Mrs Watanabe stays sceptical of strong yen, piling up short bets
Japanese retail investors are betting that recent gains in the yen will be short-lived, maintaining significant short positions that could increase volatility in currency markets.
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Hong Kong broadens city's identity beyond finance in first 5-year plan
Hong Kong's leader has unveiled a five-year plan to broaden the city's identity beyond finance. The plan announced on Wednesday was the first by Hong Kong in a politically...
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Grab’s wild shopping spree takes a sensible turn
The Southeast Asian ride-hailing group's shares have plunged 40% this year despite buybacks as it snapped up a US investment app, a robot startup and more. Its latest $1.5 bln...
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Egypt's wind project and turbine factory offer lessons for Africa
Egypt is pairing a planned 2,000-megawatt wind project with its first turbine manufacturing plant, seeking to turn renewable energy into an industrial opportunity. This...
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Asian stocks mostly higher ahead of Fed decision
Asian shares are mostly higher as investors await the Federal Reserve’s decision with high expectations of an interest rate hike. U.S. futures have also edged higher. There is...
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Small businesses lament losing sales during US-Canada trade war
Small business owners in the United States and Canada say a trade war between their countries is hurting sales while they are also dealing with rising expenses from higher fuel...
Warsh likely to side with markets over Trump as Fed rate hike expected
Barely four months into the job, Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is stuck between two strong but opposing forces: Financial markets that anticipate the central bank will...
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Ducks sign Cutter Gauthier to a 6-year, $81M contract on the eve of camp
The Anaheim Ducks have signed forward Cutter Gauthier to a six-year, $81 million contract on the eve of players reporting to training camp. Gauthier was the most prominent...
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South Korean court orders North Korea to pay $32.5 million for blowing up liaison office
A South Korean court has ruled that North Korea should pay the South 44.6 billion won, or about $32.5 million, for blowing up a joint liaison office between the countries in...
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Japan records a trade deficit for 4th month as oil imports soar
Japan’s trade deficit totaled $7 billion last month, as surging oil prices sent the cost of imports soaring. The Finance Ministry’s preliminary data released Wednesday showed...
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Mayors could be given powers to oversee water companies
The idea is to create nine new regional bodies responsible for planning, setting objectives and holding water companies to account.
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Magazine returned to US library after 132 years overdue
Concord Public Library said it would have incurred a $12,055 overdue fine, had there not been a temporary fine freeze in place.
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We are all new job starters - here's how we got through the first few days
Four recent job starters share their tips on what helped them have a smooth transition and survive their first few days.
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US DoJ backs bond demand in Paramount-Warner Bros antitrust fight
The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday urged a federal court to require states seeking to block Paramount Skydance's $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery to post a...
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The crypto industry saw Trump as its savior. His crypto business just snagged a key bill
The crypto industry has spent years and hundreds of billions of dollars lobbying for regulation that would more closely weave digital assets into traditional finance. When...
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3M, DuPont and more to face lawsuit on Pfas in US firefighters’ protective gear
Connecticut plaintiffs say ‘forever chemicals’ in turnout gear increase risk of cancer by absorption and inhalation A federal judge on Tuesday said more than 20 defendants...
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Skyrocketing fuel prices spark protests around the globe
Protesters are taking to the streets around the world to voice anger about skyrocketing fuel prices and rolling blackouts, as the war in Iran drives up the cost of energy.
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How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday 9/15/2026
The U.S. stock market slipped as oil prices and the bond market cranked up the pressure on Wall Street. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped...