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US: S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record closing highs amid trade negotiations, rate cut bets
Wall Street extended its rally on Friday (Jun 27), sending S&P 500 and Nasdaq to all-time closing highs as trade deal hopes fuelled…
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Currency traders ditching the US dollar for euro on option bets
The euro is taking on a bigger role in the global currency options market as traders skirt around the US dollar given the risks from…
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Tinder bets on group dating feature to win back Gen Z
Tired of navigating the online dating landscape alone? Now you can swipe right along with friends. Tinder launched a double-dating feature…
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AI bets that fuelled Big Tech’s surge now threaten rich profits
Some investors are questioning the amount of cash Big Tech is throwing at artificial intelligence, fuelling concerns for profit margins…
Culture
Apple has made splashy bets in Hollywood. Are they paying off?
In the first episode of the Apple TV+ show “The Studio,” Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese sells his script to the fictional…
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Best Clippers vs. Nuggets player props, ATS bets: Denver favored in Game 7
A first-round series for the ages wraps up with what promises to be a memorable Game 7 tonight in Denver. Game 1 set the tone with an…
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Thai bonds see rush of inflows on rate-cut bets, gold prices
Thailand’s bond market is on course for its best monthly inflows in more than three years, helped by interest-rate-cut bets and a stronger…
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Best Lakers vs. Timberwolves player props, ATS bets: MIN favored at home
Game 4 of the Western Conference first-round matchup between the Lakers (3) and Timberwolves (6) is massive, as Luka Doncic and LeBron…
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China keeps lending rates steady; trade war raises bets for stimulus
China kept benchmark lending rates steady on Monday (Apr 21) for the sixth successive month, matching market expectations.…
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Shell boosts investor returns, trims spending, and bets big on LNG
Shell said it would boost investor returns through the end of this decade by reinforcing its position as the world’s top trader of…
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Hedge funds burned by Tesla short bets plot next steps
Hedge funds whose short positions against Tesla backfired badly after the Nov 5 election are watching the latest sell-off from the…
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US Treasuries end week on high note on demand for safer bets
A LATE rally in the US Treasury market pushed the yield on 10-year notes lower for a sixth-straight week as traders hunt for safety amid…
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Dongfeng jumps on bets consolidation will sweep China car market
DONGFENG Motor Group surged almost 90 per cent in Hong Kong after the Chinese automaker said its parent company plans to restructure, a…
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Hedge funds boost bearish oil bets as trade war threatens demand
Hedge funds increased bearish bets against oil by the most in three months on the prospect that duelling tariffs between the US and China…
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DeepSeek fever fuels patriotic bets on Chinese AI stocks
CHINESE investors are rushing into AI-related stocks, betting the artificial intelligence advance of home-grown startup DeepSeek will lead…
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DeepSeek fever fuels patriotic bets on China AI stocks
CHINESE investors are rushing into AI-related stocks, betting the artificial intelligence advance of home-grown startup DeepSeek will lead…
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After DeepSeek, Venture Capital Investors Face Questions About Their A.I. Bets
Jordan Jacobs, an investor at the venture capital firm Radical Ventures, has spent the last few days fielding half a dozen calls from his…
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Easing tariff fears cement bets on ECB rate cut next week
EUROPEAN Central Bank policymakers are likely breathing a sigh of relief that the new US administration did not impose the blanket trade…
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Microsoft bets office subscribers will pay 30% more for AI tools
MICROSOFT is raising the price of its package of Office apps for consumers, a bet that subscribers will be willing to cough up more for…
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US: Wall St opens lower as investors dial back bets on Fed rate cuts this year
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Monday (Jan 13), as yields surged after robust payroll numbers last week bolstered expectations…
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Nvidia Bets Big on Robots
Nvidia’s next target Heading into 2025, Nvidia was facing tough questions about whether the chipmaker central to the artificial…
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Asian currency index falls to two-decade low on Fed, tariff bets
ASIAN currencies fell to a two-decade low, as the US dollar remains buoyed by robust US growth and president-elect Donald Trump’s…
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Gold rises for fifth day as US data lifts Fed rate-cut bets
GOLD nudged higher for a fifth straight session on Thursday (Dec 12) to hover near a more than two-week peak, supported by increased…
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US: Wall St opens higher after inflation data solidifies rate-cut bets
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday (Dec 11) after an in-line inflation reading kept intact bets on the Federal Reserve…