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First pill for fecal transplants wins FDA approval

U.S. health officials on Wednesday approved the first pill made from healthy bacteria found in human waste to fight dangerous gut infections — an easier way of performing so-called fecal transplants.

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Electric vehicles will cut oil demand by 5 million barrels a day as soon as 2030: IEA

EVs are set to expand their share of the global automobile market to nearly 20% this year, pushing the energy sector toward a much larger reimagining, a leading energy-industry coalition said Wednesday.

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Twitter’s recent changes have sparked a surge in propaganda on the platform from Russia, China and Iran

Twitter accounts operated by authoritarian governments in Russia, China and Iran are benefiting from recent changes at the social media company, researchers said Monday, making it easier for them to attract new followers a...

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These fund managers have held Microsoft stock since it was $5 a share. Here are 2 of their current lesser-known tech picks.

Buffalo Growth Fund's co-managers explain to MarketWatch their longstanding faith in some of tech's biggest names, and offer a couple of new stock ideas.

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3 railroads team up to better compete with CPKC to serve Mexico

Three major freight railroads responded Monday to the Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger with an agreement to work together on a competing service to carry shipments across North America.

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Adani Group begins $130 million debt buyback

India's Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, part of embattled billionaire Gautam Adani’s conglomerate Adani Group, has begun a $130 million buyback program of debt securities to prepay some of its loans due in 2024.

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Here’s what the U.S. plan for EV sales means for critical metals such as copper and lithium

The U.S. government’s plan to have electric vehicles make up the majority of new vehicles sales in less than a decade will have ripple effects across markets for so-called “green” metals, those used to achieve cleaner ener...

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Oil ends higher, but posts a more than 5% weekly tumble on demand worries

Oil futures end higher on Friday, but post a weekly loss for the first time since mid-March as worries about the economic outlook stoke demand worries.

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Procter & Gamble’s earnings boosted by higher prices for Pampers diapers and Bounty kitchen paper

Procter & Gamble Co.'s stock rose almost 4% Friday after the consumer goods giant beat estimates for the third quarter and raised its sales guidance.

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Asian markets follow Wall Street lower

Shares were weaker in Asia on Friday, tracking a decline on Wall Street following mixed earnings reports from big companies and more signals the U.S. economy may be slowing.

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Oil prices crashed below zero 3 years ago, with the spotlight back on demand and volatility

Three years to the day, U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude futures settled at a negative price for the first time on record. The oil market is again struggling with signs of a slowdown in the global economy that ...

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‘Deep, lingering, persistent’ skepticism over China’s growth potential is keeping global financial markets from embracing its reopening

It has been four months since China dismantled its strict Covid-19 controls and fully re-emerged from three years of self-imposed isolation. The impact of China’s reopening, both at home and abroad, has failed to impress f...

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Taiwan Semiconductor predicts revenue will fall this year but maintains spending outlook

TSMC saw its business hit by demand issues in the latest quarter, and the company expects further pressure from 'inventory adjustment' in the current period.

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Can AI’s ‘iPhone moment’ boost these flagging semiconductor stocks?

Big suppliers to the chip industry will kick off semiconductor earnings this season.

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Asian markets trading mostly lower as inflation worries linger

Shares were mostly lower in Asia in narrow trading after they barely budged on Wall Street following a mixed batch of earnings reports from big U.S. companies.

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Ray Dalio reportedly to open family office branch in Abu Dhabi

Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio is set to open up a branch of his family offices in the United Arab Emirates, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.

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Credit Suisse maintained accounts of Nazis as recently as 2020, senators say

U.S. lawmakers have accused controversy-ridden Swiss lender Credit Suisse of holding up an investigation into its history with Nazi-linked accounts.

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Oil ends slightly higher as traders weigh demand outlook after China GDP data

Oil prices end slightly higher Tuesday after data show a rebound in China's economic growth in the first quarter following the lifting of COVID curbs.

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If King Dollar is wobbling, this asset is your best investment, says Citi

Citigroup analysts says investors may want to get some exposure to silver now, as it's poised to see a big benefit from dollar weakness they say isn't over.

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Luminar stock surges as Chinese demand for LiDAR-equipped vehicles prompts factory expansion in Asia

Luminar Technologies Inc. shares received a boost late Monday after the autonomous-driving component maker said it was building more capacity in Asia with TPK.

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Apple opens flagship store in India as Tim Cook greeted by fans and an old Macintosh

Apple Inc. opened its first flagship store in India in a much-anticipated launch Tuesday