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Kospi Rebounds Nearly 2.5% After Seven-Day Rout As Samsung, SK Hynix And Hanwha Aerospace Lead Recovery

Kospi Rebounds Nearly 2.5% After Seven-Day Rout As Samsung, SK Hynix And Hanwha Aerospace Lead Recovery

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean stocks rebounded Friday, snapping a seven-session losing streak that wiped about 20% off the benchmark index, as...

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PayPay Stock Jumps Nearly 7% As Japanese Payments Giant Rebounds Ahead Of Late-October Earnings Report

PayPay's American depositary shares were up $1.01, or 6.92%, at $15.67 in late-morning trading on the Nasdaq. The company has a market value of...

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Microsoft Stock Falls Nearly 2% As AI Rout Weighs On Tech Giants Despite Wave Of Price Target Increases

Microsoft Stock Falls Nearly 2% As AI Rout Weighs On Tech Giants Despite Wave Of Price Target Increases

NEW YORK — Shares of Microsoft fell nearly 2% on Friday, giving back the previous day's gains as a sell-off in artificial intelligence stocks...

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Meta Shares Slide Again As AI Spending Fears Mount Ahead Of Third-Quarter Earnings Report Next Wednesday

Meta Shares Slide Again As AI Spending Fears Mount Ahead Of Third-Quarter Earnings Report Next Wednesday

NEW YORK — Shares of Meta Platforms fell more than 2% on Friday, extending a pullback this week as investors weighed concerns about the...

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Sunrise Energy Metals Shares Rebound More Than 12% a Day After Steep Sell-Off Tied to US Listing Plan

Sunrise Energy Metals Shares Rebound More Than 12% a Day After Steep Sell-Off Tied to US Listing Plan

SYDNEY — Shares of Sunrise Energy Metals rebounded more than 12% on Friday, recovering a large part of the previous session's steep losses as...

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Woolworths Shares Jump 4% to Five-Year High as Investors Seek Defensive Stocks Amid Global Market Turmoil

SYDNEY — Shares of Woolworths Group rose more than 4% on Thursday to their highest level in five years, as investors sought out defensive stocks...

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Social Security Benefits to Rise 3.6% in 2027, Largest Increase Since 2023

Social Security Benefits to Rise 3.6% in 2027, Largest Increase Since 2023

BALTIMORE — The Social Security Administration announced Wednesday that benefits will increase 3.6 percent in 2027, the largest cost-of-living...

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Goodman Group Shares Jump More Than 3% As Property Stocks Lead ASX On Hopes US Rate Hikes Are Nearly Over

Goodman Group Shares Jump More Than 3% As Property Stocks Lead ASX On Hopes US Rate Hikes Are Nearly Over

SYDNEY — Shares of Goodman Group, Australia's largest listed property company, rose more than 3% on Wednesday afternoon, bucking a broader...

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ASX 200 Slides As Bank Stocks Fall After Wall Street Sell-Off; Glencore Makes Debut On Australian Market

ASX 200 Slides As Bank Stocks Fall After Wall Street Sell-Off; Glencore Makes Debut On Australian Market

SYDNEY — Australian shares fell on Wednesday afternoon, with the country's major banks leading losses after a sell-off in U.S. bank stocks...

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HYBE Shares Jump 4% As BTS Agency Rebounds Above 160,000 Won After Months-Long Slide From Yearly Highs

HYBE Shares Jump 4% As BTS Agency Rebounds Above 160,000 Won After Months-Long Slide From Yearly Highs

SEOUL, South Korea — Shares of HYBE, the entertainment company behind K-pop supergroup BTS, rose more than 4% on Tuesday, climbing back above the...

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TeraWulf Shares Edge Lower as Data-Center Stocks Face Pressure Ahead of November Earnings

TeraWulf Shares Edge Lower as Data-Center Stocks Face Pressure Ahead of November Earnings

EASTON, Md. — Shares of TeraWulf Inc. traded near $12.98 on Tuesday, down about 3 percent, as data-center and high-performance computing stocks came...

