TOKYO, July 31 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average gained in early trading on Thursday as market participants focused on the Bank of Japan's policy statement due later in the day for interest rate clues. The Nikkei rose 0.5% to 40,842.88 by 0058 GMT. The broader Topix gained 0.4%. The BOJ is widely expected to keep interest rates steady at...

(Reuters) -Meta Platforms forecast third-quarter revenue well above analysts' estimates on Wednesday, as artificial intelligence once more powered its core advertising business, sending its shares soaring 11% in extended trading. The bumper results could ease investor worries about the social media giant's frenzied pace of spending, at least for now, as it seeks to change Wall Street's impression that it...

July 31 (Reuters) - Australian shares slipped on Thursday, led by mining stocks, as appetite for risk assets declined after U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell doused hopes of an interest rate cut, and the deadline for a trade deal with the United States loomed. The S&P/ASX 200 index fell 0.5% to 8,713 by 0020 GMT. The benchmark, however, was...

(Reuters) -Meta Platforms forecast third-quarter revenue well above analysts' estimates on Wednesday, as artificial intelligence once more powered its core advertising business, sending its shares soaring 11% in extended trading. The bumper results could ease investor worries about the social media giant's frenzied pace of spending, at least for now, as it seeks to change Wall Street's impression that it...