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Equity markets across the Asia-Pacific region opened Thursday on divergent paths, reacting to overnight losses on Wall Street, fresh remarks from U.S. President Donald Trump aimed at defense contractors, and a pullback in crude prices. Defense stocks pressured after White House warning Speaking in Washington late Wednesday, Trump said he will block defense manufacturers from […]
The mayor of Minneapolis has asked federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel to withdraw from the city following a shooting in which an ICE officer fatally wounded a woman. The incident, which unfolded during an enforcement operation, has set off rapid responses from local and state leaders and sparked renewed debate over the role […]
India’s economy is poised to expand 7.4% in the fiscal year ending March 2026, according to the government’s first advance estimates released on Wednesday. The projection, which exceeds the 6.5% growth recorded in the previous fiscal year, underscores the country’s resilience amid lingering global trade disruptions and higher tariffs on exports to its largest market, the […]
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer delivered formal remarks Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, recognizing the fifth anniversary of the assault on the U.S. Capitol. Speaking from the Senate chamber, Schumer reflected on the date’s significance and called attention to the events that unfolded exactly five years earlier, when demonstrators forced their way into the building during the […]
Mortgage demand tapered off at the end of 2025, signaling that a modest decline in borrowing costs was not enough to revive activity in the housing market. For the two-week period ending January 2, 2026, total mortgage applications dropped 9.7% on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The organization combines the […]
Michael Reagan, the eldest son of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, died on Sunday, Jan. 4, in Los Angeles while surrounded by family members, according to a statement released two days later. He was 80 years old. The family confirmed that Reagan had been receiving treatment for cancer and had faced a period of declining health. […]
The board of directors of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) on Wednesday repeated its unanimous recommendation that shareholders vote against a hostile takeover proposal from Paramount Skydance, reaffirming its commitment to a previously signed agreement to merge WBD’s studio and streaming operations with Netflix for $72 billion. Chairman Samuel Di Piazza outlined the board’s position during […]
Iran’s leadership is confronting a new wave of street demonstrations while tracking events far from its borders: the U.S. special-forces mission that removed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from power last weekend. The detention of Tehran’s long-time ally has sharpened debate inside the Islamic Republic about whether American forces might attempt a comparable action against senior Iranian […]
Lead: A growing number of tankers involved in sanctioned Venezuelan oil trades are adopting the Russian flag, a move analysts say is aimed at lowering the risk of U.S. seizure after recent enforcement actions. Tankers Rush to Reflag in Moscow Lloyd’s List data indicate that 17 vessels switched from fraudulent registrations to the Russian flag […]
Influenza transmission across the United States is expected to remain high for several more weeks, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Agency officials said current trends suggest that the 2025-26 flu season, already responsible for millions of illnesses, has not yet reached its peak and could extend well into the spring. […]
The first sessions of 2025 have produced sharp gains across several sectors, but market commentator Jim Cramer cautioned on Tuesday that the advance appears driven more by sentiment than by lasting fundamentals. Speaking on his television program, he argued that early-January trading often becomes “wildly emotional” and can reverse quickly once initial optimism fades. Three […]
Detectives in Ohio have made public a new segment of surveillance video that captures an unidentified individual they describe as a person of interest in the unsolved killing of a local dentist. The footage, released on Jan. 6, 2026, is part of an ongoing effort to generate leads in a case that has remained open since the […]