04:24 PM EST, 01/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Brookfield Asset Management ( BAM ) , on Thursday said chief executive Bruce Flatt will also serve as the asset-manager's board after Mark Carney resigned the post to seek the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada. Carney resignation came ahead of the launch of his campaign Thursday to replace Prime Minister Justin...

TOKYO, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Friday amid caution ahead of market reaction to President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural speech next week, while a stronger yen hurt exporters' shares. The Nikkei shed 0.98% to 38,193.05 by the midday break and was set to fall 1.58% for the week. What's behind the market declines is a concern...

* Dollar droops after dovish comments from Fed Governor Waller * Chinese shares supported as 2024 GDP hits Beijing's 5% target * Yen hits new high on growing bets for BOJ rate hike next week * Japan's Nikkei underperforms region as strong currency weighs (Changes dateline, updates with Asia markets open) By Sinéad Carew and Kevin Buckland TOKYO, Jan 17...

Jan 17 (Reuters) - Foreign investors were net buyers of Japanese stocks in the week to Jan. 11, buoyed by a rally in chip-related shares and optimism over domestic corporate outlook. They snapped up 313.3 billion yen ($2.02 billion) worth of Japanese stocks on a net basis last week, following net sales of 74 billion in the prior week, data...