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Oil heads for weekly gains on colder weather, Chinese policy support
OIL prices rose on Friday (Jan 3), closing the week higher on the back of cold weather in Europe and the US as well as additional economic…
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US: Wall St opens higher as markets await data, policy changes
WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (Jan 3), as investors kept a close eye on upcoming economic data and geared up for…
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Gold kicks off 2025 on positive note, Fed and Trump policy in focus
GOLD kicked off the New Year on a positive note after a stellar 2024, as market participants waited for more clues on the US Federal…
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Unlawful border crossings dropped to four-year low in November, new data show
Unlawful border crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border have dropped to a four-year low, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection,…
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Three Damning Times Jimmy Carter Put U.S. Foreign Policy on Blast
In the wake of his death, hundreds of obituaries have memorialized President Jimmy Carter as a devoted and disciplined public servant.…
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Oil prices firm on hopes of US policy support for economic growth
OIL prices inched higher on Monday (Dec 23), along with other risk assets, after US data showed cooling inflation, reviving hopes of…
Politics
Florida is winning the political battle with California as Trump takes office
WASHINGTON — The rivalry between California and Florida reached a high mark in November 2023 when Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, faced off…
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Analysis: Europe, too, feels Musk's political impact. How far will it go?
In the six weeks since Donald Trump won the presidential election, Europe has been bracing for a U.S. administration that could strain…
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Bank of Japan bids final farewell to Kuroda’s radical policy experiment
IN RARE criticism of its past policies, the Bank of Japan said former governor Haruhiko Kuroda’s stimulus did not change consumer…
Business
Germany needs 'reliable economic policy decisions,' institute urges
A billboard of the ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich e. V. Dresden branch. Arno…
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EU foreign policy head Kallas welcomes end of al-Assad in Syria
The European Union's foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, has welcomed the toppling of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad. "The end of Assad's…
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Austrian chancellor says Ukraine policy firm despite Russia's gas cut
Austria will stick to its Ukraine policy despite Russia halting natural gas deliveries to the country starting from the weekend,…
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What to know about Elon Musk's contracts with the federal government
Elon Musk is easily the world’s wealthiest man, with a net worth topping $300 billion. But even he stands to make more money from his…
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Canada to reduce immigration targets as Trudeau acknowledges his policy failed
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that the country will significantly reduce the number of new…
Business
Hong Kong Economy Set to Be Focus of John Lee’s Policy Speech
(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong’s leader is expected to lay out a policy agenda focused on boosting the city’s economy during his third annual…
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Germany's Scholz defends border policy in call with Polish PM Tusk
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday spoke with his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk, after criticism from Warsaw over Germany's plan to…
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Meloni rejects EU criticism, rule of law concerns about media policy
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has rejected the European Commission's criticism of the state of the rule of law in her country, in…
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Female nurses vow to keep fighting over hospital trans policy: Won't be 'ignored' or 'threatened'
A group of nurses in the United Kingdom who filed a lawsuit against a National Health Service hospital trust over its transgender employee…
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Moderate Iranian presidential candidate criticizes headscarf policy
The moderate Iranian presidential candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has expressed cautious criticism of the repressive measures used to enforce…