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Singapore was also up 0.4 percent, but Jakarta shed 0.6 percent.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Twenty-nine percent want bolder policies; 15% favor a fundamentally new approach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

In afternoon trading, a barrel of the main Brent benchmark was off 0.8 percent at $108.20 with West Texas Intermediate down 1.4 percent at 110.01.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Among other Asian markets open on Monday, Singapore gained 0.4 percent but Jakarta was down 0.5 percent.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

There might be some “right” price for insuring the first losses on pools of bonds backed by pools of dubious loans, but it wasn’t one-half of 1 percent.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis