• Wall St opens higher after June jobs report eases rate-hike bets

    Published Thu, Jul 2, 2026 · 09:42 PM[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Thursday (Jul 2) after a softer-than-expected employment report for June tempered expectations for interest-rate hikes by the Federal Reserve.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 90.0 points, or 0.17 per cent, at the open to 52,395.22.The S&P 500 rose 11.9 points, or 0.16 per cent, at the open to 7,495.14​, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 7.4 points, or 0.03 per cent, to 26,047.382. REUTERS Source link

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  • This hotel offers you a luxurious front-row seat to Victoria Harbour

    This hotel offers you a luxurious front-row seat to Victoria Harbour For travellers from India, Hong Kong has always held a particular appeal. Close enough for a long weekend, just six hours away on a direct flight, yet culturally distinct enough to feel like a genuine escape. It is a…

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  • Don’t let RFK Jr distract from the big health threat: Sugar

    It’s not the food dye in Froot Loops that Americans should fear; it’s the more than 66 pounds of sugar they consume a year ARE there “toxic chemicals” in food killing Americans? That fear is getting lots of attention thanks to Robert F Kennedy Jr, president-elect Donald Trump’s pick to…

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  • Traders are most positive on US dollar since February 2025

    Hedge funds, asset managers and other speculators accumulate US$27.8 billion worth of bets that it will strengthen Published Sat, Jun 13, 2026 · 01:27 PM [NEW YORK] Traders turned the most optimistic on the US dollar in more than a year as the war in the Middle East supports the…

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  • Upset Taylor Swift says she was told Ticketmaster could handle demand

    POP superstar Taylor Swift said on Friday it was “excruciating” for her to watch fans struggle to secure tickets for her upcoming U.S. tour after she had been assured that Ticketmaster could handle large demand. The New York Times reported that the US Justice Department was investigating whether Ticketmaster parent…

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