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Europe: Shares end lower as investors assess mixed earnings; focus on trade talks
EUROPEAN shares ended a choppy session in the red on Monday, as investors weighed a mixed bag of corporate earnings and keenly awaited the…
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US: Wall Street opens higher with tech earnings, trade updates in focus
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Monday (Jul 21), as investors welcomed the prospects of new trade deals to kick off a week…
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New details in Air India crash probe shift focus to plane’s captain: WSJ
A COCKPIT recording of dialogue between the two pilots of the Air India flight that crashed last month indicates the captain turned off…
Business
Google to unveil new Pixel hardware on August 20 with AI in focus
The company’s market share in the US smartphone segment is tiny compared with Apple and Samsung Alphabet’s Google will debut new…
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Europe: Shares fall on healthcare, financials drag; focus on US-EU trade deal
EUROPEAN shares ended lower on Tuesday, dragged down by heavyweight financial and healthcare stocks as investors awaited news on a…
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US: S&P 500, Nasdaq open higher after inflation data; focus on bank earnings
The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 opened higher on Tuesday (Jul 15) after fresh inflation data, while banking heavyweights kicked off the…
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BOJ finishes offloading bank stocks, bringing focus to ETFs
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) finished selling millions of US dollars of stocks it bought from besieged banks during a domestic banking crisis…
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Europe: Stocks down with bank and healthcare drag, US-EU tariffs in focus
European shares closed lower on Friday (Jul 11), as losses in banks and healthcare stocks weighed at the end of a week marred by US…
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Europe: Mining, healthcare prop up shares; US-EU trade talks in focus
EUROPEAN shares closed higher on Thursday, with mining and healthcare stocks the biggest boosts as investors watched for signs of progress…
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Europe: Shares close at four-week high on banks boost; US trade talks in focus
EUROPEAN shares closed at a four-week high on Wednesday, with banks the biggest boost as investors awaited signs of progress on a trade…
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Europe: Shares rise on tech, banks boost with focus on US trade negotiations
EUROPEAN shares ended higher on Monday, driven by gains in technology and bank stocks at the start of a week where investors are on the…
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US: S&P 500, Nasdaq dip from record highs with Trump tax bill in focus
S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes opened lower on Tuesday (Jul 1), after touching record highs a day earlier, as investors monitored US trade…
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Gold inches higher as dollar softens, focus shifts to US economic data
Markets are awaiting US GDP data due later in the day and Personal Consumption Expenditures data on Friday Gold prices nudged higher on…
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US: Wall St indexes open higher with Trump's Middle East decision in focus
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (Jun 20), tracking strength in global stocks after President Donald Trump held off from…
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Replace Fear with Focus: How Meditation Changed My Leadership
Fear is a natural human emotion, but I’ve learned not to let it control my life. While we can’t stop ourselves from feeling scared, we can…
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Asia: Stocks drop after Fed warning, oil dips with Middle East in focus
Asian stocks fell on Thursday after the Federal Reserve warned Donald Trump’s trade war would likely reignite US inflation and dampen…
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Asian Markets Edge Higher as Trade Talks Show Progress, Inflation Data in Focus
Asian markets edged up cautiously on Wednesday as investors were kept in check by some muted moves on the trade front. The latest meetings…
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US: Wall St muted at open as US-China trade talks in focus
Wall Street’s main indexes opened subdued on Tuesday (Jun 10) as investors awaited the outcome of ongoing trade talks between the United…
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Doing away with SGX watch list may help the firms focus more on the long term: market watchers
The proposed removal of Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) financial watch list could benefit companies by allowing them to focus on business…
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US, China to resume trade talks with focus on rare earth exports
Top trade negotiators from the US and China are set to hold fresh talks in London on Monday (Jun 9), offering a glimmer of hope that the…
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US: Wall Street opens higher as investors focus on trade, key jobs data
stock indexes opened higher on Thursday (Jun 5) after signs of tariff negotiations between the US and China, while investors looked ahead…
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Miu Miu London Flagship Set to Reopen With a Fresh Concept and a Cultural Focus
LONDON – The Miu Miu flagship on the corner of New Bond and Bruton streets is set to reopen next month with a fresh look and a new…
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US: Wall St muted at open after sharp rally, focus on Nvidia earnings
Wall Street’s main indexes opened subdued on Wednesday (May 28) after a sharp rally in the previous session, when cooling trade tensions…
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Australia: Shares at 3-month high ahead of inflation data; RBNZ decision in focus
AUSTRALIAN shares climbed on Wednesday, reaching their highest levels in more than three months, supported by strength in banking and…