Asian stocks tumble on Wall Street woes
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Asian stocks fell sharply on Wednesday, led by Tokyo, following overnight sell-offs on Wall Street amid growing concerns about the subprime mortgage market.
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Asian stocks fell on Friday as news of the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto and fears over regional political turmoil triggered a flight to less risky assets such as bonds and gold.
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Asian shares struggled to break above the flat line on Friday as dour economic reports in Japan and South Korea followed lackluster trading in U.S. markets to cap gains.
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Asian stocks slumped to a two-week low on Monday, extending a poor start in 2008, after weak U.S. jobs data heightened fears of recession in the region's top export market, while bond prices rose as investors sought safety.
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Sharp falls in technology stocks led  Asian share markets lower Friday on bleak earnings prospects at  industry leader Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and a retreat on  Wall Street.
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Asian stock markets were  slammed on Wednesday by the widening damage caused by the U.S.  subprime mortgage sector meltdown, with investors fearing more  negative surprises will emerge in the region.
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Asian stocks slid on Monday on gloomy U.S. jobs data, bleak earnings prospects at tech firms and high oil prices, while the Australian dollar hit a six-month peak after the coalition government was swept back to power.
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U.S. stocks plunged on Tuesday, joining a global equities rout sparked by the biggest one-day drop in Chinese stocks in a decade.
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HONG KONG/SINGAPORE  - Asian stock markets were slammed on Wednesday by the widening damage caused by the U.S. subprime mortgage sector meltdown, with investors fearing more negative surprises will emerge in the region.
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Heavy losses on Wall Street see turbulent trading in Asia, though Japan's key index claws back losses.
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Shares in Asia fell, with Japan and  South Korea down around 1.5 percent, as concerns over the  health of the U.S. economy came back to haunt stock markets,  sending investors to seek a safe haven in bonds.
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Shares in Asia fell on Monday, with Japan down around 2.5 percent and Hong Kong down more than 3 percent, as concerns over the health of the U.S. economy returned to haunt stock markets, sending investors to seek safe haven government bonds.
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Asian markets slide following the dip in global stocks on fears about China, with the Nikkei losing 2.9%.
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Wall Street fell sharply Tuesday, joining a global stock decline sparked by growing concerns that the U.S. and Chinese economies are cooling
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Asian stocks and currencies fell on Monday after tsunami waves triggered by the world's worst earthquake in 40 years killed nearly 15,000 people and wreaked havoc on tourist beaches.
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Asian stocks, which have been jittery  this year at any ill omen from the U.S. market, are likely to  take note on Monday of Wall Street's latest fall, while  investors continue to keep an eye out for bargains.
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Asian stocks edged lower in Monday trade, led by airlines and other travel related firms, as investors reacted to a devastating earthquake and tsunami that killed thousands of people across parts of South and Southeast Asia.