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Chinese stocks capped a week of gain on Friday, with the Shanghai benchmark index closing at its highest point in a decade. Chinese analysts said the performance highlighted the effectiveness of government policies aimed at stabilizing the capital market and expectations.

The steady growth of the Chinese capital market also reflected rising confidence among investors on the back of the resilient performance of the Chinese economy,

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Apple has had some up-and-down price action, and it’s a good bet it will go sideways. This could make for an iron condor setup.

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Choice is good for investors,

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Shares in Nvidia slid in premarket after the chipmaker reportedly told its suppliers to halt work on production of its China-tailored H20 AI chip.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Friday that the AI bellwether is in talks with the Trump administration over a potential new semiconductor — the “B30A”

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For investors looking for direction in the stock market, keep an eye on two technical levels in major indexes.

Paul Ciana, a technical strategist at Bank of America, said he was watching two levels in the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average to determine where they go next. Those levels could serve as important clues for investors,

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India’s mutual fund industry, once considered a ‘distant fortress reserved for the few, the bold or the privileged’, is now a ‘symbol’ of India’s financial democracy,

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Despite global uncertainties, exports of major textile commodities increased 5.37% to $3.1 billion in July 2025 compared to $2.94 billion in the year-ago period, the government said Wednesday.

“Despite global uncertainties, India’s textile exports continue to chart a positive growth trajectory, reaffirming the sector’s role as a key driver of employment,

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