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U.S. equity futures pointed to a firmer open on Friday, Jan. 9, as investors absorbed slower-than-expected December hiring, multiple corporate rating changes and fresh policy initiatives from the White House. The Labor Department reported that nonfarm payrolls grew by 50,000 last month, below both market expectations and November’s downwardly revised figure. The unemployment rate ticked […]
Switzerland will pause on Friday for a national day of mourning dedicated to the 40 people who died in a fire at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana during New Year’s celebrations. The memorial, announced by federal and cantonal authorities, follows one of the country’s deadliest civilian incidents in recent decades. Memorial Service and Nationwide […]
NASA will bring the four members of the Crew-11 expedition home from the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday, weeks ahead of the original timeline, after a medical problem affected one of the astronauts on board. The agency announced the decision Thursday during a press conference at Johnson Space Center. Officials cited “lingering risk” linked […]
Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai — Defense contractors listed in Asia rose sharply on Friday, extending gains from earlier in the week as investors weighed fresh geopolitical flashpoints and reassessed regional security spending. South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace jumped as much as 11 percent, the steepest advance among major names in the sector, while peers across South Korea […]
The House of Representatives voted 230-196 on Thursday to extend the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits for three additional years, advancing a measure that attracted support from 17 Republicans despite opposition from party leaders. The subsidies, first expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic, expired on Dec. 31, 2025. Lawmakers backing the bill said the temporary […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — A U.S. Border Patrol agent shot and wounded a man and a woman during a traffic stop in Portland on Thursday afternoon, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DHS Deputy Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said agents initiated a “targeted vehicle stop” in the city’s Hazelwood neighborhood when the driver allegedly attempted […]
The fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis continues to generate protests, competing narratives and questions about jurisdiction, as federal and local officials present starkly different accounts of what happened on Wednesday morning, 7 January 2026. Conflicting descriptions of the incident The Department of Homeland Security […]
Announced workforce reductions in the United States dropped sharply in December, reaching their lowest point since mid-2024, according to new data from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. The report, released Thursday, indicates that employers detailed plans for 35,553 job cuts last month, a 50 percent decline compared with November and an 8 percent decrease from December […]
Rep. Steny Hoyer, the longtime Democratic lawmaker from Maryland who once held the post of House majority leader, announced on Thursday, Jan. 8, that he will not seek another term in November. The decision concludes a 45-year tenure that made him one of the most senior and influential figures in modern congressional history. Hoyer, 82, disclosed […]
Defense equities advanced across major markets on Thursday after former U.S. President Donald Trump said he will push for a $1.5 trillion military budget in 2027, a figure half a trillion dollars higher than the level that had been under discussion. The statement, released late Wednesday on Trump’s TruthSocial platform, triggered broad buying in manufacturers […]
Former National Football League wide receiver Jordan Shipley is hospitalized in critical condition after a fire at his ranch in Texas, according to a video segment released Tuesday. The brief footage, broadcast by a national news outlet, states that Shipley was injured when flames swept through part of the property. No further personal details, such […]
Google announced a series of new Gemini–powered functions for Gmail on Thursday, extending artificial-intelligence capabilities that the company has been weaving into its consumer products for the past year. The latest update introduces automatic summaries of long email threads, a feature designed to condense extensive conversations into brief overviews that surface the main points as […]