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Asia: Markets extend gains on US trade deal hopes
Asian markets extended the week’s gains on Thursday on optimism other countries will follow up Japan’s US trade deal with ones of their…
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ST Engineering up 7.3% on Q2 contract wins
ST Engineering soared on Thursday (Jul 24) morning after the group announced that it bagged S$4.7 billion in contracts for Q2 2025. As at…
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ST Engineering climbs 8.1% to record high on Q2 contract wins
The counter is up 91.2% year to date from its S$4.66 closing price on Dec 31, 2024 Shares of ST Engineering soared on Thursday (Jul 24)…
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ECB expected to hold rates as more Trump tariffs loom
The European Central Bank looks set to keep interest rates unchanged on Thursday while the introduction of higher US tariffs threatened by…
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Appeals Court rules Trump's birthright citizenship order violates Constitution
President Trump's attempt to block the U.S. from recognizing birthright citizenship for children born to illegal immigrants runs afoul of…
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Gold flat as easing trade tensions offset boost from soft US dollar
Gold prices held steady on Thursday (Jul 24) after a sharp drop in the previous session, as easing trade tensions dented demand for…
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Japan trade deal sparks hope for US investors, frustration for automakers
Shares of General Motors, Ford Motor and Jeep-maker Stellantis, some of the biggest automakers in the US, rallied on Wednesday after news…
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AMD CEO sees chips from TSMC’s US plant costing 5% to 20% more
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) chief executive officer Lisa Su said that the chips her company gets from supplier Taiwan Semiconductor…
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Stocks to watch: ST Engineering, MPACT, MLT, Digital Core Reit, Sabana Reit, OUE Reit
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Jul 24): ST Engineering: The group…
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Trump weighed Nvidia breakup but was told it’d be ‘hard’
US President Donald Trump said he considered attempting to break up Nvidia to increase competition in artificial intelligence (AI) chips…
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Bank of Japan watchers still predict next rate hike in October or January
Bank of Japan (BOJ) watchers increasingly expect authorities to raise the benchmark interest rate either in October or January, according…
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House GOP introduce resolution establishing new panel to continue Jan. 6 probe
House Republicans introduced a resolution Wednesday establishing a new select subcommittee to continue the investigation of the events…
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Bondi facing Democratic calls to testify following report she told Trump he was in Epstein files
Attorney General Pam Bondi is facing Democratic calls to testify before Congress following a newspaper's revelation that she told…
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Trump says U.S. will win the race on artificial intelligence
The White House unveiled a collection of initiatives that aim to make the U.S. the world leader of artificial intelligence. Source link
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Nvidia supplier SK Hynix Q2 profit rises 69%, meets forecasts
South Korea’s SK Hynix posted on Thursday a record quarterly profit, driven by strong demand for advanced chips used in generative…
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Mattel cuts 2025 forecast after two-month pause, hurt by tariff uncertainties
TOYMAKER Mattel cut its annual forecast, reinstating it after two months, and posted a sharp drop in second-quarter revenue on Wednesday,…
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DNI Tulsi Gabbard Dumps More Documents, Says She’s Referring Obama for Possible Criminal Prosecution
If there were a criminal offense that fit, Gabbard and Trump would cite it, rather than chanting ‘treason.’ Source link
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Google parent Alphabet surprises with capital spending boost after earnings beat
ALPHABET on Wednesday cited massive demand for its cloud computing services as it hiked its capital spending plans for the year to about…
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Tesla braces for rough quarters ahead as US ends EV incentives
Elon Musk warned of difficult times ahead for Tesla after one of the automaker’s worst quarters in over a decade. Tesla will be a…
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NYC Mayor Adams dings Cuomo over 'history of sabotaging Black electeds'
Mayor Eric Adams is playing the race card against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the New York mayoral race. Source link
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Gabbard uses surprise White House appearance to attack Trump's enemies on the Russia investigation
As the national intelligence director, Tulsi Gabbard is responsible for guarding America's secrets and discovering threats from overseas.…
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Supreme Court backs Trump's ability to fire independent agency leaders as legal battles take shape
The Supreme Court expressed displeasure Wednesday with lower court judges who continue to block President Trump's firing of agency heads,…
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'Money flowing in': White House seizes momentum on trade after big Japan deal
President Trump's "massive deal" with Japan gives the White House a strong head of steam as it nears a pivotal Aug. 1 deadline to reset…
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Three Books to Understand Our Ravaged Climate
The summer of 2025 has been a season of climate-driven catastrophes: wildfires in Turkey, flooding in China and the U.S., and fatally high…