Asian stock markets gained strongly Monday as investors cheered China's $586 billion stimulus plan aimed at countering the effects of a global slowdown on its economy.

Tokyo, Nov 10 (DPA) Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average Monday crossed the 9,000-point threshold, ending morning trading up more than five percent thanks to a strong rally on the US market before the weekend. The Nikkei ...

Another notable week came to a close with politics and negative economic reports taking center stage. This week the country participated in an historic election while stocks bounced up and down and then up again. Major events for the week: The week started off with auto sales which, as expected, were horrible. Next, of course, was the election of Barack Obama, the first African-American to be elected to the nation's highest office. The stock market surged on election day. After strong gains on