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Ollie's Bargain Outlet Shares Rise After Board Approves Additional $500 Million Buyback

Ollie's Bargain Outlet Shares Rise After Board Approves Additional $500 Million Buyback

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Shares of Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings rose Tuesday after the company said its board unanimously approved an additional...

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PYC Therapeutics Falls More Than 10 Percent to $2.14 Ahead of Kidney Disease Data Presentation

PYC Therapeutics Falls More Than 10 Percent to $2.14 Ahead of Kidney Disease Data Presentation

SYDNEY — Shares of PYC Therapeutics fell more than 10 percent on Tuesday, trading at $2.14, down 25 cents, or 10.46 percent, as the Australian...

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KOSPI Plunges Nearly 7 Percent Below 5,950 as Foreign Selling Hits Samsung and SK Hynix

SEOUL — The KOSPI fell nearly 7 percent by late morning Tuesday, dropping below 5,950 and extending a foreign-led sell-off in chip stocks that began...

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Micron And SK Hynix Fall As China's CXMT Says A Denser Memory Design Will Reach Servers This Year

Micron And SK Hynix Fall As China's CXMT Says A Denser Memory Design Will Reach Servers This Year

Shares of Micron and SK Hynix fell Monday after ChangXin Memory Technologies said it had made key progress on a denser memory-cell design and planned...

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Amazon Shares Rise 2.8 Percent to $261, a Week Before Earnings and Days After the Alexa Tablet Launch

Amazon Shares Rise 2.8 Percent to $261, a Week Before Earnings and Days After the Alexa Tablet Launch

Amazon shares rose 2.8 percent on Friday, a rebound from Thursday's drop, with the next earnings report set for Oct. 29 and no new company figure...

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West African Resources Shares Rise 5 Percent To A$3.69 As Gold Miners Catch A Bid With No New Filing

West African Resources Shares Rise 5 Percent To A$3.69 As Gold Miners Catch A Bid With No New Filing

West African Resources shares rose 5.4 percent on Friday, a gold-miner move with no company announcement attached, leaving the stock still well under...

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Sunrise Energy Metals Falls 11 Percent to A$17.15, Extending a Slide Since Its U.S. Listing Plan

Sunrise Energy Metals Falls 11 Percent to A$17.15, Extending a Slide Since Its U.S. Listing Plan

Sunrise Energy Metals shares fell 11 percent on Friday, a fourth loss in five sessions, as the stock kept giving back the run that followed a plan to...

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10 Nikkei 225 Stocks Analysts Are Backing As Index Tops 70,000: Advantest, Tokyo Electron, MUFG Lead Picks

10 Nikkei 225 Stocks Analysts Are Backing As Index Tops 70,000: Advantest, Tokyo Electron, MUFG Lead Picks

TOKYO — Japan's Nikkei 225 stock index closed above 70,000 on Tuesday for the first time in about three months, and analysts at major...

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Domino's Pizza Enterprises Shares Rise 4 Percent To A$21.18 And Move Above The Average Analyst Target

Domino's Pizza Enterprises Shares Rise 4 Percent To A$21.18 And Move Above The Average Analyst Target

Domino's Pizza Enterprises shares rose about 4 percent on Wednesday, lifting the Australian-listed master franchisee above the average analyst...

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SanDisk Stock Rebounds Nearly 3% As AI Storage Boom Keeps NAND Tight Ahead Of Oct. 29 Earnings Report

SanDisk Stock Rebounds Nearly 3% As AI Storage Boom Keeps NAND Tight Ahead Of Oct. 29 Earnings Report

NEW YORK — Shares of SanDisk rose nearly 3% on Wednesday morning, recovering part of the previous session's decline as investors continued to...

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The Nifty Falls 0.8 Percent to 22,587 After the RBI Raises Rates and Crude Oil Holds Above $101 a Barrel

The Nifty Falls 0.8 Percent to 22,587 After the RBI Raises Rates and Crude Oil Holds Above $101 a Barrel

MUMBAI — India's Nifty 50 fell 189.15 points, or 0.83 percent, to 22,586.95 on Wednesday, a second look at a market that had tried to bounce...

