(Updated at 5:05 p.m. (2105 GMT)) By Chris Prentice and Ankur Banerjee NEW YORK/LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - U.S. and European shares finished mixed on Wednesday ahead of more corporate earnings this week, and the yen was mired near 34-year lows, keeping traders wary of intervention from Japan. An auction of a record $70 billion worth of five-year U.S. Treasury...

April 25 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. The depreciation of Asian currencies against the U.S. dollar, and the steps monetary authorities may take to prevent further weakness, dominate the market landscape across Asia on Thursday as the Bank of Japan gets its two-day policy meeting underway. The regional economic data highlights include South Korea's...

(Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. The depreciation of Asian currencies against the U.S. dollar, and the steps monetary authorities may take to prevent further weakness, dominate the market landscape across Asia on Thursday as the Bank of Japan gets its two-day policy meeting underway. The regional economic data highlights include South Korea's first quarter...

SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO, April 24 (Reuters) - Brazilian miner Vale on Wednesday said lower prices for iron ore, nickel and copper in the first quarter dragged down earnings compared to the year before, as it posted net profit slightly below analyst estimates. Vale, the world's no.2 producer of iron ore, posted a $1.7 billion net profit for the quarter...