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Over-exertion and cold temps can raise your heart risksBuddhist monks and their dog captivate Americans while walking for peaceFallece el doctor William Foege, líder en la erradicación de la viruelaCurrency traders watch monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. Currency traders work near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index , right, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. A board above the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange displays the closing number for the Dow Jones industrial average, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. Currency traders pass by a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index , center, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. Specialist Michael Pistillo works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. Currency traders watch monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. Currency traders watch monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. Currency traders work near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index , right, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. Currency traders work near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index , right, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. A board above the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange displays the closing number for the Dow Jones industrial average, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. A board above the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange displays the closing number for the Dow Jones industrial average, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. Currency traders pass by a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index , center, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. Currency traders pass by a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index , center, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. Specialist Michael Pistillo works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. Specialist Michael Pistillo works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. Asian shares were mostly higher Tuesday after U.S. stock indexes ticked upward, buoyed by strong profit reports for some companies. The price of gold slipped back from its record, edging 0.2% lower to $5,071.70. Silver lost 5.1% to $109.66 per ounce.The Kospi in South Korea surged 1.9% to 5,042.32 even after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would raise tariffs on South Korean goods because the country’s national assembly has yet to approve a trade framework announced last year. Trump said on social media Monday that import taxes would be raised on autos, lumber and pharmaceutical drugs from South Korea with the rate on other goods going from 15% to 25%. Gains for tech-related shares like Samsung Electronics, which rose 2.9%, helped offset losses for automakers like Kia Corp., which fell 2%. Chinese markets were mixed. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng advanced 1.1% to 27,055.65 and the Shanghai Composite index was nearly unchanged at 4,134.03. But the benchmark for the smaller market in Shenzhen dropped 0.9%. The future for the S&P 500 gained 0.3% while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 0.1% lower.to close at 6,950.23. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.6% to 49,412.40, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.4% to 23,601.36.The Federal Reserve will announce its stance on interest rates on Wednesday, when it is expected to hold steady. It’s beenand has indicated more cuts may be on the way in 2026 to help shore up the job market and give the economy a boost. Several of Wall Street’s most influential stocks are also set to deliver earnings reports. That includes Meta Platforms, Microsoft and Tesla on Wednesday and Apple on Thursday. In Monday trading, Baker Hughes helped lead the way and rose 4.4% after delivering a stronger profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected, helped by strong demand for liquefied natural gas, among other things.said it invested $2 billion in the stock and will help accelerate the buildout of CoreWeave’s artificial-intelligence factories, which use Nvidia chips, by 2030 to advance AI adoption. But Nvidia slipped 0.6%.$277 million in federal funding to help the company produce heavy rare earths, minerals and magnets. The Trump administration also agreed to a proposed $1.3 billion loan, while the company separately raised $1.5 billion through private investors.that swept much of the United States over the weekend. Delta Air Lines lost 0.7%, and Southwest Airlines added 0.2%. In other dealings early Tuesday, the price of gold slipped 0.3% to $5,067 per ounce. On Monday, it rallied 2.1% and briefly topped $5,100 per ounce for the first time. Silver surged even more and settled 14% higher, it’s now at about $109 per ounce. Prices for precious metals have been soaring as investors look for safer places to park their money amid threats of tariffs, still-high inflation, political strife and mountains of debt for governments worldwide. The dollar rose to 154.52 Japanese yen from 154.20 yen, while the euro slipped to $1.1873 from $1.1881. U.S. benchmark crude oil gave up 35 cents to $60.28 per barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, shed 43 cents to $64.34 per barrel.Based in Bangkok, Kurtenbach is the AP’s business editor for Asia, helping to improve and expand our coverage of regional economies, climate change and the transition toward carbon-free energy. She has been covering economic, social, environmental and political trends in China, Japan and Southeast Asia throughout her career.
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