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Asian shares are mostly higher after Wall St ends an erratic day with gains

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Most Asian stock indexes rose on Thursday, tracking gains on Wall Street following a topsy-turvy trading day. U.S. futures were nearly flat, while oil prices were higher. Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.8% to 48,069.71 as investor sentiment was lifted by a strong ...
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South Korean presidential policy chief says ‘optimistic’ about US tariff talks

By Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s chief presidential policy adviser said on Thursday he was “optimistic” about ongoing talks to finalise a trade deal with the U.S., in the latest remarks by officials suggesting progress in negotiations that had stalled for months. Kim Yong-beom and ...
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Asia stocks join Wall Street rally, gold at record high on trade angst

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) -Stocks rose across most of Asia on Thursday, with the chip sector buoyant following a strong rally among U.S. peers overnight. A robust start to the earnings season on Wall Street also helped lift the mood. Simmering trade frictions between Beijing ...
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Trump hosts glitzy dinner for wealthy donors to new White House ballroom

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday welcomed nearly 130 deep-pocketed donors, allies and representatives of major companies for a dinner at the White House to reward them for their pledged contributions to a massive new ballroom. The ballroom, whose price tag is now ...
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Dollar soft as Sino-US trade tension weighs

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar slipped on Thursday as the Sino-U.S. trade war sapped investor sentiment, while growing confidence of the U.S. Federal Reserve cutting its policy interest rate this year also weighed on the greenback.  The euro rose 0.14% to $1.1664 in ...
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Beta Technologies aims for $7.22 billion valuation in US IPO

(Reuters) -Electric aircraft maker Beta Technologies said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday that it was aiming for a U.S. listing valuing the company at about $7.22 billion. Vermont-based Beta plans to offer 25 million shares priced between $27 and $33 each and is seeking ...
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Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s global co-head and CIO of public investing to retire in 2026, memo says

(Reuters) -Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s global co-head and chief investment officer of public investing, Ashish Shah, will retire from the partnership next year, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Wednesday. Shah is set to assume the role of an advisory director, post retirement, at the ...
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US energy department ends grant for American Battery’s lithium hydroxide project

(Reuters) -American Battery Technology said on Wednesday the U.S. Department of Energy has terminated its grant for the setting up of a facility for the manufacturing of battery cathode grade lithium hydroxide. Under the grant, DOE’s Manufacturing Energy Supply Chain office would contribute $57.7 million, ...
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Australia unemployment rate hits 4-year high, rate cut back in play

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s unemployment rate spiked unexpectedly to a near four-year high in September as more people went looking for work, a weak result that adds to the case for more policy easing. Investors ramped up bets for a rate cut from the Reserve Bank ...
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Oil prices up 1% after Trump says India promised to stop buying Russian oil

By Katya Golubkova TOKYO (Reuters) -Oil prices rose by around 1% in early trade on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had pledged his country would stop buying oil from Russia, which supplies about one-third of its imports. Brent ...
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Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the American military further from the seat of its power. The nation’s leadership called ...
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Federal government to withhold $40M from California for not enforcing trucker English requirements

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Wednesday he will withhold $40 million from California because it is the only state that is failing to enforce English language requirements for truckers. An investigation launched after a deadly Florida crash involving a foreign truck driver who made an ...
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