar on Friday on the first visit to the country by a Japanese leader in 36 years, as Tokyo bids to reassert its position as a top economic partner after decades of frosty relations with the previous military regime. Full story
OSAKA, Japan (Reuters) - Two elderly South Korean women forced to work in Japanese war-time military brothels canceled a meeting on Friday with the mayor of the city of Osaka after he refused to withdraw remarks asserting the brothels were "necessary" at the time. Full story
A portion of a Chinese cargo jet’s wing falls off as the plane was trying to land at Hartfield Airpot, piercing the roof of an Atlanta home. No injuries were reported. WXIA’s Bill Liss reports.
From the FOMC Minutes, to an unexpected weak report on manufacturing in China, what has changed about investing strategy? CNBC's Maria Bartiromo shares her observation.
Japan suffered its worst 1-day loss in more than 2 years, but the Nikkei is still up about 40 percent this year. Walter Zimmerman, United-ICAP says this type of drop could occur in the U.S., while Darren Wolfberg, BNP Paribas, doesn't think so.
China factory data is slowing, and industrial commodities, as well as copper and palladium slid on the news, reports CNBC's Sharon Epperson. Frank McGhee, Integrated Brokerage Services, offers insight on gold.
Gold has gained ground as investors sell stocks in Japan, Europe and the U.S., reports CNBC's Sharon Epperson.
387869 02: US Navy EP-3 spy plane crew member David Cecka, from Leavenworth, WA, holds his four month old son Cameron during the crew's homecoming reception April 14, 2001 at the Whidbey Island Naval Air Station in Washington. The crew of the surveillance plane, who were detained in China after a co
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto speaks to reporters at the Osaka city hall in Osaka, western Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo May 24, 2013. Two elderly South Korean women forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels abruptly cancelled a meeting with Mayor Hashimoto after he refused to withdraw
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto listens to reporters' questions at the Osaka city hall in Osaka, western Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo May 24, 2013. Two elderly South Korean women forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels abruptly cancelled a meeting with Mayor Hashimoto after he refused
Vietnam's Dinh Tien Dung smiles during a meeting at the National Assembly in Hanoi in this December 11, 2012 file photo. Vietnam, which is struggling to raise budget revenue and reform its state enterprises, has appointed its state audit chief as finance minister. The government said that parliament
