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Lara Trump Slammed Over 'Immensely Stupid' Election Lawsuit Claim
The former president's daughter-in-law wants to disenfranchise some Americans who vote by mail.
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Indonesia first-quarter growth boosted by election, holiday spending
Indonesia's economic growth accelerated in the first quarter of 2024 on the back of election and religious holiday spending, official data showed Monday.Government estimates had projected growth of 5.17 percent but experts warned Jakarta's official data might not be reliable to judge economic performance.
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India's Kotak Mahindra jumps most in 2-1/2 years as CEO sees minimal impact from RBI order
Shares of Kotak Mahindra Bank rose as much as 5.5% on Monday, after the private lender's quarterly profit beat estimates and said there will be very little financial impact of the recent regulatory crackdown by the central bank. Kotak's shares are down 14.7% so far this year - weighed down primarily by a ban by the Reserve Bank of India on adding new clients digitally and issuing credit cards - compared with a 1.7% rise in the Nifty bank index. Kotak CEO Ashok Vaswani said during an analyst ca
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Boeing's Starliner set for first crewed mission to ISS
After years of delays, Boeing's Starliner capsule is set to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) Monday, a milestone for the US aerospace giant and NASA. The flight, a final test before Starliner takes up regular service for the space agency, is critical for Boeing, whose reputation has suffered of late due to safety issues with its passenger jets.But problems since then have delayed Monday's crewed test flight, necessary for the capsule to be certified for NASA's use on reg
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White House Bashes Trump For Echoing 'Fascists' Following 'Gestapo' Remarks
The response comes after the former president likened the Biden administration to the secret police force of Nazi Germany.
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Asian markets build on rally as US jobs data boost rate cut hopes
Most Asian markets rose Monday after data showing fewer US jobs were created last month rekindled optimism interest rates will be cut this year, while mainland Chinese equities bounced on hopes for fresh government economic support.The news ramped up bets on the Fed cutting rates in September while investors also lifted their outlook on how many there would be, though the two priced in are still well short of the six envisaged at the start of the year.
3-min read - BusinessReuters
Rupee little changed wedged between importers' dollar demand, lower US bond yields
The Indian rupee was little changed on Monday as dollar demand from importers hurdled gains even as U.S. bond yields declined after weak US economic data raised hopes of a September rate cut by the Federal Reserve. The rupee was at 83.4425 against the U.S. dollar as of 09:50 a.m. IST, barely changed from its close at 83.4225 in the previous session. The dollar index was steady at 105.1 after dipping to a near one-month low on Friday after data showed that U.S. employers added fewer jobs than e
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