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BUZZ-Australia's Peninsula Energy plunges on likely output forecast cut for US project
** Shares of Peninsula Energy PEN.AX fall 14.5% to A$1.125, heading for their biggest pct fall since mid-November** Uranium miner fell as much as 16.4% earlier in the day to hit lowest level since Dec. 19** Co expects CY2025 production outlook to be revised, with a likely downgrade for its Lance ura...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
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US airstrike in Syria kills senior operative of al-Qaeda affiliate
Jan 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said it killed a senior operative of an Al-Qaeda-affiliated militant group in an airstrike in northwest Syria on Thursday.The airstrike, part of an ongoing effort to disrupt and degrade militant groups in the region, resulted in the death of Muhammad Salah al-Za&...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
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US probes release of arrested immigrant in first challenge to sanctuary cities
Acting Deputy Attorney General accuses Tompkins County Sheriff's Office of impeding immigration enforcementJustice Dept charges 27-year-old Mexican man on immigration chargesTrump administration has reassigned more than a dozen career officials to "sanctuary cities" working group By Sara...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
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Sk Hynix shares open down 11% on AI chip concerns
Jan 31 (Reuters) - Shares in South Korea's SK Hynix tumbled 10.9% at Friday's opening with stocks in the semiconductor maker hit by a slide in the U.S. Artificial Intelligence sector on concerns about the impact a low-cost Chinese AI model DeepSeek.Hynix is a major supplier of high-end AI ch...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
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Senate confirms North Dakota's Burgum as Trump interior secretary
Jan 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Doug Burgum, the former governor of North Dakota, as President Donald Trump's interior secretary.The vote was 79 to 18.Burgum, 68, will lead an agency that guides the use of 500 million acres (202 million hectares) of federal and tribal la...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
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Baker Hughes' Results Top Expectations
Baker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR), a global leader in energy technology services, announced its fourth-quarter results on Jan. 30. The company's adjusted EPS rose by 37.3% year over year to $0.70, outperforming the $0.62 analyst consensus. Revenue rose by 7.7% to $7.364 billion, beating the consensus estima...The Motley Fool
Jan 31, 2025
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Samsung Q4 profit growth slows as chip issues weigh
SEOUL, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics 005930.KS reported fourth-quarter profit that rose 130% from a low base, confirming it had missed earlier estimates due to slowing memory chip demand and extra costs as it works towards providing high-end chips to Nvidia NVDA.O. The world's largest m...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
Commodities
Australia's Origin Energy drops on lower 2025 APLNG production forecast
Shares drop to over 1-month lowQ2 APLNG revenue logs 11% sequential riseCiti says APLNG forecast cut is concerningAdds share moves in paragraph 2, analyst comments in paragraph 6, LNG price forecast in paragraph 9By Rajasik Mukherjee Jan 31 (Reuters) - Origin Energy ORG.AX on Friday forecast lowe...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
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Lawmakers urge Trump to consider new curbs on Nvidia chips used by China's DeepSeek
Two US lawmakers alleged DeepSeek has relied on Nvidia chipsLawmakers wrote letter to US national security adviser Michael WaltzCongressional offices have reportedly been warned not to use DeepSeekAdds Axios reporting warning for congressional offices against using DeepSeek in paragraphs 6, 7 WAS...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
Forex
BUZZ-USD/JPY trading heavy, 153.72/79 double bottom to hold?
USD/JPY heavy, off to 153.79 overnight, double bottom with 153.72 Monday lowAsia so far today 154.07-51, into 153.37-154.49 daily Ichimoku cloudResistance in place at 154.94 55-DMA, 155.00 could be new capDescending 55/100/200-HMAs 154.92/155.06/155.49, hourly cloud 155.09-32 tooBreak below double b...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
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Near-misses at Washington airport worried pilots well before fatal crash
Pilots describe tight airspace around Washington airportPlanes have to avoid airspace around White House, PentagonArmy official questions military training near airportsAdds details throughoutBy Allison Lampert, Rajesh Kumar Singh and Dan Catchpole Jan 30 (Reuters) - U.S. commercial pilot Rick Re...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
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Colombia's Grupo Argos more than triples profit in 2024
Adds EBITDA and background in paragraphs 3-5Jan 30 (Reuters) - Colombia's Grupo Argos ARG.CN reported a 221% increase in net profit in 2024 to 2.53 trillion pesos ($609 million), the conglomerate announced in a statement on Thursday.Argos, with units in the energy, cement and airport operations,...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
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Rambus Inc expected to post earnings of 58 cents a share - Earnings Preview
Rambus Inc RMBS.OQ RMBS.O is expected to show a rise in quarterly revenue when it reports results on February 4 for the period ending December 31 2024The San Jose California-based company is expected to report a 16.5% increase in revenue to $158.468 million from $136 million a year ago, according ...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
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Weight-loss drug developer Metsera raises $275 million in US IPO
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Weight-loss drug developer Metsera has raised $275 million after pricing its U.S. initial public offering at $18 per share, above its targeted range, the ARCH Venture Partners-backed biotech company said on Thursday.Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
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UK health system to offer cutting-edge gene therapy for sickle cell disease
LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Britain's National Health Service (NHS) will provide a cutting-edge gene therapy that aims to cure sickle cell disease, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) said on Friday.The therapy from Vertex Pharmaceuticals VRTX.O and CRISPR Therapeutics CR...Reuters
Jan 31, 2025
