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(Bloomberg) — US stock futures dipped and Treasuries steadied after Monday’s selloff as traders speculated over the path of US interest rates. Most Read from Bloomberg Contracts on the S&P 500 retreated 0.4%, pointing to the first back-to-back decline in about 30 sessions for the gauge. The yield on 10-year Treasuries was little changed at […]
The Australian government’s view that the Aukus nuclear-powered submarine project is “too big to fail” could heighten the risk of cost blowouts, a US congress research report has warned. The Congressional Research Service also cast doubt on whether any rigorous cost-benefit analysis was done prior to the project’s announcement by Australia, the US and the […]
Reuters The US says the 1.7 million Palestinians crowded into the al-Mawasi area are at “high risk of lethal contagion” The US has written to Israel, giving it 30 days to boost humanitarian aid access in Gaza or risk having some US military assistance cut off. The letter, sent on Sunday, amounts to the strongest […]
When former President Barack Obama admonished some Black men who he said were not “feeling the idea of having a woman as president,” some Democrats saw it as an urgent, necessary call to action to voters who are desperately needed to push Vice President Kamala Harris to victory. For others, Mr. Obama’s tone threatened to […]
Nassim Taleb warns against drawing wrong conclusions from noisy market headlines. He criticizes the US for high debt and low growth, leading a fragile financial system. The US is stuck with accumulating debt-servicing costs. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app By […]
Black Adults at Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease Live in More Polluted Areas, U.S. Study Finds Duke University School of Medicine Source link
MEXICO CITY (AP) — U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar said Thursday a judicial overhaul proposed by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador poses a “risk” to Mexico’s democracy and “threatens the historic commercial relationship” between Mexico and the U.S. The proposal, including a provision to require judges be elected, has spurred a fierce outcry from investors […]
(Bloomberg) — European stocks struggled for traction as investors awaited US price data for guidance on the Federal Reserve’s policy path, while rising tension in the Middle East weighed on risk appetite. Most Read from Bloomberg The Stoxx Europe 600 erased its early advance, with travel and leisure shares leading declines. US equity-index futures pared […]
(Bloomberg) — Stocks retreated from their all-time highs, with concern about tighter US restrictions on chip sales to China spurring a selloff in the industry that has powered the bull market. Most Read from Bloomberg From the US to Europe and Asia, chipmakers came under heavy pressure. American powerhouses Nvidia Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc. […]
Last year, Chinese businessman Li Xiaosan and his teenage son travelled 5,000 kilometres (3,107 miles) through Central America to reach the United States. In Colombia, they were robbed at gunpoint and lost almost all their valuables. In Panama, they trekked through treacherous jungle and swamp, and in Mexico took a perilous 12-hour voyage by sea. […]