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Gold Tops $2,700 for First Time to Extend Record-Breaking Run

(Bloomberg) -- Gold topped $2,700 an ounce for the first time, as concerns over escalating conflicts in the Middle East and a tight US...

Here are the key numbers in the deal proposed by three tobacco giants

Three tobacco giants would pay billions of dollars to provincial and territorial governments as well as smokers across Canada as part of a proposed...

China’s GDP, Buyback Plans Fuel Asia Stock Gains: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) -- Asian equities rose as investors digested China’s better-than-expected economic data and additional stock buyback program details from the country’s central bank.Most Read...

China’s economy grows at a 4.6% rate in the last quarter, below the official 5% target

HONG KONG (AP) — China's economy expanded at a slower-than-expected rate of 4.6% in the July-September quarter, the government said Friday.The latest data show...

TSMC stock hits new high after posting forecast-beating earnings

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taipei-listed shares in TSMC hit a record high on Friday after the chipmaker posted forecast-beating third-quarter earnings and predicted a rosy...

China’s Q3 GDP grows 4.6% y/y, slightly above economists’ estimate

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's economy expanded 4.6% in the third quarter from a year earlier, official data showed on Friday, slightly beating analysts' expectations,...

Dollar buoyant, equities cautious ahead of China data

By Kevin BucklandTOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar hovered close to an 11-week high versus major peers on Friday after robust U.S. economic data allowed...

Elon Musk holds his first solo event in support of Trump in the Philadelphia suburbs

FOLSOM, Pa. (AP) — Elon Musk held his first solo event in support of Donald Trump for president on Thursday, encouraging voters in the...

Japan’s Inflation Slows for First Time Since April Ahead of BOJ

(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s key inflation gauge slowed in September for the first time in five months, ahead of a central bank meeting later this...

Tobacco giants would pay out $32.5B to provinces, smokers in ‘historic’ proposed deal

Three tobacco giants are proposing to pay close to $25 billion to provinces and territories and more than $4 billion to tens of thousands...

Dollar rides ‘Trump trade’ toward third weekly rise

By Tom WestbrookSINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar headed for a third weekly gain in a row on Friday, helped by a dovish European Central...

Harvard endowment grows to $53.2 billion on strong returns during turbulent year

By Svea Herbst-BaylissBOSTON (Reuters) - Harvard's endowment fund, the world's largest university endowment, grew to $53.2 billion in fiscal 2024 amid strong investment returns...

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