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MiniMax shares surge 25% as optimism over Chinese AI firms grows
MiniMax Group shares surged in Hong Kong, buoyed by growing investor confidence in the technology offered by China’s generative artificial…
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Gold gains for fourth day on softer dollar, Fed rate-cut optimism
GOLD rose for a fourth straight session on Wednesday, supported by a weaker dollar and expectations that the reopening of the US…
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German president sees 'nervous optimism' in Middle East
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has spoken of "nervous optimism" in the Middle East after holding talks with Lebanese Prime…
Politics
News Analysis: 'The party is in shambles.' But some Democrats see reasons for optimism
WASHINGTON — The Democratic Party’s standing in public opinion polls has sunk to its lowest point in more than 30 years. Many of the…
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US: Dow hits record high at open on rate-cut optimism, UnitedHealth boost
The blue-chip Dow opened at a record high on Friday (Aug 15), as UnitedHealth’s shares jumped after Berkshire Hathaway raised its stake in…
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US: Nasdaq posts record closing high with tech gains, rate cut optimism
US stocks ended higher and the Nasdaq notched a record closing high for the second straight day on Friday (Aug 8) as technology-related…
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US: S&P, Nasdaq open at record highs on US–EU deal optimism
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened at record highs on Monday as a US-EU trade agreement boosted investor sentiment, kick-starting a pivotal…
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UK auto industry expresses cautious optimism on UK-India trade deal
There appears to be a mixture of reactions in the British automotive industry to the trade deal struck this week between the UK and India,…
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Asia: Stocks mostly rise on trade deal optimism
Asian markets mostly rose on Thursday on optimism that governments will hammer out deals to avoid the worst of US President Donald Trump’s…
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US: Wall Street opens higher on jobs data optimism; Tesla rebounds
stock indexes opened higher on Friday (Jun 6) after a strong jobs report calmed worries over the health of the labour market, while Tesla…
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Asia: Stocks rise as China-US trade talks boost optimism
Asian equities rose on Wednesday after China and the United States said they would hold trade talks at the weekend, fanning optimism that…
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US: Wall Street opens higher on tariff, jobs data optimism
stock indexes opened higher on Friday (May 2), as signs of a de-escalation in the trade war with China and a stronger-than-expected jobs…
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US stocks soar on White House optimism on China trade deal
Wall Street stocks jumped on Tuesday (Apr 22), rebounding from the prior day’s rout, after upbeat comments from Trump administration…
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Tariff-fuelled volatility killing private equity optimism as deal flows squeezed
In just three months, private equity markets’ initial optimism for a busier year has largely dissipated. Instead, the turmoil unleashed on…
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Citi transformation pays off amid tariff troubles, with room for optimism
In 1902, Citi established an office in Singapore. Fast forward 123 years, Citi has thrived and grown along with Singapore and has a much…
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Asia: Stocks rise on trade optimism, but US policy uncertainty lingers
Lingering hopes that Donald Trump’s planned tariff blitz next week will not be as painful as feared helped lift Asian markets Wednesday,…
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SGX falls 6% as initial MAS review group proposals dampen earlier optimism; Citi downgrades to ‘sell’
The counter could potentially give up much of its gains since unveiling its first-half results CITI Research has downgraded its call on…
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SGX falls 5.8% as initial MAS review group proposals dampen earlier optimism; Citi downgrades stock to ‘sell’
The counter could potentially give up much of its gains since unveiling its first-half results SHARES of Singapore Exchange (SGX) fell as…
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The 2000s and the End of American Optimism
It’s impossible to contemplate the Y2K era and all its boosterism without also weighing the effects of the terrorist attacks of September…
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Oil prices settle up on China optimism as investors return from holiday
OIL prices settled up by more than US$1 a barrel on Thursday as investors returned for the first trading day of 2025 with an optimistic…