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The South Korean won dropped to a fresh 7-month low against the dollar early on Friday as investors remained wary of more bellicose rhetoric from North Korea and with inter-Korean tension escalating.
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NEW YORK, April 5- Brent crude fell to an eight-month low near $104 a barrel on Friday and was on course for the biggest weekly slide since June, as a weak U.S. jobs report fed worries about the economy in the world's largest oil consumer. The U.S. Labor Department reported that employers added just 88,000 jobs in March, the slowest pace of hiring in nine months.
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LONDON/ SEOUL- North Korea has asked embassies to consider moving staff out and warned it cannot guarantee the safety of diplomats after April 10, Britain said, amid high tension and a war of words on the Korean peninsula.
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A BMO Capital Markets analyst lowered her rating Friday on Kimberly Clark Corp., saying she doesn't see a reason for investment at its current price.
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LONDON/ SEOUL, April 5- North Korea has asked embassies to consider moving staff out and warned it cannot guarantee the safety of diplomats after April 10, Britain said, amid high tension and a war of words on the Korean peninsula.
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SEOUL- North Korea has placed two of its intermediate range missiles on mobile launchers and hidden them on the east coast of the country in a move that could threaten Japan or U.S.
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The Saudi's investment in a Texas refinery's expansion is meant to ensure that it will retain an important market for its crude in the United States at a time when American politicians intend to wean the country off imported oil, The New York Times reports.
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*North Korea asks embassies to close- Russia says. LONDON/ SEOUL, April 5- North Korea has asked embassies in Pyongyang that might wish to get staff out if there is a war to submit plans to it by April 10, Britain said on Friday, as it upped the pressure as part of a war of words that has set the Korean peninsula on edge.
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SEOUL, April 5- Samsung Electronics is spending more on marketing than R&D for the first time in at least three years, prompting some pundits to warn that the IT giant is sacrificing innovation at a time when the market is teeming with ever smarter gadgets.
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SEOUL/ NEW DELHI, April 5- Asian policymakers braced for a flood of capital unleashed by the Bank of Japan's huge monetary stimulus, but some conceded on Friday the impact on global money flows and currencies might prove to be a necessary side-effect to get the region's No.2 economy growing.
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*Reports say missiles hidden on North Korea's east coast. SEOUL, April 5- North Korea has placed two of its intermediate range missiles on mobile launchers and hidden them on the east coast of the country in a move that could threaten Japan or U.S.
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*Korea tensions, Iran talks eyed. LONDON, April 5- Brent crude oil steadied close to five-month lows around $106 per barrel on Friday as bleak U.S. data and bulging inventories dimmed the outlook for demand.
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*Korea tensions, Iran talks eyed. SINGAPORE, April 5- Brent steadied above $106 per barrel on Friday after hitting a 5- month low in the prior session, but prices were headed for their worst week since December as bleak U.S. data and bulging inventories dimmed the outlook for demand.
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*Plunge in Korea, China pulls MSCI Asia ex- Japan down 1.1 pct. TOKYO, April 5- Asian shares hit a three-month low on Friday as concerns over bird flu in China and escalating tensions in the Korean peninsula unsettled investors as they counted down to potentially pivotal U.S. payrolls data out later in the session.
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*Korea tensions, Iran talks eyed. SINGAPORE, April 5- Brent crude edged up toward $107 per barrel on Friday after hitting a 5- month low in the prior session, but prices were headed for their worst week in a month as bleak U.S. data and bulging inventories dimmed the outlook for demand. Brent crude rose 13 cents to $106.47 a barrel by 0436 GMT, off an earlier high of $106.65.
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*North Korea has warned of war with South "at any moment". SEOUL, April 5- South Korea's top finance officials warned on Friday that tensions with North Korea could have a prolonged impact on markets and vowed to ensure stability, as the standoff threatened to put an additional drag on Asia's fourth-largest economy.
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*Korea tensions, Iran talks eyed. SINGAPORE, April 5- Brent crude edged up toward $107 per barrel on Friday after hitting a 5- month low in the prior session, but prices were headed for their worst week in a month as bleak U.S. data and bulging inventories dimmed the outlook for demand. Brent rose 14 cents to $106.48 a barrel by 0236 GMT, off an earlier high of $106.65.
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The South Korean won dropped to a fresh 7-month low against the dollar early on Friday as investors remained wary of more bellicose rhetoric from North Korea and with inter-Korean tension escalating.
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HONG KONG, April 5- Hong Kong shares could start higher on Friday as markets reopen following a public holiday, bolstered by the Bank of Japan's unprecedented monetary expansion.
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SEOUL, April 5- A senior South Korean official warned on Friday that the impact on markets from tension with North Korea could be prolonged and vowed to take swift and strong action to stabilise them if needed.
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SEOUL, April 5- Samsung Electronics Co Ltd estimated its January-March operating profit rose 53 percent to 8.7 trillion won as sales of mid-tier smartphones helped the South Korean giant tide over the off-peak season. Following are reactions from analysts and fund managers:. SONG MYUNG-SUB, ANALYST AT HI INVESTMENT& SECURITIES.