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Asian markets build on rally as US jobs data boost rate cut hopes
Most Asian markets rose Monday after data showing fewer US jobs were created last month rekindled optimism interest rates will be cut this year, while mainland Chinese equities bounced on hopes for fresh government economic support.The news ramped up bets on the Fed cutting rates in September while investors also lifted their outlook on how many there would be, though the two priced in are still well short of the six envisaged at the start of the year.
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Mark Kelly Sounds The Alarm On Kari Lake's 'Dangerous' Message To Supporters
The Arizona senator issued a warning after the Republican Senate candidate in the state told voters to "strap on a Glock" ahead of the election.
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Ex-Prosecutor Spots 'Breathtaking' Trial Admission That Could Haunt Donald Trump
"It actually undercuts one of the defense assertions that they’re trying to use to wiggle out of Trump’s criminal responsibility for this," said Glenn Kirschner.
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No place to pray for Muslim workers in Italian city
It's Friday prayers in the northeastern Italian city of Monfalcone, and hundreds of men are on their knees in a concrete parking lot, their heads bowed to the ground. "It's not like we came here to see the beautiful city of Monfalcone," jokes Haq.
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Lara Trump Slammed Over 'Immensely Stupid' Election Lawsuit Claim
The former president's daughter-in-law wants to disenfranchise some Americans who vote by mail.
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Indonesia first-quarter growth boosted by election, holiday spending
Indonesia's economic growth accelerated in the first quarter of 2024 on the back of election and religious holiday spending, official data showed Monday.Government estimates had projected growth of 5.17 percent but experts warned Jakarta's official data might not be reliable to judge economic performance.
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India's Kotak Mahindra jumps most in 2-1/2 years as CEO sees minimal impact from RBI order
Shares of Kotak Mahindra Bank rose as much as 5.5% on Monday, after the private lender's quarterly profit beat estimates and said there will be very little financial impact of the recent regulatory crackdown by the central bank. Kotak's shares are down 14.7% so far this year - weighed down primarily by a ban by the Reserve Bank of India on adding new clients digitally and issuing credit cards - compared with a 1.7% rise in the Nifty bank index. Kotak CEO Ashok Vaswani said during an analyst ca
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