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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's central bank lowered its key interest rate by 75 basis points on Wednesday despite the country's double-digit inflation rate. The move prompted concerns by economists that the central bank was providing an economic stimulus to help the governing party ahead of parliamentary elections…Read more...

Roku is cutting about 10% of its workforce, or 360 people, and it will limit new hiring as it cuts costs to stem a series of quarterly losses. Read more...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street, continuing a weak stretch on this holiday-shortened week. The S&P 500 slipped 0.4% in the early going Wednesday. The Dow fell 131 points, or 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite gave back 0.4%. Crude oil prices were stable and Treasury yields were little changed...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang took a test ride Wednesday on Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway, which connects two Indonesian cities as part of China’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative.Read more...

KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — Gabriel Prout worked four seasons on his father's crab boat, the Silver Spray, before joining his two brothers in 2020 to buy a half-interest plus access rights for a snow crab fishery that's typically the largest and richest in the Bering Sea...

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The USD Index (DXY), which tracks the greenback vs. a bundle of its main rival currencies, manages to pick up some pace and reclaim the 104.30 region...

11-month-old rising support line, below-50.0 RSI will test sellers during further dominance. AUD/USD stands on slippery grounds as it refreshes the we...

USD/RUB gains momentum and trades in positive territory for the third consecutive week during the early European session on Monday. The pair currently...