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Powell says Fed remains in wait-and-see mode; markets processing policy shifts
US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday (Apr 16) the Fed would wait for more data on the economy’s direction before…
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Oil up 2% to a two-week high as new US sanctions target Iran’s exports
Oil prices rose nearly 2 per cent on Wednesday (Apr 16) to a two-week high on concerns about global supplies after Washington issued new…
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Are Shein and Temu prices going up amid Trump's tariffs? What to know
Chinese-founded e-commerce giants Temu and Shein announced plans to raise prices for U.S. customers beginning next week, citing rising…
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Europe: Shares close lower as ASML warns US tariffs cloud outlook
European shares closed lower on Wednesday (Apr 16), weighed down by semiconductor-related stocks after the world’s biggest chip-making…
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US: Nasdaq ends down 3.1% on Nvidia drop, economic angst
Wall Street stocks tumbled on Wednesday (Apr 16) as the Federal Reserve chief warned of the drag from US President Donald Trump’s tariffs,…
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A 'fireball' lights up Mexico City skies, sparking awe and plenty of memes
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Around 3:00 a.m. on Wednesday, a bright object, initially appearing to be a meteorite, lit up the skies over Mexico's…
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'Tell the truth': Mother of murdered woman challenges White House reporters on immigration coverage
Patty Morin, mother of Rachel Morin, the Maryland mother slain by an illegal immigrant, challenged the White House press corps Wednesday…
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Trump, U.S. officials meet with first-in-line Japan on tariff relief
President Trump said Wednesday he met with a delegation from Japan to negotiate "trade fairness" as nations try to avoid the reimposition…
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Trump’s IRS Pick Had Some Interesting People Pay Off His Personal Debt
Shortly after Trump announced Long as his pick to head the IRS, the committee was suddenly flush, taking in $137,000 in under three weeks…
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Elon Musk’s DOGE Minions Have a New Job on Trump’s “Gold Card” Scheme
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is involved in Trump’s plan to have people buy their way to American citizenship. As the…
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This professor studies dictatorships. He helped convince Harvard to stand up to Trump
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — In the days after Donald Trump’s reelection as president, Harvard political scientist Steven Levitsky was despondent.…
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Industry players see room for private credit market to grow in South-east Asia
Private credit funds, where investors pool their capital to enable the fund manager to provide loans to companies, are seeing greater…
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Postmortems of rescue workers killed in Gaza show ‘gunshots to head and torso’
The doctor who carried out the postmortems of the 15 paramedics and rescue workers who were killed by Israeli troops in Gaza in March has…
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Here’s How Much Money Trump’s Tariffs Are Actually Making
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has revealed how much money has been generated from Donald Trump’s tariffs—and it’s not nearly as much…
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W2 Box 12: Secret Codes Decoded
If you’ve ever looked at your W-2 form, you might have noticed Box 12 filled with a bunch of letters and numbers. It can be pretty…
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See it: First confirmed footage of swimming colossal squid recorded in waters off Antarctica
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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Dem Senator Exposes El Salvador’s Cruelty on Kilmar Abrego Garcia
El Salvador won’t let Senator Chris Van Hollen have any contact with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident who is being unlawfully…
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Clare Carlisle and the Genre-Bender
Clare Carlisle, a British philosopher and an award-winning biographer, is fascinated by books that relate the inner lives and…
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Zelensky: 40% of Ukraine's front-line weapons domestically produced
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday his country is now producing 40% of the weapons used on the front lines, as Kiev…
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Stock Market Tanks After Fed Chair Powell’s Ominous Warning
After Jerome Powell issued a warning about the economic consequences of tariffs Wednesday, the stock market fell, seeming to confirm his…
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Sen. Van Hollen travels to El Salvador to demand return of deported MS-13 suspect
Sen. Chris Van Hollen made a pilgrimage to El Salvador Wednesday to demand the country release Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whom the U.S.…
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Fed Chair Issues Grim Warning About Consequences of Trump’s Tariffs
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned Wednesday that Donald Trump’s sweeping reciprocal tariff policy would likely raise inflation,…
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Germany evacuates more citizens and family members from Gaza
The German government has helped 24 German nationals and their close family members leave the embattled Gaza Strip, the Foreign Office…
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Trump's lawyers add new legal hurdles for Maryland man who was wrongly deported
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s lawyers have set a new legal hurdle before the Maryland man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador. Even…