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Asian shares slip as investors brace for further uncertainty over tariffs, await US jobs report

Asian shares slip as investors brace for further uncertainty over tariffs, await US jobs report

NEW YORK (AP) — A brutal week of big swings on Wall Street may be closing with modest moves. U.S. stocks are drifting lower after a highly anticipated report on the U.S. job market came in close to expectations. The S&P 500 fell 0.2% in early trading Friday following a punishing stretch where it swung

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Asian stocks rise, oil falls as Trump fans Ukraine peace hopes

Asian stocks rise, oil falls as Trump fans Ukraine peace hopes

Sentiment was boosted after Donald Trump said he had spoken to Vladimir Putin about holding Ukraine peace talks. Photo: SAUL LOEB, Evgenia Novozhenina / AFP/File Source: AFP Asian markets mostly rose Thursday and oil prices extended losses as forecast-topping US inflation was overshadowed by hopes for an end to the Ukraine war after news Donald

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