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Stock market today: Asian shares mixed after calm day on Wall St

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Jessica Roberts

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday after U.S. stocks held relatively steady on Wall Street. U.S. futures and oil ...

SEC charges firm that audits Trump’s social-media company with ‘massive fraud’ affecting hundreds of filings

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Jessica Roberts

The audit firm for Trump’s social-media company has been charged with falsifying documentation to make it look like their accounting work abided ...

It’s time to talk about the ‘dirty word’ on Wall Street as ‘whiffs of stagflation’ intrude on markets, chief strategist says

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Jessica Roberts

There’s been a steady drumbeat of concerns about stagflation as recent data showed economic growth slowing sharply and inflation picking up. Now, ...

Long lines form and frustration grows as Cuba runs short of cash

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Jessica Roberts

HAVANA (AP) — Alejandro Fonseca stood in line for several hours outside a bank in Havana hoping to withdraw Cuban pesos from ...

Morning Bid: Mideast flare-up spooks markets

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Jessica Roberts

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook: Escalation in the Middle East has rounded out ...

Markets Weigh Up Risk of Retaliation-Cycle After Iran Hits Israel

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Jessica Roberts

(Bloomberg) — Financial markets will face the new week fretting about geopolitics with much riding on whether Iran’s unprecedented weekend strike on ...

Is Donald Trump’s Truth Social headed to Wall Street? It comes down to a Friday vote

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Jessica Roberts

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s return to the stock market could be right around the corner. All eyes are on a ...

Fed policy isn’t very tight and the market is ‘at the foothills of bubbles,’ former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers says

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Jessica Roberts

Markets are edging closer to bubble territory, Larry Summers warned. The former Treasury Secretary warned Fed policy isn’t nearly as restrictive as ...

Treasury Rally Cools as Fed Signals There’s No Rush to Cut Rates

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Jessica Roberts

(Bloomberg) — US Treasuries pared their gains Wednesday after the Federal Reserve kept interest-rates steady but signaled it’s not in a rush ...

Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed, with Chinese shares falling, ahead of Fed rate decision

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Jessica Roberts

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday, with Hong Kong and Shanghai leading declines, ahead of a decision by the ...