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KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia ended lower on Wednesday as profit-taking following the previous session’s gains and losses in technology and semiconductor stocks weighed on the market amid a slew of corporate earnings.

The benchmark FBM KLCI fell 2.04 points, or 0.12%, to 1,731.32 after trading within a 7.49-point range, between an intraday high of 1,733.44 and a low of 1,725.95.

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A 63-year-old warehouse supervisor tears his rotator cuff and begins collecting weekly workers’ compensation. He claimed Social Security retirement at 62, so two checks now arrive: one for the injury and one for retirement. The workers’ comp replaces his lost paycheck without becoming wages in the eyes of Social Security. His Social Security check is a retirement benefit.

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Year to date, the broad-based S&P 500 (^GSPC -0.69%) has advanced 13%, while the growth-focused Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC -1.33%) has added 15%. The driving force behind those double-digit gains has been strong corporate earnings results.

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Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: The markets remain under pressure even as the indices enter the second half of the day’s trade. The Nifty looks under pressure yet again and is now staring down the barrel of a 7th straight day of losses. The Nifty bank index is down over 100 points.

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Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA +0.83%) (BRKB +0.95%) recently filed its latest Form 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission, detailing what its equity holdings were at the end of the second quarter.

Investors are always curious about what Berkshire has been buying and selling because its former chief,

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Energy stocks closed at the first record since March as investors see diminishing prospects for a near-term ceasefire in the Iran war that could ease the standoff in the crucial Strait of Hormuz.

The S&P 500 Energy Sector Index climbed 1.8 per cent on Tuesday, marking the first all-time high for the gauge since March 27.

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The UAE’s Foreign Ministry announced it was suspending all trade, commercial exchange and financial transactions with Iran until further notice, after accusing Tehran of launching two ballistic missiles at maritime traffic.

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