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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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FTSE 100 Drops 1.25% as Middle East Tensions and BoE Rate Worries Erase Much of Thursday's Sharp Rally

LONDON — Britain's benchmark FTSE 100 index fell 1.25% to 10,681.30 on Friday, down 134.84 points, giving back a substantial portion of the...

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KOSPI Surges 2.81% as Falling Oil Prices and the Fed's Rate Hike Ease Persistent Global Inflation Worries

SEOUL — South Korea's benchmark KOSPI index surged 2.81% to 6,903.94 by mid-afternoon Friday, adding 188.53 points, as falling global oil...

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Intel Stock Rises Nearly 5% as SK Hynix Ohio Talks and Tight CPU Supply Lift Shares

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Intel shares rose 4.63% to $101.63 in midmorning trading Wednesday, up $4.49, after reports that SK hynix is in talks to make...

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Salesforce Shares Barely Budge As Investors Shrug Off Its Own Global Outage During Dreamforce Conference

SAN FRANCISCO — Shares of Salesforce Inc. traded nearly flat Wednesday morning, down just 0.18% to $255.20, showing little sign of investor alarm...

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Codan Shares Surge 7.51% to Fresh Record Highs as Defence and Gold Detection Businesses Fire on All Cylinders

ADELAIDE, Australia — Shares in Codan Ltd. jumped 7.51% to $48.94 on Wednesday, adding $3.42, extending a remarkable run for the Adelaide-based...

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James Hardie Shares Sink 5.08% as Rising Bond Yields Hit High-Multiple Building Materials Stock Again

DUBLIN — Shares in James Hardie Industries plc fell 5.08% to $37.36 on the ASX Wednesday, down $2.00, as the fiber cement building materials maker...

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Infratil Shares Jump 5.49% as AI Data Centre Stocks Rebound and CDC's Growth Story Keeps Steadily Building

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Shares in Infratil Ltd. rose 5.49% to $11.53 on the ASX Wednesday, adding 60 cents, as the New Zealand-based...

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ASX 200 Edges Higher After 11-Week Low As Markets Await Crucial Wednesday US Fed Interest Rate Decision

SYDNEY — Australia's benchmark share index rose 0.21% to 8,690.6 points by mid-morning Wednesday, adding 18.1 points, offering a tentative...

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AMD Shares Rebound 3.48% as Chip Stocks Recover From Monday's Sharp AI-Driven Slowdown Selloff Across Sector

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. rose 3.48% to $510.59 in Tuesday trading, adding $17.18, as semiconductor stocks broadly...

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Nikkei 225 Edges Higher as Tech Stocks Rebound From AI Slowdown Selloff, Kioxia Jumps on ADR Listing Report

TOKYO — Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 edged higher Tuesday, gaining 129.43 points, or 0.20%, to trade at 63,622.42 by mid-afternoon, as select...

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Telix Pharmaceuticals Shares Soar 11.26% as FDA Approves Its Novel Pixclara Brain Cancer Imaging Drug

MELBOURNE — Shares in Telix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. jumped 11.26% to $18.18, adding $1.84, as the Australian radiopharmaceutical company extended a...

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ASX 200 Slides To Its Lowest Level Since July As Wall Street Selloff And Surging Oil Prices Weigh On Sentiment

SYDNEY — Australia's benchmark share index fell to its lowest level since July on Tuesday, dropping 0.58% to 8,699.6 points by mid-morning...

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Broadcom Stock Falls 4.45% as AI Slowdown Fears Deepen Chipmaker's Margin Compression Worries Monday

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Shares of Broadcom Inc. fell 4.45% to $345.87 in Monday trading, down $16.12, as a fresh wave of concern over the pace of...

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Nikkei 225 Slides 0.81% to Six-Week Low as AI Safety Warnings and Surging Oil Rattle Tokyo's Chip Stocks

TOKYO — Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 0.81% on Monday, closing at 63,492.99, down 518.35 points, as renewed anxiety over the pace of...

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ASX 200 Edges Higher To 8,759 After Worst Week In Six Months As Oil Slide And Fed Rate Bets Steady Nerves

SYDNEY — Australia's benchmark share index inched higher on Monday, clawing back a fraction of last week's steep losses as falling oil...

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Capstone Copper Shares Slide 8.6% Amid Broader Mining Sector Pullback This Week As Copper Prices Stall

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Shares of Capstone Copper Corp. fell $1.36, or 8.56%, to $14.53, as the mid-tier copper producer pulled back sharply...

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