Japan Q1 provisional GDP shows fifth straight quarterly gain at faster pace than expected

Japan on Thursday said first quarter GDP rose a more than expected 0.5 percent on quarter and 2.2 percent at an annual pace. A poll ahead of the data by Reuters showed analysts expected a 0.4 percent quarterly gain and a 1.7 percent annual pace. The data showed the...

Google to launch Google for Jobs to help Americans find work

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google’s mission is to steer people to the information they need in their daily lives. One crucial area the Internet giant says could use some work: Jobs. So Google is launching a new initiative, Google for Jobs, that includes a...

Exclusive: Australian billionaire uses indigenous land laws to keep prospectors off farm

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Mining magnate Andrew Forrest has used laws designed to protect indigenous land rights to stop prospectors searching for minerals on his West Australian cattle farms, angering both traditional Aboriginal landowners and mining community...

Asian equities point lower, US futures slip as US names special counsel in Russia probe

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller was appointed by the Justice Department as a special counsel to take over the probe into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election, including its role in the hacking of Hillary Clinton’s emails, NBC News reported. That...