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TSMC Q4 profit poised to soar 27% as AI demand drives growth
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Stocks and Treasuries calm after Fed indictment jitters, dollar weakens

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Trump says he will talk to Musk about restoring internet in Iran
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Dollar drops as US Justice Department subpoenas Fed's Powell
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...
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...

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...
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....
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...

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...
