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Bank of Japan holds rates steady even as inflation ticks up

Consumer prices are rising more than 2% a year, a rate that the bank has said is its target.

Indonesia rain set to ease toxic haze in Singapore and Malaysia

The choking haze from Indonesia's worst fire season in years has cloaked local towns and drifted across neighboring coun…

Google erases a record $500 billion as AI eats into sales

The company's reported disappointing search and advertising sales have reinforced investor concerns about AI's threat to…