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Tower Semiconductor forecasts quarterly revenue above estimates on steady chip demand

(Reuters) -Israeli contract chipmaker Tower Semiconductor forecast third-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations on Monday, driven by steady demand for its chips used in the automotive and industrial markets. The company’s U.S.-listed shares were up 5% in early trading. Tower Semiconductor has also seen higher demand for its advanced chip technologies used in optical fiber …

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Ballooning ‘buffer’ ETF market leads to more complex array of products

By Suzanne McGee NEW YORK, August 4 (Reuters) -Investors are piling into financial products that offer them the chance to forgo some potential gains in exchange for protection against a market selloff, with the number of exchange-traded funds offering variants on this concept doubling in number and size over the last two years. So far …

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Venezuela’s oil exports fell in July as partners awaited US authorizations

HOUSTON(Reuters) -Venezuela’s oil exports declined about 10% in July from the previous month as key partners of state company PDVSA awaited U.S. authorizations to expand operations in the country, according to vessel tracking data and company documents. Washington in late July green lit producer Chevron to operate in the sanctioned country and export its crude …

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White House defends firing of labor official as critics warn of trust erosion

By Doina Chiacu and Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -White House economic advisers on Sunday defended President Donald Trump’s firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, pushing back against criticism that Trump’s action could undermine confidence in official U.S. economic data. Later on Sunday, Trump again criticized BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, without providing …

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Explainer-What happens next in the US court battle over Trump’s tariffs?

By Jan Wolfe and Dietrich Knauth WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal appeals panel on Thursday appeared skeptical of U.S. President Donald Trump’s argument that a 1977 law historically used for sanctioning enemies or freezing their assets gave him the power to impose tariffs. Regardless of how the court rules, the litigation is almost certainly headed to …

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China’s independent oil firms elbow into Iraq’s majors-dominated market

(Corrects to remove reference to “semi-autonomous Kurdish region” in last paragraph) By Chen Aizhu and Ahmed Rasheed SINGAPORE/BAGHDAD (Reuters) -China’s independent oil companies are ramping up operations in Iraq, investing billions of dollars in OPEC’s number two producer even as some global majors have scaled back from a market dominated by Beijing’s big state-run firms. …

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Citi raises gold forecast to $3,500/oz over next 3 months on negative US outlook

(Reuters) -Citi raised its gold price forecast over next three months to $3,500 per ounce on Monday from $3,300, and the expected trading range to $3,300–$3,600 from $3,100–$3,500, on the belief that near-term U.S. growth and inflation outlook has deteriorated. “U.S. growth and tariff-related inflation concerns are set to remain elevated during 2H’25, which alongside …

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Goldman keeps Brent oil forecast, but flags downside risks to demand

(Reuters) -Goldman Sachs on Sunday reiterated its oil price forecast with Brent averaging $64 per barrel in the fourth quarter of 2025 and $56 in 2026, but expects an increasing range of risks to its baseline estimates from recent developments. “Increasing pressure on Russia and Iran sanctioned oil supply poses an upside risk to our …

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