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Stocks waver, dollar softens as investors weigh earnings, data

By Xie Yu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Stocks fell broadly, while the U.S. dollar also weakened early on Tuesday, as investors weigh corporate earnings and economic growth outlooks in a busy week. MSCI's

Euro to the fore as hawkish hike looms

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar was on the back foot and the euro climbed on Tuesday, as regional bank jitters had traders expecting U.S. interest rate cuts before long, while in

Oil prices ease as investors weigh China demand, rate hikes

By Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) - Oil prices slipped in early trade on Tuesday, paring gains from the previous session, as investors weighed strong holiday travel in China that could boost fuel demand

U.S. stocks end mixed, Treasury yields dip with earnings, data on tap

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street shuffled to a mixed close on Monday, with interest rate-sensitive momentum shares weighing on the Nasdaq and U.S. Treasury yields dipping as investors

Dollar slides as rate cuts priced in; yen falls ahead of BOJ meeting

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar fell to a more than one-week low against major currencies on Monday in generally thin trading, as investors continued to price in interest

Megacaps weigh on Nasdaq, Treasury yields dip ahead of earnings, data

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street was subdued on Monday, with interest-rate sensitive momentum shares pulling the Nasdaq lower and U.S. Treasury yields dipping as investors braced for a

Oil prices settle higher on optimism about fuel demand in China

By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) -Oil prices settled higher on Monday, reversing losses as investors grew optimistic that holiday travel in China would boost fuel demand in the world's largest oil importer

Oil prices rise on optimism about fuel demand in China

By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Monday, reversing losses as investors grew optimistic that holiday travel in China would boost fuel demand in the world's largest oil importer. Brent

Wall St wavers, Treasury yields dip ahead of earnings, data

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -Wall Street was subdued and U.S. Treasury yields dipped on Monday as investors braced for a week of high-profile quarterly earnings and closely watched economic

Euro rises; yen weakens ahead of BOJ meeting

By Alun John and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The euro gained while the Japanese yen fell on Monday in thin trading ahead of a closely watched Bank of Japan meeting and the

On Camera

Goa’s torture chamber is now a cultural hub. Aguad Jail’s dark past is the new go-to place

Aguad has many reminders of the price of freedom, such as the wall of plaques commemorating fallen fighters and the solitary cell of TB Cunha, the ‘Father of Goan Nationalism’.

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Indian envoy in Oman dons Army combat print for photo ops, sparks controversy

Ambassador Amit Narang wore combat uniform at closing ceremony of India-Oman joint military exercise. Only serving personnel can wear service uniforms, say veterans.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?