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BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares mostly gained on Tuesday after U.S. stocks rallied on hopes the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates soon.U.S. futures edged lower and oil prices also declined.Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 was trading less than 0.1% higher, at 48,642.81, after reopening from a holiday. In South Korea, the Kospi gained 0.3% to 3,859.12. Taiwan’s Taiex jumped 1.5%. Chinese markets also advanced. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng climbed 0.4% to 25,821.47, while the Shanghai Composite index jumped 0.9% to 3,872.45. E-commerce giant Alibaba, which was due to report its earnings late Tuesday, gained 1.6%. Australia’s S&P/ASX rebounded to…

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Shut down for more than six years, part of a scenic road loop in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park will reopen Tuesday, giving visitors a better opportunity to see wildlife and panoramic views of the rugged Badlands.The park’s 21-mile (34-kilometer) loop encircles a stark landscape where the 26th president wandered as a young man in the 1880s. The area includes colorful bluffs, dramatic formations from erosion and petrified tree stumps. Visitors enjoy encountering prairie dogs, bison and wild horses on the road. Storms, the erosive landscape and aging infrastructure caused a 150-foot (45-meter) section of…

Online safety watchdog, Ofcom, has launched new industry guidance demanding tech firms deliver a safer online experience for women and girls in the UK.A new five-point plan will help drive change and ensure tech firms are held accountable. This includes ensuring compliance with their legal duties under the Online Safety Act, strengthening industry Codes, meeting with firms for close supervision, publicly reporting on progress, and highlighting lived experience.Firms will also consider introducing prompts asking users to reconsider before posting harmful content, imposing timeouts for those who repeatedly attempt to abuse or target victims, and demonetising posts which promote misogynistic abuse…

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday reviewed Six Flags’ prospects, saying the amusement park giant might be able to improve business eventually if it works with its activist investor.”While Six Flags’ new management should be able to turn things around with some help from Jana Partners and Travis Kelce, I wouldn’t stick your neck out in this one unless you’re willing to be incredibly patient, because it’s going to take a while,” he said. “And there’s always the chance that the company itself can’t make it if the weather’s bad or the parks keep having operational issues.”Last month, activist investor Jana announced…

Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you a first look at tomorrow and last look at today. Sign up for free to receive it directly in your inbox. Here’s what CNBC TV’s producers were watching on Monday and what’s on the radar for Tuesday’s session. Gold, bitcoin and ether These three were among the top searched tickers on CNBC.com in the last 24 hours. Gold is flat in the last month. In the last two months, gold is up 10%. Bitcoin is down 20% in the last month, and is down 22% in two months.…

SHANGHAI, CHINA – MARCH 01: Skyscrapers stand at the Pudong Lujiazui Financial District on March 1, 2022 in Shanghai, China.Xiao Yang | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets traded mixed Tuesday, after Wall Street’s tech stocks rebounded on a rally in Google parent  and hopes of a Fed rate cut.Optimism about Alphabet’s standing in the AI race started last week after the tech giant announced its upgraded AI model, Gemini 3. The stock closed 6.31% higher Monday. Other AI-related stocks, such as Broadcom and Micron Technology, also popped higher, building on a wider rebound that started on Friday, when the head…

CNBC’s Jim Cramer explained why he thinks Alphabet’s new iteration of its artificial intelligence platform, Gemini, could seriously challenge the dominance of OpenAI’s ChatGPT.”We have to recognize that Gemini’s the biggest threat to ChatGPT we’ve seen so far. There’s simply no two ways about it — Gemini’s existential for OpenAI,” he said. “The company, the emperor, better have…something to strike back, because otherwise the narrative will be that OpenAI has no clothes.”Alphabet announced its new Gemini model last week. Cramer praised the new version and said some on Wall Street are excited about it — noting that Salesforce’s Marc Benioff…

Atmosphere at the Variety 2025 Power of Young Hollywood Party, Presented by SANDISK held at the Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on August 07, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.Michael Buckner | Variety | Getty ImagesShares of flash storage vendor Sandisk popped 7% in extended trading on Monday after the company was added to S&P 500.Sandisk’s addition to the benchmark comes nine months after the company was spun out of Western Digital. Sandisk will replace marketing company Interpublic, which is being acquired by Omnicom, S&P Global said in a statement. It’s the latest tech company to join the S&P…

Gary Neville says Manchester United’s performance in the 1-0 defeat to 10-man Everton “smelt of complacency” and will “erode trust” in Ruben Amorim’s team.United were booed off at full-time as Everton became the first side to win at Old Trafford in the Premier League after having a player sent off thanks to Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s first-half strike which followed Idrissa Gueye’s sending off for slapping team-mate Michael Keane. Neville says United, who could have gone fourth if they won by three but remain in 10th, “were nowhere near good enough” and “an embarrassment at times” as their five-game unbeaten run came…

The top stories and transfer rumours from Tuesday’s newspapers…European footballVinicius Junior has told Real Madrid that he does not want to renew his contract while his relationship with head coach Xabi Alonso remains so strained – The Athletic The company set up to manage the failed European Super League, A22 Sports Management, has written to UEFA demanding pre-authorisation of its Unify League concept “within eight weeks” – The Athletic Spreaker This content is provided by Spreaker, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the…