ORLANDO, Florida, May 11 (Reuters) - U.S. and world stocks touched new highs on Monday, as artificial intelligence fever continued to outweigh the prolonged U.S.-Iran impasse. The ceasefire is fragile and hopes of a lasting deal appear to be fading, but for now, tech-led earnings optimism is proving to be a powerful force. In my column today, I look at...

TOKYO, May 12 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average gave up most of its early gains on Tuesday, as investors sold chip-related stocks to book profits after recent gains. The Nikkei was up 0.14% at 62,504.58, as of 0150 GMT, after rising more than 1% earlier in the session. The broader Topix was up 0.33% at 3853.81. Investors sold chip-related...

ORLANDO, Florida, May 11 (Reuters) - U.S. and world stocks touched new highs on Monday, as artificial intelligence fever continued to outweigh the prolonged U.S.-Iran impasse. The ceasefire is fragile and hopes of a lasting deal appear to be fading, but for now, tech-led earnings optimism is proving to be a powerful force. In my column today, I look at...

TOKYO, May 12 (Reuters) - Japan's 10-year government bond yield rose to a 29-year high on Tuesday ahead of an auction of the same-maturity debt, as market participants took the summary of opinions of the Bank of Japan's April policy meeting as hawkish. The 10-year JGB yield rose 2 basis points (bps) to 2.540%, its highest since June 1997. Some...