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Image for TSMC Q4 profit poised to soar 27% as AI demand drives growth

Finance

TSMC Q4 profit poised to soar 27% as AI demand drives growth

Image for Stocks and Treasuries calm after Fed indictment jitters, dollar weakens

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Stocks and Treasuries calm after Fed indictment jitters, dollar weakens

Image for Trump says he will talk to Musk about restoring internet in Iran​

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Trump says he will talk to Musk about restoring internet in Iran​

Image for Dollar drops as US Justice Department subpoenas Fed's Powell

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Dollar drops as US Justice Department subpoenas Fed's Powell

Image for Oil prices settle at 7-week high on worries about Iran exports

Oil prices settle at 7-week high on worries about Iran exports

Date: January 12, 2026

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Oil prices extended gains on Monday on growing concerns that intensifying protests in Iran could disrupt supply from the OPEC producer although efforts to...

Image for UK employers report weaker hiring but stronger pay growth in December

UK employers report weaker hiring but stronger pay growth in December

Date: January 12, 2026

LONDON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Britain's jobs market cooled in December but starting salaries for permanent jobs rose at a faster pace, according to a survey of recruiters that will be studied by the Bank...

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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai's health in focus at mitigation hearing

Date: January 11, 2026

By Jessie Pang and James Pomfret HONG KONG, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's High Court will on Monday hear the mitigation plea of pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai, the final step before sentencing in a...

Image for Deaths from Iran protests reach more than 500, rights group says

Deaths from Iran protests reach more than 500, rights group says

Date: January 11, 2026

By Parisa Hafezi, Rami Ayyub and Maayan Lubell DUBAI/JERUSALEM, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Unrest in Iran has killed more than 500 people, a rights group said on Sunday, as Tehran threatened to target U.S....

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French Socialists won't vote with Mercosur no-confidence motions

Date: January 11, 2026

PARIS, Jan 11 (Reuters) - The French Socialist party will not vote in favour of two no-confidence motions filed by far-right and far-left opposition parties over France's failure to block the EU's...

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UK says NATO talks on deterring Russia in the Arctic 'business as usual'

Date: January 11, 2026

LONDON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Britain said on Sunday discussions with other NATO members on deterring Russian activity in the Arctic were "business as usual", after media reports the UK was in talks with...