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File photo: A broker reacts while trading at his computer terminal at a stock brokerage firm in Mumbai (REUTERS)
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Sensex gains, Nifty flat ahead of RBI rate decision

India’s Nifty traded flat while Sensex gained on Wednesday ahead of the central bank’s policy decision, as investors bet on unchanged rates and looked for…

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Alibaba’s Qwen 3.8 Max, rogue behaviour, and rising capex leads to rising worries

Cognitive warmup. Chinese tech giant Alibaba has released the Qwen 3.8-Max, which it says is their “most capable AI model to date”. This is also…

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CEO confidence holds as AI gains shift
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CEO confidence holds as AI gains shift

The movement among individual CEOs also tilts slightly positive. Nearly 60% of the 351 CEOs we returned to reported a change in their confidence levels,…

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S&P 500 hits a new intraday record as US stocks rise (Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) (Getty Images via AFP)
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The S&P 500 is hitting record highs again. Here’s what’s driving the rally

US stocks jumped on Tuesday morning, with the S&P 500 moving to a new intraday record as investors reacted to company earnings, changing views on…

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McDonald’s stock faces pressure as US sales growth slows to 0.8% despite McValue deals. (Pexel/Representative image) (Pexel)
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McDonald’s stock falls as US sales slow despite McValue deals and strong quarterly profit

McDonald’s stock is under pressure as US sales growth slows. The main problem for McDonald’s is its US business. Sales at US restaurants open for…

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SpaceX's first earnings report will face questions on AI spending, Starlink growth, computing plans, stock pressure and its ties to Tesla.  (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo) (REUTERS)
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SpaceX earnings: Big questions investors want Elon Musk to answer on AI, Starlink, stock and Tesla

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is preparing to release its first earnings report as a publicly traded company. The report is expected after the market closes today….

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A notepad in front of Treasury Scott Bessent from a July 31 cabinet meeting at Camp David.
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Why Bessent Is Leaning on the Fed to Help Prop Up Japan’s Currency

A little-used Federal Reserve backstop built for the 2020 dollar shortage is being put to a use it was never designed for: bankrolling Japan’s defense…

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Drafting a plan for wealth transfer requires one to face the finite terms of life.
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Your Money: The financial decision you should not delay

A smooth transfer of assets is not just about inheritance; it also saves time and gives peace of mind to those left behind. Yet many…

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Telegram returns to Apple’s App Store after a brief child sexual abuse material ban (REUTERS/Thomas White/File Photo) (REUTERS)
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Telegram returns to Apple App Store after brief child sexual abuse material ban

Telegram said Apple told the company that one user had shared child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The user was immediately banned, according to Telegram. Telegram…

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A general view of industrial area in Baotou, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, June 12, 2026. (REUTERS)
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China won’t apologise for overcapacity

“SO CALLED” is a favourite epithet in the rhetorical armoury of Chinese officials facing unwelcome foreign criticism. The officials dismiss talk of China’s “so-called human-rights…

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