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Asian stock markets edged broadly higher on Thursday and the Australian dollar jumped after a surprisingly strong reading on Chinese manufacturing bolstered hopes for recovery in the world’s second-biggest economy. Japan’s Nikkei added 0.2 percent while MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 0.3 percent. “Emerging markets continue to be main benefactor from the mix of low volatility, improving global growth and supportive central banks,” said analysts at Barclays in a note.

The State Department’s global database for issuing travel documents has crashed, resulting in delays for U.S. passports and visas.

E*Trade slightly surpasses the expectation of many analysts, but nonetheless its earnings fell well short of those seen in the first three months of the year.

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Though barely a week has passed since MH17, an anti-aircraft campaign is still in full swing above areas controlled by pro-Russian separatists.

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