Hopes
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Gl-icked? Movie Theaters Pin Hopes On Big ‘Wicked,’ ‘Gladiator’ Weekend
US movie theaters are hoping the lightning-in-a-bottle magic of last year’s “Barbenheimer” phenomenon can strike again this weekend, with the simultaneous release of two of 2024’s most hyped films: “Wicked”…
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Hopes Set On G20 Spurring Deadlocked UN Climate Talks
Nations return to deadlocked UN climate talks Monday, with hopes that G20 leaders meeting on the other side of the world can rally support behind a deal for poorer countries.…
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US: Wall Street drops at the open after Powell dents rate-cut hopes
WALL Street’s main indexes opened lower on Friday (Nov 15), after Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said there was no need to rush interest-rate cuts, pushing up bond yields and…
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US: Wall Street indexes end lower after Powell erodes hopes for December rate cut
Wall Street’s main indexes closed lower on Thursday (Nov 14) after Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell dampened investor hopes for another interest rate cut this year by saying the US…
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Wall Street ends lower after Powell erodes hopes for December rate cut
Wall Street’s main indexes closed lower on Thursday (Nov 14) after Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell dampened investor hopes for another interest rate cut this year by saying the US…
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TikTok hopes for lifeline from President-elect Trump, who once favoured ban
SOME TikTok staff and creators, bracing for a potential ban of the popular video-sharing platform as soon as January, have come to see President-elect Donald Trump as a possible saviour. …
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Most base metals rise on China lending rate cuts, stimulus hopes
MOST nonferrous metals rose on Monday (Oct 21), buoyed by lending rate cuts in top consumer China and expectations of further stimulus to spur economic growth. Three-month copper on the…
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McLaren Blast ‘Inappropriate’ Penalty As Norris F1 Title Hopes Hit
McLaren team chief Andrea Stella blasted as “inappropriate” a controversial penalty handed to Lando Norris at the United States Grand Prix which could shatter his world title dream. Race stewards…
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UK Inflation Hits Three-year Low, Fuelling Rate-cut Hopes
Britain’s annual inflation rate fell to a three-year low in September, official data showed Wednesday, fuelling speculation that the Bank of England will resume cutting interest rates next month. The…
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Hopes Pinned On Peace Across Taiwan Strait After Drills
People on both sides of the fraught Taiwan Strait pinned their hopes this week on peace, after Beijing launched military drills around the self-ruled island. China on Monday sent fighter…
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India’s World Cup Hopes In Pakistan Hands After Australia Defeat
India were left hoping old rivals Pakistan can rescue their Women’s T20 World Cup dreams after suffering an agonising nine-run loss to defending champions Australia on Sunday. Australia made sure…
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Gold extends gains over 1% as US PPI data solidifies rate cut hopes
GOLD rose over 1 per cent on Friday (Oct 11) after a US inflation data cemented prospects of a rate cut next month, restraining the dollar below recent highs, while…
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Malaysia hopes EU legislators will be more accommodating on sustainable policies
MALAYSIA said on Tuesday (Oct 8) that it hopes European lawmakers will be “more accommodative” on sustainable policies, following a European Commission proposal to delay the implementation of a law…
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Yen closes out worst day since 2022 as rate-hike hopes dim
THE yen suffered its biggest drop in more than two years after Japan’s new prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, jolted currency markets by saying the economy is not ready for another…
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Northvolt to axe 1,600 jobs as Europe’s EV hopes stall
Northvolt plans to cut 1,600 jobs at its base in Sweden, or about a fifth of its global workforce, as Europe’s biggest hope in the electric vehicle battery market struggles…
