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TOKYO/LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar traded in narrow ranges against major peers on Thursday as it struggled for direction in the absence of concrete announcements on tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump. A spate of central bank policy decisions could move currencies over the next week, with the Bank of Japan widely expected to raise interest rates at the end of a two-day meeting on Friday. Rate decisions from the U.S. Federal Reserve and European Central Bank are scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday of next week, respectively.

Google's Android and Apple's iOS are facing fresh scrutiny from Britain's competition watchdog, which announced investigations Thursday targeting the two tech giants' mobile phone ecosystems under new powers to crack down on digital market abuses. The Competition and Markets Authority said it launched separate investigations to determine whether the mobile ecosystems controlled by Apple and Google should be given “strategic market status” that would mandate changes in the companies' practices.

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Boat and marine products retailer MarineMax (NYSE:HZO) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q4 CY2024, with sales falling 11.2% year on year to $468.5 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.17 per share was significantly above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Global airline American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL) announced better-than-expected revenue in Q4 CY2024, with sales up 4.6% year on year to $13.66 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.86 per share was 30.1% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Ongoing presidential backing for digital assets is a key determinant for the continuation of 'crypto's golden era,' the report said.