US stock index futures rise on Middle East peace hopes, AI optimism
May 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures climbed on Wednesday, buoyed by hopes of a U.S.-Iran peace agreement and unrelenting optimism around artificial intelligence. The rally, which took the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite indexes to record highs on ...
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South Korea suspends review of Trump's call to participate in 'Project Freedom'
(Refiles to correct to adviser in second bullet) By Heejin Kim SEOUL, May 6 (Reuters) - South Korea's presidential office said on Wednesday it had suspended a review of whether to participate in a U.S. operation to escort ships through the Strait of H...
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UK services firms report sharpest rise in costs since late 2022
LONDON, May 6 (Reuters) - British services firms last month reported the sharpest acceleration in cost pressures in three-and-a-half years as the Iran war drove up prices for fuel and raw materials, a closely watched survey showed on Wednesday. The wi...
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Korea's KOSPI breaks 7,000 as AI rally catapults Samsung into $1 trillion club
By Jihoon Lee, Hyunjoo Jin and Heejin Kim SEOUL, May 6 (Reuters) - South Korea's benchmark KOSPI index vaulted past 7,000 for the first time on Wednesday, as an AI-powered rally in semiconductor stocks drove Samsung Electronics past the $1 trillion mar...
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Bayer says its experimental blood thinner cuts risk and severity of repeat strokes
May 6 (Reuters) - Bayer said on Wednesday new analyses showed its experimental blood thinner asundexian reduced the incidence and severity of ischaemic strokes. Data from a phase III trial showed fewer ischaemic strokes occurred with the dru...
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