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Japanese and South Korean shares lose ground as investors digest a raft of earnings reports and turn cautious ahead of a key U.S. employment report. Chinese stocks finish higher, as property developers and some laggards find buyers.

The U.S. dollar ticks lower ahead of the keenly watched monthly employment data due out later in the day.

The U.S. dollar ticks lower ahead of the keenly watched monthly employment data due out later in the day.

Crude-oil futures inch up, finding buyers after finishing near six-week low the previous day in the wake of bearish crude-supplies data.

Crude-oil futures inch up, finding buyers after finishing near six-week low the previous day in the wake of bearish crude-supplies data.

Behind a blizzard of negative headlines about the developed world’s debt problems, emerging-market bonds in Asia and elsewhere are catching the eye of global investment managers looking not just for yield, but also for stability and sustainable growth.

Behind a blizzard of negative headlines about the developed world’s debt problems, emerging-market bonds in Asia and elsewhere are catching the eye of global investment managers looking not just for yield, but also for stability and sustainable growth.

China’s real estate developers survived a tough 2011, but now face a more challenging — some say frosty — business climate, reports Caixin Online.

China’s real estate developers survived a tough 2011, but now face a more challenging — some say frosty — business climate, reports Caixin Online.

China’s real estate developers survived a tough 2011, but now face a more challenging — some say frosty — business climate, reports Caixin Online.

Australian shares close with moderate losses, ahead of a key U.S. jobs report that’s likely to provide more clues on the health of the world’s largest economy.

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner discussed some of his goals for financial reform in 2012, including a plan to provide more details in the spring about the Obama administration’s efforts to wind down government-seized mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

A story on Asian markets published by MarketWatch on Feb. 2 misstated the direction of Australian stocks in the last three days and Honda’s U.S. sales growth in January. The story has been corrected.

Asian markets are powered by commodity and financial stocks after an improvement in manufacturing data buoys global equities, with Australian stocks snapping out of a three-day losing streak.

European stock markets edge higher on Thursday, as the mining sector rallies after Xstrata PLC confirms it’s in talks with Glencore International PLC about a potential merger.