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Quarterly earnings announcements from big players in retail, aviation and technology should help guide investors.

The four-nation trip starts in Tokyo on Wednesday with Seoul as the second stop and includes visits to Malaysia and the Philippines.

The islands at the center of a China-Japan dispute fall under U.S. defense commitments, the president tells a Tokyo newspaper.

Part of the U.S.'s strategic shift towards Asia, the Trans-Pacific Partnership would connect a dozen economies by eliminating trade barriers.

Procter & Gamble is banking on new razors and dental products to bolster its most recent quarterly results.

Earnings are expected to continue to influence market direction.

An agreement between the United States and Japan is crucial to the U.S.-led, 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership.

The original Game Boy, now 25 years old, was way more than just a revolutionary gaming machine that dominated the market for over a decade.

Game Boy’s massive success was due to its repertoire of Nintendo-exclusive titles such as the best-selling puzzle game “Tetris,” 1989’s “Castlevania: The Adventure” and 1996’s RPGs “Pokemon Red,” “Pokemon Blue.”

Tokyo-based Sony recently dumped 9.52 million Square Enix shares.

Long before "Candy Crush Saga" and "Flappy Bird," a clunky, monochromatic-display device revolutionized the video game market.

A U.S. investor group supported by burned bitcoin traders seeks a rebirth of the pioneering Mt. Gox exchange.

Japan's economy has slowed in recent quarters as the effects of Tokyo's aggressive stimulus faded.

Quarterly earnings should direct market flow Monday following last week's rally.

A number of Japanese lawmakers are also expected to visit the shrine during the ongoing spring festival.

Construction on Japan's new defense project comes a week prior to the Obama-Abe summit in Tokyo.

A week before Obama's visit to Tokyo, differences remain on key issues.

While the Baltic Dry Shipping Index has long been considered a predictor of the global economy, the drop isn't as foreboding as it seems.

Coastguard, navy and private divers scoured the site of the accident, about 12 miles off the country's southwestern coast.

The Cannes film festival lineup this year includes few Hollywood movies and many art-house favorites.

Ahead of the long weekend, data on jobless claims and a packed earnings calendar should influence markets.