HONG KONG (AP) — Asia stocks were mostly higher on Tuesday, with investors mainly focusing on a U.S. inflation report and what it means for interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. Oil prices advanced while U.S. futures were mixed. The yen weakened, coming close to a 34-year low. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 0.8% []
Republican strategist Karl Rove, who was the architect of George W. Bush’s successful presidential run, says that Donald Trump has made a mistake calling imprisoned January 6th rioters hostages and said President Joe Biden should “go hard” at Trump on the issue.
Blumhouse is one of the busiest Hollywood studios at the moment, and it all comes down to its approach to keeping budgets under control and always being open to surprising collaborations. This has allowed the studio to reimagine a number of iconic horror properties, and The Blair Witch series might be next in line.On April 10, it was announced that Blumhouse and Lionsgate would team up to make a new Blair Witch movie, the first since 2016's follow-up directed by Godzilla x Kong's Adam Wingard....
In November, ahead of President Joe Biden’s meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) issued a press release casting himself as a fierce opponent of China. It declared, “Since being elected to the U.S. Senate, Senator Scott has introduced dozens of bills to punish Communist China for its increased military aggression, continued […]
The markets were reeling toward the end of last week as hot CPI figures sent the major indexes into a tailspin. Meanwhile, it remains to be seen how Iran’s missile and drone attack on Israel on Saturday night shapes the war in the Middle East and affects market sentiment in the week ahead. Looking at the bigger picture on where the markets are heading, according to Chris Harvey, head equity strategist from Wells Fargo, investors shouldn’t worry too much right now. ‘There’s more room for...
Revolut and Monzo are among a group of top fintech firms to urge the government to ditch its contentious tax on share trading today as part of a sweeping call for reform to revive London's stock market and boost its appeal to technology firms.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man charged with three murders in an unusual doomsday-focused case crafted an alternate reality so that he could fulfill “his desire for sex, money and power,” a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday morning. “When he had a chance at what he considered his rightful destiny, he made sure no person []
Equities retreated after inflation data called the Fed's rate-cut plans into question.
Volatility returned as market participants adjusted their expectations for rate cuts.
Stocks soared into the weekend as investors brushed off strong payrolls data and lowered rate-cut expectations.
The main indexes temporarily tumbled after Fed Chair Powell said interest rates could stay higher for longer.
Strength in several mega-cap tech and communication services stocks kept the main indexes higher Thursday.