Asia

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The shift of manufacturing jobs to less expensive states in the South, or to Asia, started clobbering many Midwestern factory towns in the 1970s.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

The prospect sent stock markets higher across the board in Asia, with Tokyo jumping 2.9 percent and topping 65,000 points for the first time.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Charlie Linton, Asia equity portfolio manager at asset-management firm Ninety One, said competition has intensified as Amazon and Walmart-backed Flipkart push deeper into the market, putting downward pressure on prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

A technology-led rally in stock markets pushed indexes higher in Asia and Europe after the Dow closed at its record high Thursday—its first in over three months.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Isn’t that prominence just an ephemeral phenomenon of the last few centuries, now fading behind the prominence of Japan and Southeast Asia?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond