Nikkei

* Nikkei down 0.6 pct, erases earlier gains * Asian stocks outside Japan dip to 1-month lows * Yen rises vs USD and euro as Nikkei trims gains By Ian Chua SYDNEY, May 24 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks turned negative on Friday and the yen reversed...

TOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average turned positive in a volatile session on Friday afternoon after the previous session's 7.3 percent plunge. The Nikkei was up 1 percent at 14,626.91 by 0543 GMT after shedding as much as 3.5 percent...

* U.S. shares recover, but growth outlook still uncertain * Japan, Europe tumble after weak data from China, euro zone * Dollar index lower, yen gains against dollar By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks and bonds were volatile...

* Chinese factory activity declines in May - PMI * U.S. manufacturing activity hits seven-month low * Euro zone downturn eases slightly * Data and comments from Bernanke send shares plummeting By Andy Bruce and Steven C. Johnson LONDON/NEW YORK,...

* Signs Fed could taper bond-buying soon trigger share selloff * Weak Chinese factory, euro zone sentiment data add to concerns * Nikkei drops 7.3 pct, Wall Street opens lower * Yen gains over 2 pct against dollar and euro By Richard Hubbard LONDON,...

* Weak Chinese factory, euro zone sentiment data hit global stock markets * Bernanke's comments on reducing bond-buying weigh on markets * Nikkei drops 7 pct, Wall Street down for second day * Yen gains more than 2 pct vs dollar and euro By Ryan...

* China PMI shows factory activity declined in May * U.S. manufacturing activity hits seven-month low * Euro zone downturn eases slightly * Data, Bernanke comments from Wednesday send shares plummeting By Andy Bruce and Steven C. Johnson LONDON/NEW...

LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chinese factory activity declined in May for the first time in seven months and U.S. manufacturing grew at its slowest pace since October, suggesting it may take a while before the global economy starts to pick up steam....

* U.S. shares recover, but growth outlook still uncertain * Japan, Europe tumble after weak data from China, euro zone * Dollar index lower, yen gains against dollar By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks and bonds were little...

* U.S. shares recover, but growth outlook still uncertain * Japan, Europe tumble after weak data from China, euro zone * Dollar index lower, yen gains against dollar By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Stock markets around the world fell...

Wall Street followed Europe in a broad sell-off following a 7.3% overnight plunge in Japan's stock market. The Dow Jones industrial average shed 107.1 points, or 0.7%, to 15,200.07 shortly after the opening bell in New York. The broader Standard &...

TOKYO, May 23 (Reuters) - - Japan's vice finance minister Shunichi Yamaguchi said on Thursday he will closely monitor market moves after volatility in Japanese stocks, government bonds and the yen. Yamaguchi reiterated Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko...