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Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index rose 2.6% to 18686.77 in early trading on support for tech stocks following overnight gains on the Nasdaq.

The ringgit’s current weakness should be temporary and USD/MYR may trend lower, Maybank Investment Bank said.

Gold prices edged lower in Asian trade, pulling back from strong gains overnight as hopes for a pause in Fed tightening offered a boost to the precious metal.

The change will take effect Sept. 5 for employees already assigned to an office, while remote workers’ status won’t change, the company said.

Expected approval would send the deal to President Biden’s desk ahead of the June 5 deadline.

Boeing was set to launch its first astronauts into space next month. But engineers found flammable tape and problems with the capsule’s parachutes. The Starliner program has been plagued by delays. (Image credit: NASA via Getty Images)

Regulations that the city plans to begin enforcing next month would require owners to register with the mayor’s office, disclose who else lives in the property, and promise to comply with zoning, construction and maintenance ordinances.

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In what could be a glimpse of the future as climate change batters the West, officials ruled there’s not enough groundwater for projects already approved.