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Dec 11, 2024 | 
watoday.com.au | Jason Scott
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
smh.com.au | Jason Scott
By Jason Scott December 11, 2024 — 5.25pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Mining giants BHP and Rio Tinto allowed environments on their Australian mining sites where female staff faced systemic sexual harassment and gender discrimination, according to two class actions filed on Wednesday.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
finance.yahoo.com | Jason Scott |Atul Prakash
Photo: Mandel Ngan (Getty Images) Bezos Expeditions, the Amazon (AMZN) founder’s private investment vehicle, was part of a $693 million funding round for Tenstorrent, the company announced Monday. He joined LG Electronics and Fidelity in the round led by South Korean firms Samsung Securities and AFW Partners. “We are excited by the breadth of investors that believe in our vision,” Keith Witek, the chief operating officer of Tenstorrent, in a statement.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
bnnbloomberg.ca | Jason Scott
(Bloomberg) -- Gold was steady as the market braced for a tight US election, and a Federal Reserve rate decision later in the week. Uncertainty around the presidential vote on Tuesday has aided bullion in the last few weeks. A victory for Donald Trump could push the precious metal up further, given he’s pledging a massive increase in trade tariffs that may fuel inflation. However, the closeness of the race means the final result may not be known for days.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
finance.yahoo.com | Jason Scott
Berkshire Hathaway’s cash reserves are at an all-time high of $325.2 billion as Warren Buffett quickly exits what has been one of his most profitable trades of the past decade. The Oracle of Omaha and his conglomerate holding company Berkshire started to offload shares of Apple late last year, paring down a major bet on the tech company that it opened in 2016.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
ca.finance.yahoo.com | Jason Scott |Aya Wagatsuma
(Bloomberg) -- Shares in Asia climbed after another strong performance on Wall Street, with stocks hitting fresh record highs. Oil dropped as concerns eased about Israel attacking Iranian energy facilities. • None Dubai’s Allure to Expats Is Weighing on City’s Infrastructure• None The Master Plan That Shaped Pakistan’s Capital Is No Longer Working• None As Brussels Booms, an Old Boogeyman Returns: BrusselizationBenchmark indexes were up in Australia and Japan, and US futures advanced slightly.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Jason Scott
Asian shares are poised to follow the lead of another strong performance on Wall Street, with stocks hitting fresh all-time highs. Oil dropped as concerns eased about Israel attacking Iranian energy facilities. Futures show Tokyo stocks rising more that 1% after resuming trading from a holiday on Monday, while smaller gains are expected in Sydney and Hong Kong. With earnings reports poised to drive US sentiment this week, the S&P 500 rose almost 1%, notching another record — its 46th this year.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Jason Scott
Asian stocks were set for a nervous start on Tuesday following losses in the US, with traders preparing for Chinese markets to reopen following a week-long holiday. Shares edged lower in Sydney, while futures point to declines in Tokyo and Hong Kong after Wall Street was dragged down by a tech selloff, geopolitical angst and bets on a smaller Federal Reserve rate cut. US contracts were little changed in early trading.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
ca.finance.yahoo.com | Jason Scott
(Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks were set for a nervous start on Tuesday following losses in the US, with traders preparing for Chinese markets to reopen following a week-long holiday. • None Urban Heat Stress Is Another Disparity in the World’s Most Unequal Nation• None Singapore Ends 181 Years of Horse Racing to Make Way for Homes• None From Cleveland to Chicago, NFL Teams Dream of Domed Stadiums• None What Do US Vehicle Regulators Have Against Tiny Cars?
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Jun 18, 2024 | 
ndtvprofit.com | Jason Scott
Futures pointed to increases for shares in Tokyo and Hong Kong, while Australian equities may open steady. US traders pushed the S&P 500 closer to the historic 5,500 mark, betting the potential for Federal Reserve rate cuts will keep fueling the tech industry. Treasuries climbed Tuesday as traders piled into a $13 billion sale of 20-year Treasuries. Nvidia Corp. became the world’s most-valuable company — topping Microsoft Corp. — to extend this year’s record-breaking surge.
