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Huawei Bids 2,008 AI Chips for Egypt Government Data Center Project
Huawei Technologies Co. has submitted a tender to build artificial intelligence data centers for the Egyptian government, proposing to export 1,408 of…
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Asia Market Wrap 28 August: Kospi falls 1.79 percent as 7 of 10 Asian benchmarks rise
The Kospi fell 1.79 percent to 6,788.88 on Friday, the steepest decline on a board where 7 of the 10 Asian benchmarks…
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Nvidia Adds 442 Billion Dollars in a Day, Second Biggest Gain in Stock Market History
Nvidia added 442 billion dollars to its market value on Thursday, according to Bloomberg, which called it the second largest one-day gain…
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US Weighs New Round of Semiconductor Tariffs After January’s 25 Percent AI Chip Levy
The Trump administration is considering a new round of tariffs on semiconductors used in the United States, as tech giants race to…
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Egypt’s Foreign Holdings of Local Debt Recover 64 Percent From April’s Trough but Stay Below February’s Record
Non-resident holdings of Egypt's local currency government debt reached 36.4 billion dollars by 24 June, recovering most of the ground lost in…
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Alphabet Shares Fall About 17 Percent From Their May Peak as an AI Leadership Reshuffle Meets a 205 Billion Dollar Spending Plan
Alphabet shares have fallen sharply from their spring peak as investors weigh a wave of senior AI departures at Google against a…
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US Market Wrap 27 August: Technology Stands Alone as Nvidia and Earnings Beats Lift the Nasdaq
Technology was the only one of the 11 S&P 500 sectors to close higher on Thursday, rising 3.40 percent while the other…
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Jordan’s Industrial Output Barely Rises in First Half of 2026 as Producer Prices Stay Higher on the Year
Jordan's industrial production index rose by 0.04 percent in the first half of 2026 compared with the same period a year earlier,…
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Fed Regional Presidents Warn Inflation Remains Stubborn as Core Prices Run at 3.3 Percent
Three regional Federal Reserve presidents said on Thursday that inflation is proving harder to bring down than policymakers had hoped, as central…
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Commodities Wrap 27 August: Brent gains 2.22 percent and cocoa 6.89 percent as 12 of 16 commodity contracts rise
Brent crude rose 2.22 percent to 89.79 dollars a barrel in quotes captured at 18:46 GMT on 27 August, while 12 of…
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Europe Market Wrap 27 August: Nvidia Lifts Technology as French Budget Concerns Hit Banks and the CAC 40
Twelve of the fourteen European benchmarks The Edge tracks finished lower on Thursday. Germany's DAX and Finland's OMX Helsinki were the only…
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Middle East Market Wrap 27 August: Dubai leads a split session as three markets shut and Saudi large caps fall 0.32 percent
3 of the region's exchanges did not open on Thursday. Boursa Kuwait, The Egyptian Exchange and the Muscat Stock Exchange were all…
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