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What Investors Should Know in Asia

  • Twitter Trading: 8 Tweets That Moved Markets Thursday, 25 Apr 2013 | 9:50 AM ET

    News that breaks on Twitter is now news that moves the markets, sometimes even when it's not news. Here's a look at some tweets that affected trading.

  • True Floor for Gold? How About $1,200? Thursday, 25 Apr 2013 | 3:53 PM ET
    Sergio Alexander

    Why $1,200 is the floor for gold, according to one expert.

  • This Currency Is Asia's Best Performer Friday, 26 Apr 2013 | 12:26 AM ET

    The Thai baht - Asia's strongest performing currency this year - has hit a 16-year high against the U.S. dollar this month and one economist says the baht is the region's last one-way bet.

  • China Is Heading for Credit Bubble Trouble: Chanos Wednesday, 24 Apr 2013 | 12:36 PM ET

    The rampant growth of credit in China appears to be forming a bubble, Jim Chanos of Kynikos Associates says.

  • The S&P 500's Most Shorted Stocks Thursday, 25 Apr 2013 | 1:30 PM ET

    After a temporary drop in the second half of March, short interest is back on the rise.

  • Goldman's O'Neill: 'Great Time' to Own Stocks  Thursday, 25 Apr 2013 | 11:15 AM ET

    Jim O'Neill, Goldman Sachs Asset Management chairman, tells CNBC's Mary Thompson ordinary investors shouldn't be afraid of equities right now.

  • China Tycoon Defends Bid for Chunk of Iceland Wednesday, 24 Apr 2013 | 1:14 AM ET
    Snowy road curving past the mountains, Iceland.

    The chairman of one of China's leading real estate investment groups, made famous by his bid to buy a farm in Iceland, says the deal would have been very profitable had it gone through.

  • Nintendo's Results Are 'Abysmal': Expert  Wednesday, 24 Apr 2013 | 4:30 AM ET

    Pelham Smithers, managing director at Pelham Smithers Associates, says Nintendo's results are "abysmal" and that it will be hard for the company to return to profit despite weaker yen.

  • Why Hype Over Dollar-Yen at 100 Is Overdone Wednesday, 24 Apr 2013 | 2:42 AM ET

    The significance of move in the dollar to 100 yen should not be overdone, some analysts say.

  • This Is the Worst Thing About Fake-Tweet Stock Dive Wednesday, 24 Apr 2013 | 1:21 PM ET

    If Tuesday's brief market plunge from the bogus Associated Press tweet sent your pulse racing, it might be time to find a good sedative.

  • ‘I’d Buy Chinese Stocks’: Dennis Gartman Wednesday, 24 Apr 2013 | 5:55 PM ET

    The risk-on trade is back, and one way to play it is Chinese stocks, Dennis Gartman says.

  • Sterling: The Currency That's Most Like 'Rocky'? Tuesday, 23 Apr 2013 | 10:42 PM ET
    Actor Sylvester Stallone who plays the lead role as a boxer Rocky Balboa in the popular U.S. film series.

    It gets knocked down and then it gets back up again: recent trade in sterling is much like the performance of underdog boxer Rocky in the popular U.S. film series.

  • Rate Cut Talk in Australia: Yes, the Buzz Is Back Wednesday, 24 Apr 2013 | 2:09 AM ET
    Shopper in Sydney's David Jones store

    Data on Wednesday showing that inflation in Australia is well under control has created a buzz in markets about more interest rate cuts, with some analysts hoping for a move as early as next month.

  • 8 Wacky Business Ideas Monday, 22 Apr 2013 | 11:38 AM ET

    We look at bizarre "Made in Asia" innovations that have caught the consumer's imagination.

  • For Suppliers, Good Apple Earnings Aren't Enough Wednesday, 24 Apr 2013 | 12:07 AM ET

    Apple's disappointing forward guidance spells trouble for its Asian suppliers, analysts say.

  • Should the UK Quit Austerity? Wednesday, 24 Apr 2013 | 7:06 PM ET
    London, England

    Several experts have all criticized the U.K. government's austerity plan. Yet, finance minister George Osborne is sticking to the controversial policy. Do you think it's time the U.K. finally quits its austerity program?

  • Here’s What Could Push Dollar-Yen Past 100 Monday, 22 Apr 2013 | 10:47 PM ET

    The yen, which has been falling for five months, is within striking distance of the psychological 100-level against the dollar. So what could trigger a break through the key barrier?

  • Did China Just Go Through a 'Lost Decade'? Monday, 22 Apr 2013 | 6:37 AM ET
    China's new President Xi Jinping (R) talks with former President Hu Jintao (L) on March 14, 2013 in Beijing, China.

    After Japan's "lost decade" you might be surprised to hear that some Chinese entrepreneurs are suggesting that China has just come out of its own "lost decade".

  • China Billionaire Eyes Big Slice of Movie Market Tuesday, 23 Apr 2013 | 12:13 AM ET
    Wang Jianlin, chairman of Dalian Wanda Group

    A $2.6 billion acquisition of U.S. movie theater chain AMC seems to be just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the expansion of China's Dalian Wanda Group, controlled by the country's second richest man.

  • Rebound Rally Could Take Nasdaq to 4,100: Charts Tuesday, 23 Apr 2013 | 1:48 AM ET

    Is the pullback on the Nasdaq an entry opportunity or is it an exit signal because the trend is about to fail?

Most Popular Video

Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 4:05 AM ET

CNBC's Phil LeBeau reports from the Paris Air Show and discusses Airbus, which is expected to announce new orders this week, and Boeing's new aircraft.

Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 6:40 PM ET

You say the name of a stock, and Mad Money's Jim Cramer tells you whether to buy or sell.

Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 8:20 PM ET

Hans Timmer, Director of the Development Prospects Group at the World Bank says his main concern with China is the country's vast shadow banking system.