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‘Looks and smells like a tax’: Dutton’s gas plan flagged as unconstitutional

Dutton’s Australian gas scheme could spark a High Court battle with fossil fuel giants, as legal experts warn the poli...

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Unemployment holds steady at 4.1 per cent

Thursday’s unemployment figures showed a spike in Aussies finding a job, but it might not be a boom in the Australian ...

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Trump tariffs: It ain’t over till it’s over!

“Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most”. ThucydidesThe Liberation Day, April 02, “Reciproca...

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XCMG Technician College: A Global Workshop Cultivating Elite Industry Talents

XUZHOU, China, April 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- XCMG Technician College (the College), the vocational school of leading co...

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Media Insider: TVNZ reveals its new news boss

Nadia Tolich will join TVNZ after three years at Stuff....

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Nifty 50, Sensex today: What to expect from Indian stock market in trade on April 17

Nifty 50, Sensex today: The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a negative start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift...

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Moody’s Upgrades Zambia’s Economic Outlook to Positive on Debt Reduction and Growth

Global credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service has revised Zambia’s economic outlook from stable to positive,...

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Trump’s tariff war is ‘hurting all US assets’, investor warns

The trade war ‘puts the US in a bad situation’ as it accelerates a shift away from the dollar, veteran investor Mark...

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BlockDAG Surges 2,380% to Become the Best Crypto for Higher Returns in 2025—Outpacing Aptos & Bitcoin Pepe

Crypto themes are shifting fast in 2025—from meme-driven pumps to smart contract platforms reclaiming lost ground. Bit...

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Malaysian Tycoon And Son Win Multibillion Dollar Energy Contracts To Make Their Offshore Vessel Operator Yinson The World’s Third-Biggest

Lim Han Weng and Lim Chern Yuan have turned their Yinson Holdings into a well-oiled machine that helps global oil and ga...

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Spark follows Air NZ in deal with Indian outsourcer

Telco looking to make up lost ground in its drive to slash labour costs....

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Jerome Powell says Trump’s tariffs are a threat to inflation and jobs

The US Federal Reserve Board’s usually cautious chairman says Trump’s tariffs will lead to higher inflation and lowe...

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US stocks fall with dollar as Fed chief warns on tariffs

NEW YORK, United States — Wall Street traders were back in sell-off mode Wednesday while the dollar fell further as do...

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Samsung Electronics Ranked No.1 in Global Gaming Monitor Market for Six Consecutive Years

Samsung Electronics today announced that it has retained its position as the world’s leading gaming monitor brand for ...

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How the Gensol debacle wrecks Jaggis' other IPO plans

The Sebi order against the Jaggi brothers has been harsh enough. Now, Gensol's collateral damage has effectively stalled...

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JPMorgan Chase Bank India to expand presence in startup banking, says CEO Chawda

The bank started its “innovation economy” business in the US about 5-6 years ago and then expanded it to other geogr...

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Here's why businesses will have to file financial statements in a new format

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India is set to implement a new accounting standard requiring companies to cla...

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Demand for weight loss drugs is growing. Can wellness companies keep up?

Wellness startups are launching products that target the natural growth of GLP-1, the hormone that medicines like Ozempi...

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Creality Brings Its ShareFest Back to New Zealand to Celebrate the Maker Spirit

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, April 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Creality, a global leader in the 3D printing industry, brought its...

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Oil Prices Are Recovering, But Can Exporters Outlast the Tariff Circus?

Oil prices have been on the mend this week after taking a dive following President Trump’s global tariff offensive lau...

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Real Madrid 1-2 Arsenal (agg 1-5): Arsenal reach Champions League semi-finals with ‘statement’ win

So can Arsenal beat PSG and make their second Champions League final? The Gunners have the second-best defensive record ...

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Operation know your country (I)

A few weeks ago, I published an article in this column titled “Operation Know Your Neighbor.” The opening paragraph ...

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Woolworths gets go-ahead to buy ready meal maker Beak & Johnston

Woolworths' acquisition of Beak & Johnston was unlikely to substantially lessen competition, the Commerce Commission sai...

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Here's How Much You Would Have Made Owning Intuit Stock In The Last 15 Years

Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 10.18% on an annualized basis producing an av...

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AMD says US rule on chips to China will cost it US$800

Chip developer Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) on Wednesday said it expected new US licensing requirements for semiconducto...

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Texas Track Meet Killer's Family To Tap $400k Support Fund For New Home

Texas Track Meet Killer's Family To Tap $400k Support Fund For New Home As the online fundraiser for confessed Texas tra...

