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Malaysian ringgit hits highest since 2018 on AI, growth optimism
The Malaysian ringgit rose to the strongest level in more than seven years, buoyed by optimism over the country’s ties to the artificial…
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US firms regain optimism on China after Trump-Xi trade truce
US companies are more upbeat about doing business in China after a trade truce between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi…
Culture
Asian shares near record high on AI optimism, dollar up on receding Fed cut bets
Asian stocks advanced on Friday as the artificial intelligence boom regained momentum, while the dollar held near a six-week high after…
Culture
European stocks hover near record on lingering policy optimism
EUROPEAN stocks hovered near a record on Friday, wrapping up the final full trading week of the year with optimism around further policy…
Culture
European shares gain after US inflation data, ECB rate decision aids investor optimism
EUROPEAN shares made broad-based gains on Thursday, with lower-than-expected US inflation strengthening hopes for Federal Reserve interest…
Culture
Malaysian ringgit hits highest in four years on growth optimism
It rose 0.3% versus the greenback to 4.0955 on Friday, the highest since May 2021 The Malaysian ringgit reached the strongest level…
Culture
Gold gains as Fed rate-cut optimism dents dollar
Dovish commentary from several Fed officials has further fuelled expectations of monetary easing Gold prices edged higher on Monday (Dec…
Culture
Europe: Shares clock weekly gains on ongoing Fed cut optimism
European shares were little changed on Friday (Dec 5) and ended the week with modest gains, while investors evaluated a long-delayed US…
Blog
Small business optimism drops in key industries, though construction sees a boom: NFIB
Small business optimism is falling in key sectors, according to a quarterly survey released Tuesday that showed a downgrade in…
Culture
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…
Culture
US: Wall Street opens higher on optimism for AI demand
Wall Street kicked off November on firmer ground on Monday (Nov 3), driven by optimism around AI demand with OpenAI and Amazon striking a…
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US: Wall Street opens higher on optimism for AI demand
Wall Street kicked off November on firmer ground on Monday (Nov 3), driven by optimism around AI demand with OpenAI and Amazon striking a…
Culture
Apple’s higher prices give iPhone doubters reason for optimism
Apple’s latest iPhones did not dazzle with new features, but investors are starting to look past that, seeing higher price tags on the…
Culture
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…
Culture
Trump’s pay-for-play chips deal generates alarm and optimism
US President Donald Trump’s controversial plan to take a cut of revenue from chip sales to China is leading to concerns that the US…
Culture
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…
Culture
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…
Business
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,…
Culture
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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Gold falls to one-month low as trade optimism spurs risk appetite
Gold prices fell to their lowest in more than a month on Monday (Jun 30) as easing trade tensions between the US and China dampened…
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Europe: Shares drop as trade optimism wanes, geopolitical tensions rise
EUROPEAN equities logged their fourth consecutive decline on Thursday as trade optimism dimmed, while mounting geopolitical tensions…
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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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Gold rises as weak US data offsets optimism from Trump-Xi call
GOLD rose on Friday and was set for weekly gains, as a spate of weak US economic data outweighed optimism from President Donald Trump’s…
Fashion
Chanel's In-House Perfumer Told Me All About the New Fragrance That Evokes Joy and Optimism
Reading about fragrance is like hearing about food—there's only so much you can understand until you smell it (or taste it) for yourself.…