Shares were mostly higher Tuesday in Asia as Chinese stocks were buoyed by an apparent shift in Beijing toward easier credit and other forms of stimulus for the sluggish economy.Market superstar Nvidia's shares fell 0.

South Korea's KOSPI extended gains with a 0.6% rise, regaining some of the ground it lost on Monday and in the prior week. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is under criminal investigation for insurrection following his controversial declaration of martial law earlier this month.

Bitcoin hits $100,000 and Asian shares are mostly higher - Bitcoin has surpassed $100,000 while Asian shares are mostly higher, taking their cues from another Wall Street record rally

BANGKOK -- Shares opened higher in Europe on Thursday after a mixed session in Asia following a Big Tech-led retreat on Wall Street. Germany's DAX advanced 0.7% to 19,394.41 while the CAC 40 in Paris gained 0.6% to 7,185.13. Britain's FTSE 100 rose 0.2% to 8,290.37.

Asian stocks are mixed after U.S. indexes drifted lower ahead of an update on consumer inflation readings due later Wednesday

World shares were mixed Tuesday after a slide for market superstar Nvidia helped pull U.S. stock indexes lower, while tensions in the Middle East remained high as Israel conducted heavy airstrikes across Syria.

They’re the first back-to-back losses for the index in nearly a month, as momentum slows following a big rally that has it on track for one of its best years of the millennium. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 154 points,

The Commerce Department is expected to report that headline inflation pressures ticked modestly higher last month, with economists looking for a year-on-year advance of 2.7%. Core