Dollar stays resilient, Asia shares get festive lift

  By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asia shares rose slightly in holiday-thinned trade on Thursday, extending gains from earlier in the week with little news or data in the way to alter their direction of travel, while the dollar was perched near a two-year high. As...

Oil prices edge higher on hopes for more China stimulus

  By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices edged higher on Thursday in thin holiday trading, driven by hopes for additional fiscal stimulus in China, the world’s biggest oil importer, while an anticipated decline in U.S. crude inventories also provided support....