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KOSPI Opens Down 0.38% Tuesday

[Economy] : The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index fell 25-point-12 points, or zero-point-38 percent, on Tuesday to open at six-thousand-659-point-25. The tech-heavy KOSDAQ fell zero-point-three points, or zero-point-04 percent, to open at 806-point-49. [more...]

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Technology and banks boost share buybacks

Share buybacks reach $572 billion globally, after surging almost 27% in the second quarter. Salesforce, Apple, Toyota, and Nvidia are at the top of the Janus Henderson ranking.

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How to understand the bond rally, with the US one challenging 5%

Investors are discounting a stage of higher interest rates and demanding higher returns on debt to cover a scenario of uncertainty.

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