Stocks mostly lower following downbeat China trade data

South Korea’s Kospi fell 0.2 percent to 2,394.73. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng added 0.6 percent to 27,854.91, while the Shanghai Composite inched up nearly 0.1 percent, to 3,281.87. India’s Sensex tumbled 0.7 percent to 32,035.02 and shares in Southeast ... ( read original story ...)

What to Expect When Disney Reports After the Close

Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) is scheduled to release its fiscal third-quarter financial results after the markets close ... On the first anniversary of Disney Shanghai Disneyland, company CEO Robert Iger said that the theme park had attracted more than ... ( read original story ...)

FTSE 100 ticks higher as early Wall Street falls moderate

Financial spread bet firms predict the FTSE 100 will give ... In Asia, Tokyo fell, Hong Kong rose and Shanghai was flat. Prudential PLC (LON:PRU) has been more open to the question of splitting off the “racier” Asian division. The Pru’s decision ... ( read original story ...)

China okays seven IPOs to raise $416m

SHANGHAI: China’s securities regulator has said it has approved seven initial public offerings (IPOs) that aim to raise a combined total of up to 2.8 billion yuan ($416.22 million). Three of the approved IPOs are on the Shanghai bourse, two are on the ... ( read original story ...)