Asian shares rise in quiet holiday trade

Asian shares ended higher following a quiet trading session given several of the region's major markets closed for the Good Friday holidays.

Searching for growth in Europe, clarity in China

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The euro zone's struggle to avoid another recession will take center stage in the coming week in the absence of major U.S. data, as investors mull whether the ECB's new asset-buying plan is a prelude to even more radical steps.

U.S. manufacturing demand, China services sector suggest growth

(Reuters) - Demand picked up in the U.S. manufacturing sector in August, data showed on Tuesday, which together with a report showing steady growth in China's services sector added to signs of strength in the world's two biggest economies.