Philippines mulls pullout of Syria peacekeepers The Philippine foreign secretary says he is recommending to President Benigno Aquino III to pull out all Filipino U.N. peacekeepers from the Golan Heights following the abduction of four by Syrian rebels. More
Dollar rises above 100 yen for 1st time in 4 years The dollar has risen above 100 yen for the first time in more than four years as currency traders persist in selling the Japanese currency in reaction to Tokyo's aggressive credit-easing moves. More
8 die in clothing factory fire in Bangladesh as Rana Plaza toll passes 900 Eight people were killed when a fire swept through a clothing factory in Bangladesh, police and an industry association official said on Thursday, as the death toll from the collapse of another factory building two weeks ago climbed above 900. More
Retailers report modest gains for April Americans spent briskly during the early spring months in the latest sign that they’re encouraged by the economic recovery. Falling gas prices, a rallying stock market and gains in the job market all fueled Americans’ shopping habits even as cold weather tempered their desire to buy spring fashions. More
Wall St closes lower; gold climbs amid economic, geopolitical crosswinds U.S. stocks vacillated on Thursday, swinging from red to green and back as investors contended with the push-pull of a strong economy and restrictive Federal Reserve policy.Benchmark Treasury yields r ... 04/18/2024 - 4:34 pm | View Link
US stock market: Wall Street closes lower; gold climbs amid economic, geopolitical crosswinds US stocks vacillated on Thursday, swinging from red to green and back as investors contended with the push-pull of a strong economy and restrictive Federal Reserve policy. 04/18/2024 - 3:03 pm | View Link
Wall Street closes lower; gold climbs amid economic, geopolitical crosswinds Benchmark Treasury yields resumed their climb and gold added strength as ongoing turmoil in the Middle East bolstered the safe-haven play. 04/18/2024 - 1:49 pm | View Link
Dow Jones closes higher for first time in 7 sessions At the end of trading on Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 0.15%, or 63 points, to 37,798 points, after touching 37,992 points, bringing the index to rise for the first time in seven ... 04/16/2024 - 6:57 pm | View Link
Dow closes nearly 500 points lower on fears of potential Iranian attack on Israel The Dow fell 475 points, or 1.2%, after dropping more than 500 points at the day’s lows. The S&P 500 declined 1.5% and the Nasdaq Composite lost 1.6%. All three major indexes ended the week lower. 04/12/2024 - 9:04 am | View Link
In 2023, there were a record-breaking 27,495 build-to-rent homes completed, according to a new report. These 20 housing markets saw the biggest increases.
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Just as babies and children go through various ages and stages as they grow, so does your nest egg. Here’s what you can expect from your bouncing bundle of assets, starting from the very beginning.
Investing has a lot in common with parenting. No one really knows what they’re getting into beforehand—and it’s the day-to-day decisions that make all the difference in the end.
Protecting Americans cannot be accomplished by banning a single app.
When President Joe Biden signed a $95 billion foreign aid bill into law on April 24, it started the clock on a nine-month window for TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app. The president can extend the deadline by three months, and TikTok has indicated that it plans to challenge the law in court.
The same goes for ExxonMobil.
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A potential conflict looms with avocado growers—who are often sponsored by or pay protection money to drug cartels.
As a drought in Mexico drags on, angry subsistence farmers have begun taking direct action on thirsty avocado orchards and berry fields of commercial farms that are drying up streams in the mountains west of Mexico City.