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US stocks tumble, dollar rallies as Fed signals fewer 2025 rate cuts

Wall Street stocks tumbled and the dollar rallied Wednesday after the Federal Reserve lowered borrowing rates again but projected fewer 2025 interest rate cuts in light of lingering inflation concerns.US indices lurched lower following the 1900 GMT Fed announcement of the actions but fell further during and after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s news conference.All …

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Japanese carmakers Honda, Nissan in preliminary merger talks: reports

Japanese auto giants Honda and Nissan are in preliminary merger talks to help them compete against Tesla and Chinese electric vehicle makers, media reports said Wednesday.Shares in Nissan soared as much as 24 percent, while Honda dipped more three percent. Mitsubishi Motors — of which Nissan is the top shareholder — gained almost 20 percent.Japan’s …

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Asian markets mixed ahead of Fed news, Nissan soars on merger reports

Asian markets swung Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s much-anticipated policy announcement, while shares in Japanese car titan Nissan soared more than 20 percent after reports said it was in merger talks with rival Honda.There were few catalysts to drive region-wide activity before the US central bank’s interest rate decision, with Wall Street providing a …

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Shares in Japan chipmaker Kioxia jump 10% on Tokyo debut

Shares in Japanese chipmaker Kioxia closed 10 percent higher in Tokyo on Wednesday after an initial public offering that valued the firm at more than $5 billion.Formerly the semiconductor unit of Japanese engineering giant Toshiba, the firm is the world’s third-largest producer of NAND flash memory chips.It was acquired by US investment firm Bain Capital …

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Shares in Japan chipmaker Kioxia rally on Tokyo debut

Shares in Japanese chipmaker Kioxia rallied more than seven percent on their debut in Tokyo on Wednesday after an initial public offering that valued the firm at more than $5 billion.Formerly the semiconductor unit of Japanese engineering giant Toshiba, the firm is the world’s third-largest producer of NAND flash memory chips.It was acquired by US …

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