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Nigeria, South Africa sign landmark mining deal

Nigeria and South Africa have formalised a new partnership aimed at revitalising mining cooperation between both countri...

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OpenAI in talks to buy AI-coding tool Windsurf for about $3B: report

The deal would be OpenAI's largest to date, the terms of which have not yet been finalized, the report said, adding the ...

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Trading ideas: Nextgreen, Sapura Industrial, Gas Malaysia, Sapura Energy, Hextar Tech, Golden Land, Paragon Globe, Bina Puri, Affin, OCK, Nexgram, CLMT

KUALA LUMPUR: Here is a recap of the announcements that made headlines in Corporate Malaysia. Read full story...

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US Stock Market Live: Dow futures down after 700-point sell-off; Fed Chair issues growth warning

US Stock Market Live: Futures on Wall Street are trading at the flat line ahead of the final trading day of this truncat...

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Vallow Daybell trial: 'Doomsday Mom' rests case

A rather unexpected moment happened in court on April 16, when Lori Vallow Daybell announced that she has rested her cas...

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CHAI Claims the Crown in Social AI -- Beats Character AI in Ratings

CHAI Surpasses Character AI in User Ratings, Becomes Top-Rated Social AI App on Android CHAI has officially claimed the ...

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Spring Into Savings: VARON Offers Discounts on Oxygen Solutions for Allergy Season

NEW YORK, April 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As spring blooms across the country, so does allergy season — a time when pol...

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Ford may hike prices if Trump’s auto tariffs persist, memo says

“In the absence of material changes to the tariff policy as articulated to date, we anticipate the need to make vehicl...

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Here's How Much $1000 Invested In HubSpot 10 Years Ago Would Be Worth Today

HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 20.1% on an annualized basis producing an aver...

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BYD, Geely and EV peers face tariff dilemma as Beijing delays go-global plans

China wants decisions by carmakers to be made strategically, prioritising geopolitically favourable countries, Trivium C...

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China floods Indian markets as trade deficit soars past $99 billion

India's trade deficit with China soared to a record $99.2 billion in the last fiscal year, driven by increased imports o...

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Taco Bell’s NZ stores unaffected by Australian operator’s exit plan, Restaurant Brands confirms

Collins Foods plans to sell or close all 27 of its Taco Bell stores in Australia....

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Stock market today: IREDA, Birlasoft among 5 stocks in F&O ban list on April 17

Birlasoft Ltd, Hindustan Copper Ltd, IREDA, Manappuram Finance Ltd, and National Aluminium Co Ltd are the five stocks on...

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Congressional debate over federal Medicaid funding

Democrats and Republicans are sparring over possible GOP cuts to trim the federal deficit....

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Auto Review: Burnin' rubber in the loco Ford Maverick Lobo

Ford noticed the groundswell for an urban truck and went to work....

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Time 100 Most Influential People Includes Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Alex Karp And More Public Company CEOs

President Donald Trump was named the Time Person of the Year in 2024 and is one of the 100 people named to the 2025 Time...

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China-founded e-commerce sites Temu and Shein say they're raising prices due to tariffs

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — China-founded e-commerce sites Temu and Shein say they plan to raise prices for U.S....

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George Clooney Singles Out Wes Moore As Top Democratic Prospect, Says That Op-Ed Urging Joe Biden To Exit Race Was His “Civic Duty”

George Clooney singled out Wes Moore as an emerging Democratic leader who is “levitating” above others, saying that ...

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Saka and Martinelli fire Arsenal to last four after famous win at Real Madrid | Champions League

When at last The Never Ending Story reached its final page, there was Bukayo Saka standing at the north end of the Santi...

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Trump joins tariff talks with Japan as US seeks deals amid trade wars

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday inserted himself directly into trade talks with Japanese officia...

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Even with tariffs looming, Jim Cramer says consumer companies must cut prices

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Wednesday told investors it is likely consumer-oriented companies will be compelled to lower prices...

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How Major US Stock Indexes Fared April 16

U.S. stocks dropped as the costs of U.S. restrictions on global trade compounded. The S&P 500 fell 2.2 percent Wednesday...

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Tariff turmoil hits campervan firm THL's profit outlook

THL said there had been drop in interest for inbound travel to the United States while other rental markets, particularl...

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$100 Invested In Wells Fargo 5 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today

Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 4.98% on an annualized basis producing an av...

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To Fly, You'll Soon Need A REAL ID: What To Know

To Fly, You'll Soon Need A REAL ID: What To Know Authored by Arjun Singh via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),On May 7, 2...