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Nikkei Slips Back Toward 70,000 as Investors Lock In Gains After Three-Month High, Oil Rebound Weighs

Nikkei Slips Back Toward 70,000 as Investors Lock In Gains After Three-Month High, Oil Rebound Weighs

TOKYO — Japanese stocks fell on Wednesday, giving back a large part of the previous session's gains as investors took profits after the Nikkei...

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PYC Therapeutics Shares Slide Nearly 8% as Biotech Gives Back Gains Ahead of Key Kidney Disease Data

PYC Therapeutics Shares Slide Nearly 8% as Biotech Gives Back Gains Ahead of Key Kidney Disease Data

SYDNEY — Shares of PYC Therapeutics fell nearly 8% on Wednesday, erasing the previous session's gains as the Perth-based RNA drug...

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Tesla Stock Extends Rally After Q3 Delivery Beat as Investors Turn Focus to Key Oct. 21 Earnings Report

NEW YORK — Tesla shares rose for a second straight session Monday, building on Friday's jump after the electric vehicle maker reported...

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ChipMOS Closes Up Nearly 10 Percent At A Fresh 52-Week High As Memory Packaging Demand Drives Taiwan Shares

TAIPEI —ChipMOS Technologies shares jumped nearly 10 percent on Friday to a 52-week high, extending a sharp run in Taiwan's memory packaging...

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CXMT Shares Close 1.4 Percent Lower At 54.79 Yuan As China's DRAM Champion Presses A $5.2 Billion Buildout

SHANGHAI — CXMT Corp. shares eased 1.4 percent in the last session before China's National Day break, a quiet close for a memory-chip maker...

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EQ Resources Shares Sink 11% as Tungsten Miner Extends Volatile Pullback From Forrest-Fueled 2026 Rally

SYDNEY — Shares of EQ Resources Ltd. fell more than 11% on Friday, making the tungsten producer one of the weakest performers on the Australian...

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T.J. Maxx Is Closing Stores in Boston and Maryland, but Parent TJX Plans 500 More Locations Worldwide

BOSTON — T.J. Maxx has closed at least two stores this year, including a high-profile location on Boston's Newbury Street, even as its parent...

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KOSPI Jumps Nearly 2% Toward 7,000 as Micron Blowout Revives Samsung and SK Hynix, Snapping Losing Streak

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean stocks rallied nearly 2% on Thursday, snapping a three-day losing streak and pushing the benchmark KOSPI back...

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ASX 200 Plunges Nearly 2% To Four-Month Low As Surging Bond Yields Wipe Billions From Australian Shares

SYDNEY — Australian shares tumbled nearly 2% on Thursday, sinking to their lowest level in four months as climbing global bond yields, elevated oil...

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Gen Digital Stock Jumps Nearly 7% As Norton Owner Rebounds From GoDaddy Takeover Selloff On Upbeat Outlook

NEW YORK — Shares of Gen Digital Inc. climbed nearly 7% on Wednesday, extending a recovery for the maker of Norton antivirus software after a steep...

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ASX 200 Jumps Nearly 1% As Codan Soars, Northern Star Surges And Inflation Hits 4% Before RBA's Next Move

SYDNEY — Australian shares climbed nearly 1% by midday Wednesday, brushing aside a jump in inflation as defense technology, gold and property stocks...

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KOSPI Falls for Second Day as Foreign Selling and Soaring US Treasury Yields Keep Seoul Stocks Below 7,000

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean stocks edged lower for a second straight session on Tuesday, as persistent foreign selling, surging U.S. Treasury...

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ASX 200 Closes Higher as Tech Stocks Surge and RBA Hikes Rates to 15-Year High of 4.6% Amid Inflation

SYDNEY — Australian shares closed higher Tuesday, as a rally in technology stocks helped the market shrug off the Reserve Bank of Australia's...

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Spot Gold Slides About 3 Percent To A Seven-Week Low Near $4,147 As Oil And Bond Yields Climb

NEW YORK — Gold fell about 3 percent on Monday to a seven-week low as oil and U.S. Treasury yields rose together, a mix that raised the odds of...

