Japanese stocks deepen losses, with the Nikkei down 0.6%.
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China’s rare earth stocks slide, with the CSI Rare Earth Index down 3%.
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Trump says via White House notice that the EPA has terminated its environmental justice department.
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GFZ reports a 6.01-magnitude earthquake hit the Vanuatu Islands.
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Seoul stocks sharply down late Tues. morning on tech slide-yonhap
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South Korea’s currency weakens, with the won down 0.71% at 1,503.5 per dollar.
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Australia’s Central Bank Could Hold Rates as It Weighs Iran Impact-WSJ
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Drone attacks have been reported in Russia’s Yaroslavl region, the governor says.
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Russia’s Yaroslavl governor urges residents to avoid road travel toward Moscow.
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JPMorgan revises Vistry Group PLC target price down to 430p from 530p.
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HCA Healthcare Inc sees its target price reduced to $490 by JPMorgan, down from $535.
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Japan PM Takaichi arrives at Daegu airport in S. Korea ahead of summit with Lee in Andong-yonhap
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Ukraine launches an attack on Russia’s Rostov-on-Don region, the governor reports.
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Russia’s Rostov region is under drone attack, the governor reports.
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Treasury Lawyer Quits as Government Settles Trump IRS Suit-WSJ
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RBC revises PensionBee Group PLC target price upward to 175p from 170p.
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RBC increases F5 Inc’s price target from $375 to $425.
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Japan, Brazil foreign chiefs eye deeper ties over economic security, trade-KYODO
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U.S. Coast Guard teams are responding to an oil spill reported at Ala Wai Harbor, Hawaii.
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U.S. Coast Guard: spill details are unclear and under review, with no injuries or environmental impacts reported so far.
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Fitch reports that APAC insurers’ private credit exposure remains under control, though it is on the rise.
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