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Asian shares rise, dollar at two-year high as US rates, Trump in focus

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was 0.33 per cent higher but on course for a nearly 1 per cent drop for the week

Tesla Cybertruck explodes outside Trump Las Vegas hotel, killing driver

Videos taken by witnesses inside and outside the hotel showed the vehicle exploding and flames pouring out of it, as it sat outside the hotel

Wall Street rises in first trading session of 2025, Tesla stock slides

At 11:41 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 111.85 points, or 0.26%, to 42,656.07, the S&P 500 gained 25.69 points

At 211,000, US weekly unemployment claims declines to eight-month low

"A stable job market will squelch the Fed's appetite for cutting rates aggressively amid nagging services inflation," said Jeffrey Roach, chief economist at LPL Financial

China proposes further export curbs on battery, critical minerals tech

Thursday's announcement does not say when the proposed changes, which are open for public comment until Feb. 1, could come into force

Tesla records 1.1% sales drop for 2024, first annual decline in 9 years

The annual decline for the Austin, Texas, company came despite offers such as 0 per cent financing, free charging and low-priced leases

US ETFs may face obstacles this year after record $1.1 trn inflows in 2024

The inflows were the most in the product's 35-year history and came close to doubling last year's figure of $597 billion.

Europe, Asia's factories end 2024 on weak footing as Trump 2.0 risks mount

U.S. President-elect Trump has pledged to impose tariffs across the board, with bigger barriers on imports from three major trading partners - Mexico, Canada and China

In Norway, nine out of ten new cars sold in 2024 were fully electric

Fully electric vehicles accounted for 88.9% of new cars sold in 2024, up from 82.4% in 2023, data from the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV) showed

Crude oil prices rise on China optimism as investors return after holiday

Xi's New Year address on Tuesday said that China would implement more proactive policies to promote growth in 2025

Chinese EV makers extend buying incentives as price war enters 3rd year

Li Auto announced on Thursday cash subsidies of 15,000 yuan ($2,055) per car purchase as well as a three-year zero-interest financing scheme

Nvidia's market value gets $2 trillion boost in 2024 on AI rally

The chipmaker's market value increased by over $2 trillion last year, reaching $3.28 trillion at the close of 2024

States' fundraising may get expensive amid record borrowing, say investors

Long-term investors such as insurance companies, provident funds and pension funds are major investors for state debt

Asia's factories end 2024 on weak footing as Trump 2.0 risks loom large

US President-elect Trump has pledged to impose big tariffs on imports from three major trading partners Mexico, Canada and China

South Korea police search Jeju Air, airport operator over fatal plane crash

Police investigators are searching the offices of the airport operator and the transportation ministry aviation authority in the southwestern city of Muan

Asian shares stumble as 2025 begins with focus on Trump's policies

The start of the New Year was shaping up to be a less favourable one for equities, as uncertainty over the policies of incoming President Trump

Dollar starts 2025 higher, yen sinks to five-month low on rate concerns

A wide interest rate difference between the US and other economies has cast a shadow over the currency market

Putin asks Russian govt, top bank to develop AI cooperation with China

Putin's instructions were published on the Kremlin's website on Wednesday, three weeks after he announced that Russia would team up with Brics partners and other countries to develop AI

Heavy supply schedule nudges govt bond yields higher as 2025 kicks off

The 10-year bond yield was at 6.7742 per cent as of 10:10 a.m. IST on Wednesday, compared with its previous close of 6.7597 per cent

Automakers' stocks drive share market higher in first session of 2025

Shares of Maruti Suzuki, which sells most cars in India, climbed 3.2 per cent after the company said sales to dealers rose about 30 per cent in December