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America's looming debt reckoning

CAMBRIDGE — America’s fiscal position is increasingly looking like a train hurtling along a twisting mountain track. No one seems willing to slow down for fear of falling behind schedule and losing…

HK stocks slip as tech woes, oil spike weigh on region

Asian equities fell sharply on Tuesday led by technology shares as a widening conflict in the Middle East kept oil prices elevated, supporting the US dollar ahead of an earnings season that will set…

  • Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 0.41% to 24,172
  • Oil prices surged due to Middle East conflict and Russia-Ukraine tensions
  • Tech Index declined 0.96% as US dollar strengthened

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