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  • BusinessAFP News

    British regulator approves Vodafone UK, Three merger

    Vodafone and Three, the UK division of Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison, are set to create Britain's biggest mobile phone operator after the country's competition regulator backed the deal Thursday.Vodafone said the enlarged group will create "a new force in UK mobile, unleashing more competition and investment to transform the UK telecoms landscape".

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    Bitcoin breaks $100,000, Seoul retreats as traders eye S. Korea drama

    Bitcoin burst past $100,000 for the first time Thursday, while Seoul stocks slipped as South Korea's president faced impeachment after his brief imposition of martial law this week.- Swift response - The rally in bitcoin came as traders keep track of events in South Korea, after President Yoon Suk Yeol's dramatic declaration of martial law which was lifted within hours.

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  • BusinessReuters

    Hedge fund Monolith returns 53% year to date on AI, data centre and China bets

    Monolith Management, a Hong Kong-based tech-focused hedge fund, has returned 53% so far this year, benefiting from investments in semiconductors, data centres and a rally in Chinese investments in September. Goldman Sachs estimates Asia's equity long-short funds returned 12.8% through the end of November, with Monolith comfortably outperforming in a volatile year driven by uncertainties around global interest rate policies, the U.S. election and China's stimulus measures. The fund bet on U.S.

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    Bitcoin hits $100,000 for first time as traders cheer Trump pick

    Bitcoin broke $100,000 for the first time Thursday as traders cheered Donald Trump's decision to pick a crypto fan to head the US securities regulator, reinforcing optimism the new president will push through measures to deregulate the sector.- Integration hopes - Among the measures expected from the sector is the creation of a strategic reserve of bitcoins in the United States, consisting mainly of tokens seized by the courts, which could push other countries to grant more legitimacy to the vir

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  • BusinessReuters

    Foreigners buy $1 billion of Indian bonds on bets of policy easing after GDP data

    Foreign investors have stepped up buying of Indian government bonds in the last four sessions, after weaker-than-expected economic growth data last week spurred expectations of monetary policy easing by the central bank. Foreign investors heavily sold bonds for most of November, as U.S. yields remained elevated after Donald Trump's victory in the presidential election raised doubts about the Federal Reserve's easing cycle. "I believe market is looking at bonds favorably given expectations of m

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    Taiwan's Lai has call with US House Speaker Johnson

    President Lai Ching-te spoke Thursday to Republican US House Speaker Mike Johnson, the Taiwanese leader's office said as he visits the American territory Guam during a Pacific tour that has angered China.Lai's office said he spoke to Johnson on Thursday morning Guam time, the most high-level US contact the Taiwanese leader has had during his Pacific tour. 

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    This Super Common Dog Owner Habit May Be Shaving Years Off Your Pet's Life

    Your pup isn't going to like this news.

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