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The latest employment snapshot from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicates that U.S. hiring lost momentum in November, extending a pattern of sluggish job growth observed for most of the year. Employers added 64,000 positions during the month, a figure that outpaced many economists’ forecasts but fell sharply from the 119,000 jobs recorded in […]
BEIJING — A five-percent year-on-year increase in China’s November crude oil imports is challenging projections that the country’s appetite for oil is weakening. Customs figures place last month’s average at 12.38 million barrels per day (bpd), a volume that underscores sustained buying momentum and highlights Beijing’s strategy of enlarging its strategic and commercial reserves. The latest […]
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has announced a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the gunman responsible for Saturday’s fatal shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Federal agents from the bureau’s Boston Division are working alongside the Providence Police Department as the search for the […]
Ford Motor Co. warned on Monday that it will book approximately $19.5 billion in special charges tied to a broad realignment of its product strategy and a retreat from earlier ambitions for rapid expansion in fully electric vehicles. The one-time items will be concentrated in the fourth quarter of 2024 and will include about $8.5 […]
Federal authorities say they have disrupted an alleged terrorist plan to detonate a bomb in Los Angeles, preventing what they described as a significant threat to public safety. The intervention was carried out on the morning of December 15, 2025, after investigators concluded that an attack in the nation’s second-largest city was imminent. No injuries were […]
WASHINGTON — The average rate on a home equity line of credit (HELOC) has fallen to 7.44%, its lowest level of 2025, according to data provider Curinos. The decline follows the Federal Reserve’s quarter-point reduction of the benchmark rate on Dec. 10, which pushed the U.S. prime rate down to 6.75% and is beginning to […]
Hunter Biden can no longer practice law in Connecticut after a state judge approved his disbarment, concluding that he violated multiple professional conduct rules following his federal gun and tax convictions. The decision was issued Monday during a remote hearing before Judge Trial Referee Patrick L. Carroll III in Waterbury. Biden, represented by attorney Ross […]
Miami, Florida — Former U.S. President Donald Trump has initiated a $10 billion defamation action against the British Broadcasting Corporation, alleging that a Panorama documentary broadcast one week before the 2024 presidential election deliberately misrepresented his remarks from Jan. 6, 2021. The civil complaint, lodged Monday night in the U.S. District Court for the Southern […]
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Moscow and Kyiv are “on the verge” of a comprehensive settlement to end the conflict that began with Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. In an interview on Monday in Moscow, Ryabkov told ABC News that the government of President Vladimir Putin is ready to conclude […]
New York, Dec. 15, 2025 – Independent equity research firm Argus has issued the December edition of its Portfolio Selector, a monthly publication that highlights the company’s most current investment ideas drawn from a fundamental coverage universe of about 500 publicly traded companies. The document again centers on the firm’s Focus List, an actively managed […]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Students at Brown University barricaded themselves inside classrooms, dormitories and campus offices on the afternoon of Dec. 15, 2025, after gunfire erupted on the Ivy League campus, according to accounts released by local authorities. The episode set off an extensive police response and an ongoing manhunt for the shooter, who remained at […]
Asia-Pacific equity markets broadly declined on Tuesday, mirroring weakness in New York where investors continued to reduce exposure to prominent artificial intelligence names. Losses in Oracle, Broadcom and Microsoft on Monday, with the three companies shedding more than 5%, 2% and 1% respectively, set the tone for a cautious session across the region. Market participants […]