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Australian shares fell on Friday as financial stocks declined, and were set for their third straight weekly drop, although Insignia...

SYDNEY: The Australian and New Zealand dollars were mostly steady ahead of US payrolls on Friday, with much of their...

Round-up of South Korean financial markets: South Korean shares rise, boosted by auto, steel makers South Korean shares fell on...

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average fell on Friday, tracking Wall Street’s declines overnight and as a stronger yen weighed on...

JAKARTA: Malaysian palm oil futures edged up on Friday, tracking rival oils’ movement in the Dalian market, but were set...

BEIJING: China’s coal imports rose 2.1% year-on-year, official data showed on Friday, as the import arbitrage remained open despite a...

NEW DELHI: Oil prices were little changed on Friday but were set for their biggest weekly decline since October as...

GENEVA: A group of UN human rights experts said Thursday that Israel is again “weaponising starvation” in Gaza by blocking...

Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesUS job cuts hit the highest level since July 2020, fueled by DOGE's layoffs of federal workers. Challenger,...

OTTAWA: Canada will continue to be in a trade war with the United States for the foreseeable future, Prime Minister...