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MIAMI (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday reimposed crushing oil sanctions on Venezuela, admonishing President Nicolás Maduro’s attempts to consolidate his rule just six months after the U.S. eased restrictions in a bid to support now fading hopes for a democratic opening in the OPEC nation. A senior U.S. official, discussing the decision with […]
Republican US Senate candidate Kari Lake has told supporters to “strap on a Glock” ahead of the 2024 elections as she struggles to gain ground against her Democratic rival in Arizona. In a campaign speech made to a crowd in Arizona’s Mohave county on Sunday, Lake echoed Trump-like terms in calling Washington DC a “swamp” […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defiant and determined, House Speaker Mike Johnson pushed back Tuesday against mounting Republican anger over his proposed U.S. aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other allies, and rejected a call to step aside or risk a vote to oust him from office. “I am not resigning,” Johnson said after a testy morning […]
US stocks were poised for further losses on Thursday as investors braced for another key inflation report after a surprise uptick in consumer prices undermined bets on interest-rate cuts. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (
(Bloomberg) — Asian stocks traded cautiously ahead of key inflation data that will help shape the outlook for the Federal Reserve’s next steps. Most Read from Bloomberg Equity benchmarks in Hong Kong and Australia edged higher, while mainland Chinese shares were slightly down at the open. Japanese stocks nudged lower with trading in the region […]
US stocks turned lower on Tuesday as investors bide their time until a key inflation report lands and potentially sheds light on the path of interest rates. By mid-morning trading, all three major indexes reversed earlier session gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) led the move to the downside, falling about 0.7%, or more […]
US stocks edged higher on Tuesday as investors bided their time until a key inflation report lands and potentially sheds light on the path of interest rates. The benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC) climbed about 0.4% while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (
Seoul, South Korea CNN — Colonization, bloodshed, war crimes, occupation, controversial military bases. These are all issues intertwined in the collective history of the United States, Japan and the Philippines. But when the leaders of the . . .
Across the US, Mexico and Canada, people have rushed to stake out spots to witness a rare total solar eclipse, while forecasts for cloudy skies worry some hopeful spectators. The phenomenon happens when the moon lines up perfectly between the Earth and the sun, blocking out the sunlight. The eclipse will be visible in the […]
Tokyo CNN — Spiraling geopolitical tensions have pushed the world to a “historic turning point” and are forcing Japan to change its defense posture, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told CNN Sunday ahead of a