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* Yen slides to 101.62 against dollar * Upbeat U.S. data, Japanese bond buys drive move * German Bunds fall as safe-haven demand dented * European shares hit five-year highs By Herbert Lash NEW YORK, May 10 (Reuters) - The yen on Friday slid to its...

* Yen slides to 101.62 against dollar * Upbeat U.S. data, Japanese bond buys drive move * German Bunds fall as safe-haven demand dented * European shares hit five-year highs By Herbert Lash NEW YORK, May 10 (Reuters) - The yen on Friday slid to its...

* U.S. dollar breaks through 100 yen * Gold off 1 pct as U.S. data, strong dollar weigh * Oil dips on ample supplies By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK, May 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar rose to its highest against the yen in over four years on Thursday,...

NEW YORK, May 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks turned lower in late afternoon trading on Thursday, a day after the S&P 500 posted its fifth record high close, with financials among sectors leading declines and Apple shares falling. The Dow Jones industrial...

NEW YORK, May 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended lower on Thursday, breaking a five-day string of record closing highs for the S&P 500 as the market's recent momentum faltered and Apple shares weighed. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 22.50 points,...

* U.S. dollar climbs above 100 yen * Gold off 1 percent as U.S. jobless data, strong dollar weigh * S&P 500 snaps five-day winning streak By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK, May 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar broke through 100 yen on Thursday, its highest...

* Upbeat economic data, central banks support shares * UK central bank leaves policy unchanged as expected * Oil dips on ample supplies By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK, May 9 (Reuters) - A measure of stocks around the world slipped after setting a 5-year...

NEW YORK, May 9 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks opened slightly lower open on Thursday despite stronger-than-expected data on the labor market, with Wall Street coming off a sustained rally that took the S&P 500 to record closing highs for five straight sessions....

By Natsuko Waki LONDON, May 9 (Reuters) - A growing trend for companies to return some of their huge cash piles to shareholders rather than using the money to expand their businesses could spell trouble for the global economy. Their reluctance to invest...

* MSCI Asia ex-Japan hits highest since July 2011, Nikkei rises * South Korea joins monetary easing race, Seoul shares jump * Australia reports strong jobs data, China CPI rises * European shares seen mixed By Chikako Mogi TOKYO, May 9 (Reuters) -...

* Major equity indexes hit five-year peaks * China reports stronger-than-forecast April trade data * March German industrial output also beats estimates * Euro rises on German data, copper gains on China By Herbert Lash NEW YORK, May 8 (Reuters) -...

NEW YORK, May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks pushed further into record territory on Wednesday, driving the S&P 500 to an all-time high close for a fifth day, helped by strength in financials and technology. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 48.92...