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Europe: Equities gain for second week on jobs data and trade hopes
EUROPEAN shares rose for a second straight week, buoyed by robust US employment figures and diminishing concerns over trade friction that…
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Business
Asia: Most markets rise as US data feeds rate-cut hopes
Asian shares mostly rose on Thursday after soft US economic data boosted expectations the Federal Reserve will soon cut interest rates and…
Politics
Nationalist's win dashes hopes for Polish LGBTQ, abortion rights
Polish abortion rights activist Justyna Wydrzynska fought back tears as she recounted learning that the nationalist candidate had won…
Politics
Europe: Stocks recover after Trump delays EU tariffs in hopes of deal
EUROPEAN shares kicked off the week on a positive note on Monday, recouping the previous session’s losses, as markets heaved a sigh of…
Politics
Europe squeezes Putin as Trump pins Ukraine hopes on more talks
The U.K. and the European Union (EU) both announced fresh sanctions on Russia as they seek to increase the pressure on Russian President…
Business
Asia: Stocks lifted by hopes for US-China talks after UK deal
Most Asian equities rose on Friday (May 9) on growing optimism that the worst of US President Donald Trump’s trade war is past after he…
Business
Oil prices rise 3% on support from US-China trade hopes
Oil prices rose around 3 per cent on Thursday (May 8), buoyed by hopes of a breakthrough in looming trade talks between the US and China,…
Business
US: Wall St opens higher on China trade de-escalation hopes, Fed decision
Wall Street’s main indexes opened slightly higher on Wednesday (May 7) as investors hoped for a de-escalation in trade tensions with…
Business
Palantir sales forecast falls short of Wall Street’s hopes
Palantir Technologies dropped more than 8 per cent in late trading on Monday (May 5) after its results failed to live up to investors’…
Politics
Kemp declines Georgia Senate run in blow to GOP hopes of flipping seat
Georgia's popular Republican Gov. Brian Kemp said he'll pass on running for Senate in 2026, dimming the GOP's chances of winning back the…
Politics
Singapore dollar surges against US dollar as Asia currencies rally on trade hopes
Asian currencies rallied on Monday (May 5) on hopes of a thaw in the US-China trade war and regional tariff deals with the Trump…
Business
Japan's Nikkei posts first monthly gain for the year on trade talk hopes
Japan’s Nikkei share average gained on Wednesday (Apr 30) as investors awaited developments in US-Japan tariff talks, helping the…
Lifestyle
Egypt travel: Pyramids of Giza revamp project hopes to curb congestion and aggressive vendors
Millions of visitors travel to Egypt each year to see the iconic Pyramids of Giza. Despite being one of the world’s most famous ancient…
Politics
House Democrats visit El Salvador in hopes of returning Kilmar Abrego Garcia to U.S.
WASHINGTON — A group of House Democrats flew to El Salvador on Sunday to push for the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongly…
Business
Japan's Nikkei notches best week in 3 months on trade deal hopes
Japan’s Nikkei share average rose 1 per cent on Friday (Apr 18) to clock its best week in three months, as investors turned more hopeful…
Politics
Oil posts weekly gain on trade deal hopes, new Iran sanctions
Oil prices settled more than 3 per cent higher on Thursday (Apr 17), supported by hopes for a trade deal between the United States and the…
Business
US: Wall Street opens sharply higher on hopes of tariff talks
Wall Street’s main indexes opened sharply higher on Tuesday (Apr 8) after a bruising selloff that has wiped out trillions of dollars since…
Business
Tokyo: Nikkei ends 6% higher on market recovery hopes
Japan’s Nikkei share average closed 6 per cent higher on Tuesday (Apr 8), recovering from a 1½ -year low hit in the previous session, as…
Politics
With hopes for asylum in U.S. dashed, migrants in Tijuana ponder next moves
TIJUANA — When the Russian man arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border on March 1, he knew he was too late. Still, he held on to hope that even…
News
Myanmar announces week of national mourning as hopes of finding quake survivors fade
The UN says the earthquake has compounded "an already dire crisis" in Myanmar, which is in the midst of a four-year civil war. Despite the…
News
Damian Lillard Injury Will Have Massive Impact on Bucks' Championship Hopes
In a blockbuster 2023 offseason gamble, the Milwaukee Bucks traded All-Defensive combo guard Jrue Holiday — with whom they had won their…
Business
Lenovo’s profit beats estimates as AI fuels PC recovery hopes
Investors are betting that PC makers from HP to Dell Technologies will benefit in 2025 as consumers pick up devices with more AI features…
Politics
Oil settles lower, supply worries ease on hopes for Ukraine peace deal
OIL prices settled down on Friday (Feb 14) on prospects for a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine that could ease global supply…
Politics
Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota won't seek reelection, dealing blow to Democrats' hopes to take Senate
U.S. Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota said Thursday that she won't seek reelection, dealing a blow to her fellow Democrats' hopes of retaking…