Asia-Pacific markets were set to trade mixed Wednesday, tracking declines in two key Wall Street benchmarks overnight after the U.S. consumer confidence survey came in much weaker than economists' estimates.

When Bonnie Chan Yiting was in Davos six weeks ago for the World Economic Forum's (WEF) annual confab, the Swiss ski resort was abuzz with a groundbreaking app that a little-known artificial intelligence (AI) start-up had released half a world away in China.

An investor group led by BlackRock will acquire two ports near the Panama Canal that are owned by CK Hutchison and have been the subject of a dispute between President Trump and Panama.

Asian shares were mostly lower on Friday, with Tokyo’s benchmark down more than 2% after a sell-off on Wall Street. U.S. futures and oil prices were higher. Bitcoin was trading near $88,266, down 3.4% according to CoinDesk,

Asian shares and US futures are higher after Wall Street's losses wiped out all of the S&P 500’s post-U.S. election gains

Surveys of Chinese factory managers showed signs of improvement in February as new orders rose, likely driven by companies moving quickly to beat rising tariffs on exports to the United States, where the administration of President Donald Trump has boosted import duties on Chinese goods to 20%.

HONG KONG, Feb 24 — Asian markets mostly fell today following a dour end to last week for Wall Street, where a disappointing round of data added to concerns about the world’s number one economy. The euro started on the front foot after conservatives ...

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. Wall Street lost momentum before the opening bell Tuesday and markets in Europe and Asia slid after new tariffs were imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, and more retaliatory tariffs were announced by China.