USA TODAYMilitants storm oil city Kirkuk amid Mosul advanceUSA TODAYSuspected Islamic State fighters stormed an Iranian-run power plant and police stations in the Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk on Friday in an apparent counter-attack as Iraqi forces advanced on …

CNBCAsia markets fall as China home prices rise, quake hits Japan, typhoon shuts Hong KongCNBCOil prices retreated further on Friday afternoon, after dropping more than 2 percent in the Thursday session, with traders attributing the drop to profit-taking a …

CNBCAsia markets trade mostly lower as oil prices slip, but Nikkei rises 0.2% as yen weakensCNBCOil prices advanced marginally on Friday, after dropping more than 2 percent in the Thursday session, with traders attributing the drop to profit-taking after h …

CNBCAsia markets set to open mixed after oil prices fallCNBCFutures pointed to a mixed open for Asia on Friday, despite a lower finish in the U.S. on the back of sliding oil prices. Nikkei futures in Chicago traded at 17,300, while Osaka futures were at 17 …

CNBCMost Asia markets higher; oil reverses losses, while gaming shares advanceCNBCMost markets in Asia were higher by mid-morning trade on Tuesday, as oil prices advanced, while gaming shares across the region retraced some of Monday's losses. Shares o …

CNBCMost Asia markets end higher; oil reverses losses, while gaming shares advanceCNBCMost markets in Asia rose on Tuesday, as oil prices advanced and gaming shares across the region retraced much of Monday's losses. Shares of Crown Resorts — one of Au …

CNBCAsia trades mixed; Japanese shares under pressure from stronger yenCNBCAcross the Korean Strait, the Kospi was up 0.37 percent. In Australia, the ASX 200 was up 0.19 percent in mid-morning trade, as the energy sector slipped 0.48 percent on the back of …

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CNBCAsia markets trade mixed; Crown Resorts tumbles after China detains employeesCNBCAustralia's ASX 200 fell 0.61 percent, with most sectors lower; the heavily-weighted financial sector gave up earlier gains of nearly 0.5 percent to trade down 0.10 pe …

CNBCMost Asia markets lose ground; Crown Resorts tumbles after China detains employeesCNBCAustralia's ASX 200 fell 0.42 percent, with most sectors lower; the heavily-weighted financial sector gave up earlier gains of nearly 0.5 percent to trade down 0. …