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A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, June 28, 2021. Asian stock markets declined Monday after Wall Street hit a new high as investors looked ahead to manufacturing indicators from Japan, China and South Korea.( (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Stocks open mixed on Wall Street after big gains last week

The Associated Press Jun. 28, 2021 02:11 AM EDT

People walk by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, June 28, 2021. Asian stock markets declined Monday after Wall Street hit a new high as investors looked ahead to manufacturing indicators from Japan, China and South Korea.(AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Asian markets lower after Wall Street recovers to new high

By Joe Mcdonald Jun. 28, 2021 12:14 AM EDT

A man wearing a protective mask passes by an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 and other Asian indexes at a securities firm Friday, June 25, 2021, in Tokyo. Asian shares are rising, buoyed by the rally on Wall Street that came after President Joe Biden announced a bipartisan deal on infrastructure spending. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Asian stocks rise after US rally on infrastructure deal

Yuri Kageyama Jun. 25, 2021 01:58 AM EDT

A man wearing a protective mask stands in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Friday, June 25, 2021, in Tokyo. Asian shares are rising, buoyed by the rally on Wall Street that came after President Joe Biden announced a bipartisan deal on infrastructure spending. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Asian stocks rise after US rally on infrastructure deal

Yuri Kageyama Jun. 24, 2021 10:14 AM EDT

People wearing face masks walk past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index in Hong Kong, Tuesday, June 22, 2021. Asian shares have rebounded from their retreat a day earlier, tracking Wall Street's recovery from the Federal Reserve's reminder it will eventually provide less support to markets. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Asian shares track rebound on Wall Street

By Yuri Kageyama Jun. 20, 2021 11:44 PM EDT

A currency trader passes by screens showing foreign exchange rates at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, June 18, 2021. Asian shares mostly rose Friday, as investors digested the latest message from the U.S. Federal Reserve on raising short-term interest rates by late 2023. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Stocks open lower, pushing the S&P 500 toward a weekly loss

The Associated Press Jun. 18, 2021 02:34 AM EDT

A currency trader walks near the screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, June 17, 2021. Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower Thursday after the Federal Reserve indicated it might ease off economic stimulus earlier than previously thought.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Stocks push mostly higher on Wall Street after wobbly start

The Associated Press Jun. 17, 2021 01:38 AM EDT

FILE - American flags hang outside of the New York Stock Exchange, in this Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, file photo. The White House believes it has an ally in the bond markets to make the case that inflation isn't an economic threat. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
White House: Markets showing little worry about inflation

By Josh Boak Jun. 16, 2021 05:22 AM EDT

A currency trader walks near the screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, June 17, 2021. Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower Thursday after the Federal Reserve indicated it might ease off economic stimulus earlier than previously thought.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Asian stocks follow Wall St lower on Fed hints at rate hikes

By Joe Mcdonald Jun. 16, 2021 02:40 AM EDT

A woman wearing a protective mask walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 and New York Dow indexes at a securities firm Wednesday, June 16, 2021, in Tokyo. Asian shares were mixed in quiet trading Wednesday ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting that may give clues on what lies ahead with its massive support for markets. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Asian shares mixed in quiet trading ahead of US Fed decision

By Yuri Kageyama Jun. 15, 2021 01:06 AM EDT

People wearing face masks stand next to a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index in Hong Kong, Friday, June 11, 2021. Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Friday after the S&P 500 index notched another record high despite a 5% surge in U.S. consumer prices in May. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Asian shares mixed after US inflation jumps 5% in May

By Elaine Kurtenbach Jun. 10, 2021 05:25 AM EDT

A man wearing a protective mask rides a bicycle in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Wednesday, June 9, 2021, in Tokyo. Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday after China reported a big jump in factory gate prices at a time when inflation is a top investor concern. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Asian shares mixed as China reports jump in inflation

By Elaine Kurtenbach Jun. 08, 2021 02:33 AM EDT

A currency trader takes a look at documents at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Stocks edged lower in Asia on Tuesday after a mixed finish on Wall Street, as investors weighed the risks of inflation against signs the recovery from the pandemic is gaining momentum. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Asian shares edge lower after mixed finish on Wall Street

By Elaine Kurtenbach Jun. 06, 2021 11:24 PM EDT

A currency trader walks by the screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, June 4, 2021. Asian shares mostly slipped Friday, dragged lower by a decline in technology stocks on Wall Street.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Asian shares slip, dragged lower by Wall Street tech fall

By Yuri Kageyama Jun. 03, 2021 09:43 AM EDT

In this photo provided by the New York Stock Exchange, trader Ashley Lara works on the floor, Tuesday June 1, 2021. Stocks were mostly higher Tuesday morning as investors returned from a three-day holiday weekend in the U.S, helped by economic data that showed manufacturing growing steadily as the coronavirus pandemic wanes in the U.S. (Nicole Pereira/New York Stock Exchange via AP)
Stocks off to a mixed start despite gains in tech sector

The Associated Press Jun. 02, 2021 03:04 AM EDT

A man wearing a protective mask rides a bicycle in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in Tokyo. Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday after Wall Street began a post-holiday week on a lackluster note. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Asian shares mixed after lackluster day on Wall Street

By Yuri Kageyama Jun. 01, 2021 10:33 AM EDT

In this May 20, 2021 photo, a fuel truck driver checks the gasoline tank level at a United Oil gas station in Sunset Blvd., in Los Angeles. The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline jumped 8 cents over the past two weeks, to $3.10 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday, May 23, 2021 that the increase is attributed to supply disruption from the 10-day shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline following a cyberattack, and a rise in prices for corn, a key ingredient in corn-based ethanol that must be blended by refiners into gasoline. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
OPEC to boost oil output as economies recover, prices rise

By David Mchugh Jun. 01, 2021 09:34 AM EDT

Willie Tan, an executive officer of Skechers Greater China, and customer of JD Logistics sound the gong together with a robot arm at a a ceremony to observe virtually the listing of JD Logistics on the Hong Kong stock exchange from JD.com headquarters in Beijing on Friday, May 28, 2021. JD Logistics' shares jumped 14% in their trading debut Friday in Hong Kong. The company is a subsidiary of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com. It is the latest technology company to list in the semi-autonomous Chinese city as Beijing intensifies scrutiny of the technology sector. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
US stocks open higher, on track for solid gains for the week

The Associated Press May. 28, 2021 02:54 AM EDT

A currency trader walks near the screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, May 28, 2021. Asian shares rose Friday, powered by encouraging signs that the U.S. economic recovery from the pandemic is gaining momentum. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Stocks rise as the economy shows more signs of improvement

By Elaine Kurtenbach May. 27, 2021 02:36 AM EDT

A currency trader walks by the screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 27, 2021. Asian shares fell Thursday, as investors watched for signs of inflation and awaited U.S. economic data expected later in the day. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Asian shares slip with eyes on inflation, US economy

By Yuri Kageyama May. 26, 2021 01:47 AM EDT