Chinese investors despair as gains wiped out in tumbling stock market

“Ah, of course I have lost money,” exclaims Cindy Wang, putting her hand to her face. She has lost around half her investments.

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.

China's benchmark money rate falls 48 bps after surprise easing

(Reuters) - China's benchmark money rate fell 48 basis points to 3.18 percent on Monday, after the central bank unexpectedly cut benchmark lending rates by 40 basis points on Friday.

Market jolt is reality check for investors

NEW YORK (AP) -- Sometimes a little fear is healthy for stock investors. Nine days ago, after a series of sharp sell-offs, the Standard & Poor's 500 index was down 7.4 percent from its September record as fears of a global economic slowdown intensified.

Hong Kong buyers send London real estate soaring

Foreign buyers are snapping up central London homes, distorting prices and forcing policymakers to levy new taxes in an attempt to control the market.

Temasek Shows More Committed Than Peers With Olam Offer

Temasek Holdings Pte unit’s offer to take over Olam International Ltd. (OLAM) shows Singapore’s investment firm is more active compared with other state-owned investors, according to the Sovereign Investment Lab.

'Upstairs' Trading Draws More Big Investors

Some of the world's biggest investors are changing the way they trade in U.S. markets in response to what they say are rising risks for institutions of their size.

US markets hit historical highs: Are stock prices really at record levels?

The stock market flirted with historical highs this week, with the Dow Jones industrial average trading higher than 16,000 and the Standard & Poor's 500 exceeding 1,800 for a time.

Neiman Marcus close to changing private equity owners: sources

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A consortium of Ares Management LLC and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is in advanced talks to acquire upscale U.S. retailer Neiman Marcus Inc from TPG Capital LP, Warburg Pincus LLC and Leonard Green Partners LP, two people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.

Dow hits 14,000 for 1st time since October 2007

NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow stock market index flirted with the 14,000 line Friday, dashing above it several times throughout the morning and bringing reminders of the last time it hit that mark — almost a different era, before the financial crisis rocked the world economy.

Kuwait's China investment quota boosted to $1 bln -KUNA

KUWAIT, Jan 20 (Reuters) - China's foreign exchange regulator has increased the amount which Kuwait's sovereign wealth fund can invest directly in the Chinese securities markets to $1 billion, state news agency KUNA reported on Sunday.

Wall St clings to hopes for budget deal, but market risks rising

NEW YORK (Reuters) - If the United States sails over the fiscal cliff in less than two weeks, it probably will not mean disaster for the stock market, investors said on Friday, but the margin for error is getting dangerously thin.

Euro zone deal overlooks a major threat: lousy growth

Reuters) - Stricter budget discipline in the 17 countries that use the euro is all well and good, but investors fear it won't provide what the euro zone needs most of all: More economic growth.