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Bursa opens lower amid Wall Street weakness

The prolonged US-Iran conflict and high crude oil prices weighed on sentiment, says analyst. KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia opened lower on Friday, trac…

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China buys 1 million tonnes of US soybeans

The purchases bring China's total US soybean buying to nearly half of the 25 million tonnes Beijing has committed to annually through 2028. The US agr…

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Strait of Hormuz vessel transits fall to 7

Some vessels could be sailing through the Strait of Hormuz with their transponders turned off and are not included in the counts. At the Bab el-Mandeb…

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