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Market swings in India surge from historic low as budget nears
With the Nifty 50 down more than 3% this year, Indian shares have become some of the world’s worst performers Indian stocks are seeing a…
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Shutdown nears as lawmakers brace for next round of ICE negotiations
WASHINGTON — A budget impasse in Congress is poised to halt large swaths of federal operations early Saturday as lawmakers in Capitol Hill…
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AirAsia nears deal for 100 Airbus A220 jets in expansion push
Low-cost South-east Asian carrier AirAsia is close to finalising an order for around 100 Airbus regional jets, according to sources…
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ServiceNow nears up to US7 billion deal for cybersecurity startup Armis
ServiceNow is in advanced talks to buy the cybersecurity startup Armis in a deal that may be valued at as much as US$7 billion and would…
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Australia may weigh early rate hike as economy nears speed limit
The RBA is facing a more complex outlook than peers as its economy is entering an upswing with elevated capacity utilisation Australia’s…
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Citigroup India nears US$1 billion book of asset backed securities
While securitisation deals are common in developed economies, the country’s market is still nascent Citigroup’s India unit has more than…
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UBS reshuffles leadership as Credit Suisse integration nears end
The lender is in the middle of a battle with the Swiss government over how much capital it needs to set aside to prevent another similar…
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee: Federal crime crackdown in Memphis nears 900 arrests in two weeks
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Tuesday that the state and federal crime-fighting mission in Memphis will continue indefinitely, after the…
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Electronic Arts nears takeover by Silver Lake, PIF
Video-game maker Electronic Arts, is in talks to be taken private by a consortium led by Silver Lake Management, Saudi Arabia’s Public…
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Binance nears deal to escape compliance monitor imposed by DOJ
The Justice Department has not made a final decision on the monitorship, which has a three-year duration Binance Holdings, the world’s…
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Babcock, Fincantieri, Saab seek Poland ties as ‘Orca’ sub award nears
WARSAW, Poland — U.K. company Babcock International, Sweden’s Saab and Italian Fincantieri have signed deals to boost cooperation with…
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Tesla cuts price of new Model 3 in China as moment of truth nears for variant strategy
Tesla cut the price of its new, longer-range Model 3 variant by nearly 4 per cent just before deliveries were set to begin, a move set to…
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Israel to call up 60,000 reservists as Gaza City takeover nears
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has authorized the call-up of around 60,000 more reservists for the capture of the city of Gaza, his…
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US dollar set for worst week this month as trade deadline nears
The US dollar is wrapping its worst week in July as US President Donald Trump amps up his calls for interest-rate cuts amid a looming…
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Trump's megabill nears Senate passage, but some Republicans fear buyer's remorse
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s megabill encompassing his domestic agenda on Monday inched closer to becoming law as Republican senators…
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Iron ore markets head for shake-up as Singapore-linked Simandou nears production
Global iron ore trade is facing a pivotal shift as Simandou, a massive iron ore mine in Guinea being developed by a Singapore…
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DeepSeek's R1 Upgrade Nears Top-Tier LLMs
DeepSeek today rolled out DeepSeek-R1-0528, an upgraded version of its R1 large language model that it says now rivals OpenAI's O3 and…
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Ukraine nears Patriot missile boost as peace talks hit a wall
Ukraine could receive additional Patriot air defense systems from its allies, including the U.S., in the coming weeks, according to new…
Politics
Polls show Americans souring on President Trump as he nears 100-day mark in second term
President Trump's second-term honeymoon has hit a rough patch, according to a series of polls showing voters have soured on the…
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Federal Work Force Prepares for Another Round of Mass Firings as Deadline Nears
Federal agencies are facing a deadline on Monday to present their plans for another round of mass firings, the next step in the Trump…
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US: Wall St opens sharply lower, S&P 500 nears bear market territory
Wall Street’s main indexes opened sharply lower on Monday (Apr 7), with the S&P 500 on track to confirm bear market territory, as…
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OpenAI nears record US$40 billion funding round led by SoftBank
OpenAI is close to finalising a US$40 billion funding round led by SoftBank Group – with investors including Magnetar Capital, Coatue…
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Dell nears US$5 billion AI server deal for Elon Musk’s xAI
DELL Technologies is in advanced stages of securing a deal worth more than US$5 billion to provide Elon Musk’s xAI with servers optimised…
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Australia braces for 'very destructive winds' as Category 5 cyclone nears landfall
Northern Australia is bracing for a Category 5 tropical cyclone that is expected to bring “very destructive winds” and “very heavy rain”…