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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Taiwan Semi, On Semi, Delta Air and more
Finance

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Taiwan Semi, On Semi, Delta Air and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Spotify — The music streaming platform advanced 2% after Wells Fargo named it a top stock pick . Analyst Steven Cahall cited Spotify’s rising profit margins, strong product mix and evolving record label relationships as catalysts while reiterating an outperform rating on the stock. Robinhood — […]

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Foreign investors flock to flagship Saudi economic conference — but face less free-flowing cash
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Foreign investors flock to flagship Saudi economic conference — but face less free-flowing cash

A delegate arrives at the King Abdulaziz Conference Centre in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh to attend the Future Investment Initiative (FII) forum. Fayez Nureldine | Afp | Getty Images Thousands of financiers, founders and investors are set to descend on the Saudi capital of Riyadh for the eighth edition of the kingdom’s Future Investment Initiative, […]

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Oil prices slide more than 4% after Israel’s ‘limited’ attack on Iran seen as not disrupting supplies
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Oil prices slide more than 4% after Israel’s ‘limited’ attack on Iran seen as not disrupting supplies

View of Iran’s oil industry installations in Mahshahr, Khuzestan province, southern Iran. Kaveh Kazemi | Getty Images Oil prices will remain under pressure for the rest of this year, it may be difficult to see Brent crude oil prices reaching $80 in the foreseeable future. Andy Lipow president at Lipow Oil Associates “The recent Israel […]

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Russia says it has no intention of abandoning Iran as it faces Israel’s wrath
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Russia says it has no intention of abandoning Iran as it faces Israel’s wrath

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin meets with Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of an international forum “Interrelation of times and civilizations – basis of peace and development” dedicated to the 300th anniversary of poet Magtymguly Fragi’s birthday in Ashgabat on October 11, 2024.  […]

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Iran aided Russia against Ukraine. Now it needs to call in the favor
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Iran aided Russia against Ukraine. Now it needs to call in the favor

Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) enters the hall during the meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (not pictured), October 11, 2024, in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Iran has been one of Russia’s few staunch allies throughout the war against Ukraine, but Tehran now faces the strain of indirectly fighting its nemesis Israel on […]

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Iran’s supreme leader says Hamas leader’s death will not halt ‘Axis of Resistance’
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Iran’s supreme leader says Hamas leader’s death will not halt ‘Axis of Resistance’

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, September 25, 2024.  Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader | Reuters Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar will not halt the “Axis of Resistance” and that Hamas would live on. “His loss […]

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China-led regional group calls for countering protectionist policies, sanctions
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China-led regional group calls for countering protectionist policies, sanctions

The Chinese national flag flies outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing on July 26, 2023.  Greg Baker | Afp | Getty Images A China-led 10-state regional group criticized what it called protectionist trade measures on Wednesday, part of an intensifying standoff between Beijing and Western countries over tariffs on Chinese products. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a […]

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Harris says Iran is America’s ‘greatest adversary,’ as Mideast War weighs on US priorities
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Harris says Iran is America’s ‘greatest adversary,’ as Mideast War weighs on US priorities

Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris walks to board Air Force Two as she departs for New York, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., October 7, 2024.  Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Vice President Kamala Harris said she considers Iran to be America’s “greatest adversary,” in a new interview on the CBS show […]

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Russia is on a ‘sustained mission’ to create mayhem on Europe’s streets, UK spy chief says
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Russia is on a ‘sustained mission’ to create mayhem on Europe’s streets, UK spy chief says

MI5 Director General Ken McCallum. Danny Lawson – Pa Images | Pa Images | Getty Images The head of Britain’s domestic spy agency on Tuesday accused Russian military intelligence of being on a “sustained mission” to cause mayhem in Britain and Europe. In a rare public speech from MI5’s counter-terrorism operations center in London, MI5 […]

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S&P’s Dan Yergin warns of ‘dangerous time’ for global economy as Middle East tensions fester
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S&P’s Dan Yergin warns of ‘dangerous time’ for global economy as Middle East tensions fester

The global economy is entering a “dangerous time” like never before as Middle East tensions remain elevated, said S&P Global’s vice chairman Daniel Yergin. Since the Israel-Hamas conflict began on Oct. 7 of last year, the oil market has experienced minimal disruptions, with prices remaining under pressure as a result of increased U.S. production and […]

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