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Stocks near record highs; benign US inflation eclipses oil rally

Stocks near record highs; benign US inflation eclipses oil rally

By Amanda Cooper LONDON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Global stocks hovered around record highs on Friday, set for a third…

August 14, 2026

Applied Materials slips as investors seek faster growth after stellar run

Aug 14 (Reuters) - Applied Materials shares fell about 5% in premarket trading on Friday, as the chip equipment maker's…

August 14, 2026

Oil rises after US threatens indefinite blockade of Iran; set for weekly gains

By Anushree Mukherjee Aug 14 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Friday and were on track for weekly gains after…

August 14, 2026

White House says transshipped goods cost up to $26 billion in lost tariffs

By David Lawder Aug 13 (Reuters) - The White House said on Thursday the United States is losing annual tariff…

August 14, 2026

KPMG Australia facing 'many more' whistleblower misconduct claims, parliamentary probe hears

By Scott Murdoch, Renju Jose and Christine Chen SYDNEY, Aug 14 (Reuters) - "Many, many more" whistleblowers have come forward…

August 14, 2026

Oil rises after US threatens indefinite blockade of Iran

By Mohi Narayan and Helen Clark NEW DELHI, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Oil prices gained on Friday after the United…

August 14, 2026

Chinese car sales are booming almost everywhere – just not at home

BEIJING, Aug 14 (Reuters) - China's car industry is on a tear overseas, storming markets from Europe to Southeast Asia…

August 14, 2026

BOJ eyeing September rate hike, faster pace of tightening, sources say

By Takaya Yamaguchi and Leika Kihara TOKYO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is set to raise interest…

August 14, 2026

GWC Data.AI Signs MoU with Government of Tamil Nadu to Create 1,000+ AI Jobs in the State

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 13: GWC Data.AI, a Data and AI solutions provider and an Official Anthropic Claude Preferred…

August 14, 2026

Asian stocks head for strong weekly gains as US rate hike bets fade

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose on Friday, poised for their strongest week in two…

August 14, 2026