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Star Biz7
Long-short model pays off for India
Sell-side analysts appear to have emerged as a more valuable resource for investors in India than in any other major market. To some observers, structural idiosyncrasies in the nation's US$5.4 trillion stock market are giving skilled stock-pickers an edge.
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Star Biz7
Tariff uncertainty weighs on KLCI outlook
Malaysian equities are experiencing volatility in the second half of 2025 (2H25), influenced by global trade tensions and tariff uncertainties. However, analysts maintain a positive outlook.
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Star Biz7
Europe’s market turmoil highlights dividend plays
The second half of 2025 (2H25) looks anything but smooth for European stock markets, with a raft of global political tensions and economic curveballs keeping investors on their toes.
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Commodities
Oil eases to 3-week low on negative economic news
Oil prices eased to a three-week low on Friday on negative economic news from the United States and China and signs of growing supply despite optimism US trade deals could boost global economic growth and oil demand in the future.
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Markets
S&P 500 and Nasdaq close at records
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq notched record high closes on Friday, lifted by optimism the US could soon reach a trade deal with the European Union, while Deckers Outdoor surged following a strong quarter for the maker of UGG boots and Hoka sneakers.
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World
Honduras mandates face masks again as respiratory illnesses spike
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) -Over five years after the COVID-19 outbreak, Honduras has reinstated mandatory mask wearing in public spaces amid a spike in respiratory illnesses and as a variant of the virus spreads through the Central American country.
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World
Tunisians protest aginst President Saied, call country an ‘open-air prison’
TUNIS (Reuters) -Hundreds of Tunisian activists protested in the capital on Friday against President Kais Saied, denouncing his rule as an "authoritarian regime" that has turned the country into an "open-air prison".
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World
Ukraine facing fierce fighting around eastern city of Pokrovsk, Zelenskiy says
(Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that Ukrainian forces were facing fierce fighting around the city of Pokrovsk in the east, a logistics hub near which Russia has been announcing the capture of villages on an almost daily basis.
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World
Cambodia calls for ceasefire with Thailand, AFP reports
(Reuters) -Cambodia called for a ceasefire with Thailand, AFP reported on Friday, citing Chhea Keo, the country's ambassador to the United Nations.
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World
U.S. stocks close higher on continuous optimism
NEW YORK, July 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks finished higher on Friday, buoyed by strong corporate earnings and encouraging developments on the trade front.
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World
Belarus conducts exercise of radio technical troops
MINSK, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Belarus is hosting a large-scale exercise involving its radio technical troops, with the aim of enhancing the readiness and operational capabilities of its air defense forces, the Belarusian defense ministry said Friday.
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World
Freight traffic from U.S. rail connections continues to drop in Canada
OTTAWA, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Freight traffic volume received from U.S. rail connections in Canada fell 13.2 percent year over year to 3.6 million tonnes in May, the fourth straight month of double-digit declines in tonnage, Statistics Canada said Friday.
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World
U.S. dollar ticks up
NEW YORK, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar advanced in late trading on Friday.
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World
Ukraine anti-corruption chief says his agency faces 'dirty information campaign'
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine's top anti-corruption investigator said on Friday that he did not expect attempts to derail his agency's work to end, despite an abrupt U-turn by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on curbing their independence that fuelled rare wartime protests.
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World
Gunman at large after killing 1 at U.S. university dormitory
HOUSTON, July 25 (Xinhua) -- A gunman who fatally shot one person and injured another at a dormitory complex at the University of New Mexico in the U.S. city of Albuquerque early Friday remains at large, authorities said.
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World
At least 652 children died from malnutrition in Nigeria in last six months, MSF says
ABUJA (Reuters) -At least 652 children died from malnutrition in the Nigerian state of Katsina in the first six months of 2025, Mèdecìns Sans Frontières said on Friday, an outcome it said it was due to funding cuts by international donors.
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World
Three-Michelin-star Paris restaurant Arpege switches to plant-based dishes
PARIS (Reuters) -French chef Alain Passard, known for his mastery of roasting techniques, has decided to drop almost all animal products from the menu at his three-Michelin-star restaurant, Arpege.
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World
EU chief to meet Trump for trade talks
BRUSSELS, July 25 (Xinhua) -- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday that she will meet U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday to discuss transatlantic trade.
