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Australia to 'stand up for national interests' on US tariffs, says PM Albanese
Australia recorded first trade surplus with US in JanuaryUS, Australia have free trade agreementAustralia has said will not retaliateBy Kirsty Needham and Alasdair Pal SYDNEY, April 2 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his rival in a May election, Liberal Party leader Pete...Reuters
Wed, Apr 2
Commodities
PRECIOUS-Gold inches up on safe-haven demand ahead of US reciprocal tariffs
Gold hit record high of $3,148.88/oz on TuesdayInvestors await "Liberation Day" announcementADP employment report due later in the dayBy Anushree Mukherjee and Anjana Anil April 2 (Reuters) - Gold prices edged higher on Wednesday as investors sought the comfort of the safe-haven metal in ...Reuters
Wed, Apr 2
Stocks
A Stock That Berkshire Hathaway Has Piled Into and That Wall Street Rates a "Sell' Is Beating the Market. Is Warren Buffett Starting to Make His Move?
If you doubted the genius of Warren Buffett and his company Berkshire Hathaway in 2024, you certainly aren't doubting it now. While investors continued to pour into stocks last year and take advantage of frothy market conditions, Buffett and his team remained patient and cautious, buying very few st...The Motley Fool
Wed, Apr 2
Commodities
METALS-London copper rises; caution ahead of US reciprocal tariffs caps gains
SHANGHAI, April 2 (Reuters) - Copper prices in London rose on Wednesday, but gains were capped as investors cautiously awaited details of reciprocal tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump expected later in the day.The benchmark three-month copper CMCU3 on the London Metal Exchange (LME) rose 0.5% ...Reuters
Wed, Apr 2
Commodities
TABLE-UAE's Fujairah oil inventory data for week ended March 31
April 2 (Reuters) - The Fujairah Oil Industry Zone published the following inventory data for oil products for the week ended March 31, according to industry information service S&P Global Commodity Insights.Volumes are in thousands of barrels. Figures in brackets represent the volume change fro...Reuters
Wed, Apr 2
Stocks
Grifols jumps after report of Brookfield resuming takeover talks
** Shares in Grifols GRLS.MC jump about 9% after a media report that Canadian investment fund Brookfield BAM.TO had resumed talks on a potential takeover of the Spanish pharmaceuticals company** According to Spanish newspaper El Confidencial, Brookfield is mulling an offer valuing the company at 7 b...Reuters
Wed, Apr 2
Economic Indicator
Vietnam to send deputy PM on US trip as tariffs loom, Bloomberg News reports
April 2 (Reuters) - Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc and executives from companies including Vietnam Airlines JSC HVN.HM and Vietjet Aviation JSC VJC.HM will visit the United States this weekend as U.S. tariffs loom, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.The two airline officials are e...Reuters
Wed, Apr 2
Other
Latest North Korean ship can carry dozens of missiles, analysts say
By Gerry Doyle SINGAPORE, April 2 (Reuters) - North Korea's new class of warship can accommodate dozens of vertical launch cells to carry missiles its military has already developed, analysis of a satellite image showed, a step that would give its navy more punch and create an export opportun...Reuters
Wed, Apr 2
Stocks
These 3 Are Great Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks to Buy on the Dip Right Now
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly shifting from hype to reality. It feels like yesterday that ChatGPT first went viral. That was in early 2023. Just over two years later, research by Statista estimates the AI market will reach $244 billion this year and exceed $1 trillion by 2031.It's an excit...The Motley Fool
Wed, Apr 2
Stocks
A Stock Market Indicator Seen Just Once Since the Great Recession Is Flashing. History Says This Will Happen Next.
Since 1987, the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) has conducted weekly surveys to measure investor sentiment. Participants answer a simple question: Do you think stock market over the next six months will increase (bullish), stay the same (neutral), or decline (bearish)? Results ar...The Motley Fool
Wed, Apr 2
Forex
RPT-COLUMN-Dollar's record low FX reserves share not all bad news for Trump: McGeever
By Jamie McGeeverORLANDO, Florida, April 2 (Reuters) - In January, U.S. President Donald Trump warned the so-called BRICS nations against replacing, or backing any currency to take the place of, the "mighty U.S. dollar." While the International Monetary Fund's latest foreign exchange res...Reuters
Wed, Apr 2
Stocks
Prediction: 2 Stocks That Will Be Worth More Than AGNC Investment 10 Years From Now
A decade is a very long time on Wall Street, but I'm confident in my thinking that AGNC Investment's (NASDAQ: AGNC) shares will be worth less than those of Prologis (NYSE: PLD) and Rexford Industrial (NYSE: REXR) in 10 years. Here's why I believe investors who want a combination of income and capita...The Motley Fool
Wed, Apr 2
Other
New Hong Kong police chief to increase security work despite US sanctions
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG, April 2 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's new police commissioner played down the impact of recent U.S. sanctions on Hong Kong and Chinese officials, while pledging to do more to safeguard national security in the financial hub. The U.S. sanctioned six senior Chinese and Hong...Reuters
Wed, Apr 2
Stocks
This Classic Warren Buffett Stock With a Nearly 3% Dividend Yield Is Crushing the Stock Market in 2025
The stock market has gotten off to a rocky start to the year, with the broader market down about 5% this year (as of March 28) and regularly experiencing wild swings.But if you were to ask Warren Buffett, you might hear a different story. Berkshire Hathaway's stock is up a blistering 16.5%. Investor...The Motley Fool
Wed, Apr 2
Other
DAZN secures control of News Corp's Foxtel as $2.1 billion deal goes through
April 2 (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp NWSA.O on Wednesday said it completed the sale of its Australian cable-TV business Foxtel to British-owned sports network DAZN in a A$3.4 billion ($2.14 billion) deal.($1 = 1.5883 Australian dollars)Reuters
Wed, Apr 2
