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Traders work on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) floor in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images S&P 500 futures inched down on Wednesday as traders braced for …
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Opinion | With US rate cuts on the horizon, the glass looks half full again
A day before the Jackson Hole symposium, the Fed released the minutes of its latest Federal Open Market Committee meeting, which left US interest rates unchanged at 5.25-5.5 per cent. …
US Fed chair says ‘the time has come’ to start cutting interest rates
US stocks rose on Powell’s remarks, with all three major indices on Wall Street up sharply at around 10am local time in Washington (1400 GMT). The annual economic symposium in …
How Chinese EV automakers are winning in Mexico
Blocked from the U.S. by tariffs, Chinese electric vehicle makers have looked elsewhere to sell their high-tech cars. But as Mexico has emerged as a hot spot for Chinese EVs, Washington …
Hong Kong eases listing thresholds for tech firms, SPAC deals in fresh tonic for IPO market
Hong Kong’s stock exchange operator is modifying its listing rules to make it easier for specialist technology companies and special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) to raise funds from investors, after a …
‘Super healthy’ MMA fighter, 18, dies days after collapsing during training as girlfriend issues energy drink warning
A MIXED martial arts fighter died days after collapsing during a training session. Zach Doran was sparring at his local gym when his heart suddenly stopped. 6 Zach Doran on …
European markets higher ahead of Powell speech; Nestle down 1.8%
LONDON — European stocks were higher Friday as investors looked ahead to U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech later in the session from Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The Stoxx 600 index was up …
‘Super healthy’ MMA fighter, 18, dies days after collapsing during training as girlfriend issues energy drink warning
A MIXED martial arts fighter died days after collapsing during a training session. Zach Doran was sparring at his local gym when his heart suddenly stopped. 6 Zach Doran on …
Fit woman, 32, paralysed from the neck down ‘in a straight jacket’ after horror accident while trying new yoga move
A WOMAN has been left paralysed from the neck down and will need around-the-clock care for the rest of her life after attempting a new yoga move. Abbey Weiss, from California, US, …
Fit woman, 32, paralysed from the neck down ‘in a straight jacket’ after horror accident while trying new yoga move
A WOMAN has been left paralysed from the neck down and will need around-the-clock care for the rest of her life after attempting a new yoga move. Abbey Weiss, from California, US, …