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Asian markets track Wall St bounce as Fed decision looms
Asian markets track Wall St bounce as Fed decision looms
by  AFP

Asian markets rose in holiday-thinned trade Wednesday, tracking a rally on Wall Street, where tech titans led by Nvidia recovered some of their hefty losses a day earlier as worries over Chinese AI startup DeepSeek subsided.

Facing Bolivia's economic crunch with toy houses, fake banknotes
Facing Bolivia's economic crunch with toy houses, fake banknotes
by  AFP

For a month every year, thousands of Bolivians throng the stalls of an unusual market in La Paz, shopping for tiny toy houses and wads of fake cash -- substitutes for the real-life objects their hearts desire. I bought the little house with faith, and within a few years, I bought my (real) house."

Who might buy TikTok in the US?
Who might buy TikTok in the US?
by  AFP

As the clock ticks down on TikTok's 75-day reprieve from divesting from its Chinese owners or being banned in the United States, several contenders are in the running. Musk has criticized the potential ban, arguing that "it is not just about TikTok, it is about censorship and government control!"

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