World Markets

Masked to protect against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), senior Lauren Pyjar takes advantage of the warm sunshine to study outdoors at Georgetown University in Washington, March 9, 2021.Kevin Lamarque | ReutersAt least a dozen…

SINGAPORE — Markets in Asia-Pacific traded mixed on Tuesday morning as investors are set to closely watch market reaction to Covid fears in China as Beijing expands mass testing.Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 0.17%, while the Topix was flat.…

SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia-Pacific rose on Friday after a comeback on Wall Street as investors continued to digest the Fed's plans to fight inflation.The Nikkei 225 gained 0.45% in early trade, while the Topix advanced 0.19%.Australia's…

Royal Dutch Shell products in Torzhok, Russia.Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesShell has announced that it will write off between $4 and $5 billion in the value of its assets after pulling out of Russia following the country's…

LONDON — European stocks are expected to open higher on the last trading day of March, a month marked by global geopolitical and economic uncertainty after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.The U.K.'s FTSE index is seen opening 22 points…

LONDON — European stocks are expected to build on gains from the previous day, opening higher on Tuesday ahead of another round of Ukraine-Russia talks.The U.K.'s FTSE index is seen opening 29 points higher at 7,508, Germany's DAX 93…