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Twenty One Capital Stock Climbs 4.9% As Tether-Backed Bitcoin Treasury Firm's CEO Is Set To Speak Today

NEW YORK — Shares of Twenty One Capital, the Tether-backed bitcoin treasury company listed on the New York Stock Exchange as XXI, rose 4.89%, or 32...

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Intel Shares Slide 5.6% as AI Chip Selloff and Profit-Taking Hit Turnaround Rally After Month-Long 40% Run

NEW YORK — Shares of Intel fell 5.59%, or $6.88, to $116.12 as of 10:44 a.m. Eastern time on Monday, as a selloff in artificial intelligence-linked...

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Nikkei Falls 0.73% as Early Rally Above 67,000 Fades on Chip Profit-Taking, Ending Five-Day Winning Streak

TOKYO — Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 0.73% to 65,877.62 on Monday, shedding 486.59 points, as an early surge above 67,000 faded into...

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Microsoft Shares Jump 3.15% as Broader Market Rally Builds on Stifel's Recent Buy Upgrade to Its Stock

REDMOND, Wash. — Shares of Microsoft Corp. surged 3.15% to $513.60 in Friday trading, adding $15.67, as the technology giant participated in a...

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Dow Edges Up 0.19% as Bond Yields Ease and Hopes Rise for a Phased Hormuz Reopening Deal, Snapping Losing Skid

NEW YORK — The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 99.21 points, or 0.19%, to 51,449.19 in Friday trading, as easing Treasury yields and growing...

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ASX 200 Falls for a Second Straight Day as Global Bond Sell-Off Deepens and Oil Prices Climb Ahead of RBA

SYDNEY — Australia's benchmark share index closed lower for a second consecutive session Friday, falling 38 points, or 0.44%, to 8,664.0, as a...

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Everpure Shares Soar 17.44% to New High as CEO Calls Data Storage Firm's Growth an 'Inflection Point'

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Shares of Everpure Inc., the data storage and management company formerly known as Pure Storage, surged 17.44% to $128.77 in...

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ASX 200 Drops 0.76% As Oil Price Surge On Iran Peace Deal Doubts Outweighs Strong Australian Jobs Data

SYDNEY — Australia's benchmark share index fell 0.76% to 8,699.1 points by mid-afternoon Thursday, down 66.2 points, as a sharp overnight surge...

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GameStop Shares Hold Near $24.50 After Cohen's Second Large Insider Share Purchase

GRAPEVINE, Texas — GameStop Corp. shares traded around $24.51 in midafternoon New York dealing on Sept. 23, up 2 percent, after Chairman and Chief...

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Lakefront Biotherapeutics Shares Jump 7.36% As Former Galapagos NV Continues Its Ongoing Corporate Reinvention

AMSTERDAM — Shares in Lakefront Biotherapeutics NV rose 7.36% to €28.30 on the Euronext Amsterdam exchange Wednesday, adding €1.94, as the...

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Nikkei Jumps 1.38% to 65,019 as Chip Stocks Lead Rebound After Bank of Japan Rate Decision

TOKYO — Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 882.70 points, or 1.38%, to 65,018.95 on Friday, Sept. 18, reclaiming the 65,000 level and posting its largest...

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Micron Shares Climb 3.33% to $1,078.75 as AI Memory Rally Builds Toward Its Sept. 30 Fiscal Earnings

BOISE, Idaho — Shares of Micron Technology Inc. rose 3.33% to $1,078.75 in Tuesday trading, adding $34.79, extending a powerful rally in the memory...

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Viking Therapeutics Shares Soar 30% As Obesity Drug Trial Shows 97% Weight Loss Retention On Reduced Dosing

SAN DIEGO — Shares of Viking Therapeutics Inc. surged 29.69% to $39.05 in Tuesday trading, adding $8.94, after the clinical-stage biopharmaceutical...

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Alamar Biosciences Shares Soar 15.90% Near 52-Week High Amid Growing Proteomics Analyst and Investor Buzz

FREMONT, Calif. — Shares of Alamar Biosciences Inc. surged 15.90% to $37.10 in Thursday trading, adding $5.09, pushing the precision proteomics...

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