South Korea Shares Tipped To Open In The Red

The South Korea stock market has tracked lower in three straight sessions, slumping more than 70 points or 2.4 percent along the way. The KOSPI now sits just beneath the 2,800-point plateau and it\'s expected to open under water again on Monday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is negative, with oil and technology...

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The EU is preparing to fine Apple about €500 million, according to the Financial Times

(Reuters) -The European Union is set to fine Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) about 500 million euros ($539 million) over alleged breaches of EU competition law, the Financial Times reported on Sunday citing unnamed sources. The fine is expected to be announced early next month, the FT said. Last year, the European Commission accused Apple of distorting competition...

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Japan Jobless Rate Falls To 2.4% In September

The unemployment rate in Japan came in at a seasonally adjusted 2.4 percent in September, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said on Tuesday. That was below expectations for 2.5 percent, which would have been unchanged from the August reading. The jobs-to-applicant ratio was 1.24 - beating forecasts for 1.23, which again would have...

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