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Spain’s Benidorm embraces its Franco-era mass tourism model
Benidorm (Spain) (AFP) - Fifty years after General Francisco Franco's death, Benidorm still clings to the mass tourism model it...
Tech fans Tokyo rally on broadly positive day for Asian markets
Hong Kong (AFP) - A surge in tech firms helped Tokyo's Nikkei lead most Asian equities higher on Friday as...
US Treasury chief says ‘fully prepared’ to support struggling Argentina
Washington (AFP) - US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that his agency was "fully prepared to do what is...
US stocks end at records as government shutdown drags on
New York (AFP) - Wall Street stocks finished at fresh records again Thursday as a US government shutdown dragged into...
Boom or bubble: How long can the AI investment craze last?
San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - The staggering investments in artificial intelligence keep coming: Last week, AI chip giant Nvidia...
Tech stocks fuel Asian and European gains, Wall Street wobbles
London (AFP) - A surge in tech stocks helped fuel gains in Asia and Europe, but Wall Street wobbled as...
US Treasury chief says ‘fully prepared’ to support struggling Argentina
Washington (AFP) - US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that his agency was "fully prepared to do what is...
Markets surge on US rate hopes, tech fired by chip deal
Hong Kong (AFP) - Equities jumped Thursday after data showing job losses in the US private sector fanned optimism for...
Air traffic controllers warn of US shutdown strain
New York (AFP) - Aviation groups urged US political leaders to quickly resolve a budget impasse Wednesday, warning that the...
Dow, S&P 500 end at records despite US government shutdown
New York (AFP) - Wall Street stocks rose again Wednesday, shrugging off the partial US government shutdown as major indices...
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