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Hyundai lifts margin target, expands US hybrid lineup

Wednesday, August 26 by SRN News

By Heekyong Yang and Heejin Kim SEOUL, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor said on Wednesday it would launch or refresh more than 100 vehicles globally by 2030 and expand its U.S. hybrid lineup, as the South Korean automaker seeks to lift its operating profit... Read More.

The U.S.-Canada trade dispute continues, but analysts say a deal may still be possible

Wednesday, August 26 by SRN News

(SRN NEWS) - President Donald Trump is escalating pressure on Canada in a high-stakes trade dispute, arguing that American workers and businesses have been disadvantaged for too long by Canadian trade barriers. The confrontation has produced retaliatory tariffs from Ottawa, but analysts say the... Read More.

Australia’s FleetPartners gets $582 million bid as Sumitomo-led group joins race

Wednesday, August 26 by SRN News

By Sameer Manekar and Rajasik Mukherjee Aug 26 (Reuters) - FleetPartners said on Wednesday it had received an A$813.1 million ($582.3 million) offer from a consortium led by Japan's Sumitomo Corp, making it the fourth bidder for the Australian vehicle leasing firm in less than... Read More.

Exclusive-BNP Paribas, KB Kookmin in talks for $2 billion Vietnam Techcombank stake, sources say

Wednesday, August 26 by SRN News

By Yantoultra Ngui and Phuong Nguyen HONG KONG/HANOI, Aug 26 (Reuters) - France's BNP Paribas and South Korea's KB Kookmin Bank are in separate talks to acquire at least a 15% stake in Vietnam's Techcombank as strategic investors, in a deal that could be worth... Read More.

As war strands Qatari gas for 6 months, US sales rise and European stocks plummet

Wednesday, August 26 by SRN News

By Marwa Rashad and Nora Buli LONDON/OSLO, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Six months into the U.S.-Iran war, Qatar is among the conflict's biggest economic casualties, with its liquefied natural gas exports slashed by 96%, data shows. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iraq and Kuwait have seen their... Read More.

Morning Bid: Markets are waiting ‘9 to 5’

Wednesday, August 26 by SRN News

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee A holding pattern in global markets has emerged as traders await earnings from Nvidia that will be a test of confidence in the AI trade while rising hopes of supplies moving... Read More.

Asian shares mostly rise as oil prices fall and hope grows for AI

Tuesday, August 25 by SRN News

TOKYO (AP) - Asian shares mostly rose in early Wednesday trading, as investors kept an eye on the ongoing talks over reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which remains largely shut down because of the war in Iran. The global interest in artificial intelligence continued... Read More.

Here’s all the ways that data center controversies have transformed the midterm elections

Tuesday, August 25 by SRN News

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - The snowballing opposition to data centers in communities across the United States has transformed the midterm election landscape, thrown a wrench into the plans of the world's richest companies and brought perhaps the industry's biggest booster, President Donald Trump, to... Read More.

The US and Canada could pull back from an all-out trade war. It’s not clear that they will

Tuesday, August 25 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. and Canada have ramped up their trade war, hitting each other with steep new tit-for-tat tariffs. Despite the bravado coming from both sides of the border, though, analysts suspect the longtime allies will eventually strike a deal to end... Read More.

Dollar moves in a narrow range ahead of inflation data, Jackson Hole

Tuesday, August 25 by SRN News

By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The dollar was rangebound in early Asian trading on Wednesday as an uneasy calm hung over currency markets, with investors awaiting inflation reports from major economies including the U.S. ahead of the Jackson Hole symposium this... Read More.

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Hyundai lifts margin target, expands US hybrid lineup

The U.S.-Canada trade dispute continues, but analysts say a deal may still be possible

Exclusive-BNP Paribas, KB Kookmin in talks for $2 billion Vietnam Techcombank stake, sources say

As war strands Qatari gas for 6 months, US sales rise and European stocks plummet

Morning Bid: Markets are waiting ‘9 to 5’

Asian shares mostly rise as oil prices fall and hope grows for AI

Here’s all the ways that data center controversies have transformed the midterm elections

The US and Canada could pull back from an all-out trade war. It’s not clear that they will

Dollar moves in a narrow range ahead of inflation data, Jackson Hole

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