Kospi, Nikkei 225, Nifty 50

Kospi, Nikkei 225, Nifty 50

Hong Kong Skyline Nikada | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened lower Friday following a subdued Wall Street session. Australia’s ASX/S&P 200 fell 0.17%. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 1.36%, while the Topix declined 1.12%. Yields on the Japanese 10-year government bond rose to 1.94%, the highest since July 2007, data from LSEG…

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Supreme Court revives pro-Republican Texas voting map

Supreme Court revives pro-Republican Texas voting map

The U.S. Supreme Court revived on Thursday a redrawn Texas electoral map designed to add more Republicans to the U.S. House of Representatives, boosting President Donald Trump’s quest for his party to keep control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections. The justices granted a request by Texas officials to lift a lower court’s ruling that had blocked the state from using the Trump-backed map, which could…

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