Nikkei

* Euro slides 0.2 against dollar on rate cut talk * European shares steady near multi-year highs * Euro zone inflation data to reinforce policy easing view By Richard Hubbard LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - The euro slipped against the dollar and German...

* Euro slides 0.1 against dollar after weak euro zone inflation * Data reinforces expectations of monetary policy easing * European shares dip but still near multi-year highs * Japanese growth spurt 'proves Abenomics is working' By Richard Hubbard...

(Repeats story from early in the day) By Steven C. Johnson NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. companies are hiring more workers and home prices, stock markets and energy production are climbing. But a sudden narrowing in the U.S. budget deficit could...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's economy grew by a stronger-than-expected 3.5 percent in annual terms last quarter, giving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a boost as his government tackles reforms needed to ensure a sustained recovery from two decades of malaise....

* Cisco jumps after earnings, outlook * CPI, housing starts, jobless claims data on tap * Futures: Dow up 3 pts, S&P flat, Nasdaq up 2 pts By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Thursday,...

* Dollar reverses gains against euro and yen * Data shows surprises weakness in labour and housing markets * European shares flat but still near multi-year highs * Japanese growth spurt 'proves Abenomics is working' By Richard Hubbard LONDON, May...

By Steven C. Johnson NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. companies are hiring more workers and home prices, stock markets and energy production are climbing. But a sudden narrowing in the U.S. budget deficit could trump all that - and provide another leg...

* Nikkei turns negative as momentum stalls * Chinese and South Korean shares push higher * Japan's Q1 growth beats forecasts * Euro in doldrums after dour euro zone economic data By Ian Chua SYDNEY, May 16 (Reuters) - Most stock markets in Asia edged...

* Disappointing U.S., euro zone data fuels hope of stimulus * U.S. bond yields slip; stock rise offsets earlier dip * Dollar rises against most currencies except yen * Oil reverses from earlier drop, gold stuck in losing streak By Richard Leong NEW...

NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters) - Jeffrey Gundlach, star bond investor and head of DoubleLine Capital LP, said on Wednesday that Japan's Nikkei stock market index will hit 17,000 before year-end, and that $380 is the "perfect price" at which to short Chipotle....

TOKYO, May 16 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average is expected to score fresh multi-year highs on Thursday on the yen's persistent weakness against the dollar and record highs for U.S. stocks overnight, but buyers may become more conservative given...

TOKYO, May 16 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average rose to a fresh 5 1/2-year high on Thursday on the yen's persistent weakness against the dollar and record highs for U.S. stocks overnight. Official figures published on Thursday morning showed Japan'...