Putin allows sanctioned Russian firms to disregard shareholders from ‘unfriendly’ states

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Tuesday, allowing certain companies to disregard the votes of shareholders from so-called ‘unfriendly’ countries when making corporate decisions.

Russian Finance Ministry says Hague Court decision on Yukos case fair

Russia’s Finance Minister considers the decision announced by The Hague District Court on Wednesday to quash final arbitration awards to Yukos shareholders to be fair, the Minister Anton Siluanov said.

Singapore stocks end up 0.78 %

Singapore shares closed 0.78 percent higher on Friday as investors cheered Chinese authorities' move overnight to remove the controversial circuit-breaker mechanism.

China shares nosedive triggering new trading halt

Chinese stock markets tumbled by more than seven percent, forcing exchanges to suspend trading for the second time in a week.

China extends its Black Monday stocks selloff (video Al Jazeera)

Chinese stocks have tumbled another 6.41 percent on the opening of its markets on Tuesday, extending Monday's 9 percent plunge.

China stocks plunge rattles Asian markets

Chinese shares plummeted more than eight percent within an hour of trade on Monday in the face of a global sell-off, despite Beijing authorising its state pension fund to invest in stocks in its latest attempt to shore up markets.

Greek Stock Market Reopens With 22 Percent Loss

Greek stocks dropped sharply Monday when the Athens Stock Exchange opened for the first time in five weeks.  The exchange index lost nearly 23 percent in the opening moments of trading.

China supports major shareholders to buy more shares

The securities regulator announced Wednesday that it encourages major shareholders and the management of listed companies to buy more shares to stabilize prices.