Kay Johnson

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Online sites shake up hidebound retailing in India

Kay Johnson · August 14, 2014 8:45 am

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2011 file photo, American flags fly in front of the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. Asian stock markets were mostly higher Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014, as tensions over Ukraine and Iraq eased, giving investors the confidence to dip into riskier assets. European shares drifted. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Asia stocks drift as Iraq, Ukraine tensions simmer

Kay Johnson · August 13, 2014 4:53 am

Specialist Geoffrey Friedman works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014. The stock market fell to its lowest point since May as traders worried that tensions between Russia and Ukraine could flare up. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Asia stocks fall on Russia-Ukraine concerns

Kay Johnson · August 6, 2014 7:53 am

Trader James Dresch, right, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, June 30, 2014. European stocks were lower Wednesday July 30, 2014 ahead of U.S. economic data while cheery earnings from major Japanese companies such as Honda Motor Co. boosted Asian markets.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Asian markets drift after US Fed stays course

Kay Johnson · July 31, 2014 4:36 am

Amazon to invest $2 bln to expand in India

Kay Johnson · July 30, 2014 11:54 am

China’s clout on show with BRICS bank formation

Kay Johnson · July 18, 2014 1:04 pm

Infosys quarterly profit up 15 percent

Kay Johnson · July 11, 2014 7:33 am

Asian stocks weak amid new Europe jitters

Kay Johnson · July 11, 2014 4:21 am

India’s new government unveils growth budget

Kay Johnson · July 10, 2014 12:23 pm

Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha spoke at the start of his first press conference since Thursday's coup Monday , May 26 , 2014. Thailand's coup leader said Monday that the country's king had officially endorsed him to run the nation after the armed forces seized power last week. The announcement came one day after the junta warned protesters it was ready to crackdown on civilian opposition to its takeover.(AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thai coup leaders’ goal: Democracy on their terms

Kay Johnson · June 16, 2014 10:17 am

Fish sellers cut fish for customers at a market in Gauhati, India, Friday, May 30, 2014. India on Friday reported economic growth of 4.7 percent for the last fiscal year, falling short of the government's forecast and continuing a trend of sluggish expansion that helped sweep a new government to power this month. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

India’s growth falls short at 4.7 percent

Kay Johnson · May 30, 2014 4:27 pm

FILE - In this Saturday, April 5, 2014, file photo, Afghan election workers count ballots by the light of a lantern at a polling station in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghanistan is to release preliminary results in its crucial presidential election on Saturday, but the results are only one step in a potentially long road to determine who will succeed President Hamid Karzai. Neither Abdullah Abdullah, a former foreign minister, nor ex-finance minister Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai look set to win a majority, meaning the violence-weary country could be heading for a runoff. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

No quick finish expected for Afghan elections

Kay Johnson · April 26, 2014 5:38 pm