With U.S. stock futures trading lower this morning on Wednesday, some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are as follows: Wall Street expects Target Corporation ( TGT ) to report quarterly earnings at $1.65 per share on revenue of $24.32 billion before the opening bell, according to data from Benzinga Pro. Target ( TGT ) shares slipped...

SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...

* Treasury yields remain elevated but dollar under pressure * Japanese bonds in focus after steep selloff on Tuesday * Crude prices jump after report of Israel preparing strike on Iran nuclear facilities * Pound rises after UK inflation jumps to higher-than-expected 3.5% in April (Updates to Asia afternoon trading) By Johann M Cherian May 21 (Reuters) - Asian stocks...

By Johann M Cherian (Reuters) - Asian stocks gained, while the U.S. dollar was under pressure on Wednesday finding little support from a rise in bond yields, as investors fretted about the fiscal outlook of major developed economies and the lack of progress on trade deals. Oil prices rose more than 1% after a CNN report said that Israel was...