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Asia markets mostly up on heels of Apple, Amazon earnings
Asia markets mostly up on heels of Apple, Amazon earnings
Economy
by  AFP

Asian stock markets mostly rose Friday morning, with a surge in Japanese shares coming after better-than-expected earnings reports from US tech behemoths Apple and Amazon. Amazon also reported earnings that were better than expected, driven by surging demand for its cloud computing services.

Caught between Venezuela and US, Trinidad fishermen fear the sea
Caught between Venezuela and US, Trinidad fishermen fear the sea
Economy
by  AFP

A stone's throw from Venezuela, in the eye of a political storm fueled by a US naval deployment, fishermen from the archipelago of Trinidad and Tobago fear getting caught up in the tumult. But he does not dare venture far in the current political climate, fearing he will be caught and sent back. esp/pgf/ms/mlr/mlm