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Rahul Gandhi seeks probe into stock market moves during India…

Posted by June 6, 2024

Exit poll projections of big wins by Modi’s alliance sent stock markets surging a day before votes were counted.Opposition Indian National Congress leader Rah

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Vietnam tycoon sentenced to death could face new charges, state…

Posted by June 6, 2024

Truong My Lan accused of illegally transferring $4.5bn in latest development in country’s biggest-ever fraud case.A Vietnamese real estate tycoon sentenced to

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In China, weight-loss drugs are becoming big business

Posted by June 6, 2024

Taipei, Taiwan – Ozempic is big business in China. Last year, the Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk doubled its sales of the diabetes drug in the count

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Nvidia overtakes Apple to become world’s second-most valuable company

Posted by June 6, 2024

Chipmaker’s market capitalisation passes $3 trillion after latest rally in stock price.Nvidia has overtaken Apple to become the world’s second-most valuable

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Bank of Canada cuts rates for first time in four…

Posted by June 5, 2024

After keeping rates at a more than two-decade high of five percent, the BoC said indicators for underlying inflation improved.The Bank of Canada has trimmed its

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AI ‘healthcare revolution’ already under way, Nvidia says

Posted by June 5, 2024

Top executive says AI likely to affect healthcare more than any other area of life.Taipei, Taiwan – Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has already brough

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India election: Why Modi’s narrow win sent the stock market…

Posted by June 5, 2024

India’s stock market took its worst tumble in four years after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lost its parliamentary maj

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Australia drops legal fight against X over church stabbing videos

Posted by June 5, 2024

Elon Musk’s social media platform welcomes decision as a victory for freedom of speech.Australia’s internet watchdog has ended a legal battle to force Elon

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India’s stock market dips as expectations of Modi landslide recede

Posted by June 4, 2024

Selloff comes after polls predicting large majority for National Democratic Alliance sent stocks to all-time highs.Indian financial markets sold off sharply as

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Epoch Times executive arrested over alleged $67m money laundering scheme

Posted by June 4, 2024

Weidong Guan is accused of involvement in ‘sprawling’ scheme to launder money to benefit himself and the right-wing outlet.A top executive at the Epoch Time

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Trump campaign says its raised $141m in May, boosted by…

Posted by June 4, 2024

Trump camp says $53m contributed in 24 hours after he was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records.Former United States President Donald Trump a

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NYSE glitch sparks volatility in Berkshire Hathaway and dozens of…

Posted by June 3, 2024

Trading in at least 60 stocks is halted due to volatility as Berkshire Hathaway shares plunge 99.97%.A glitch at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has triggere

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