Asian shares closed lower on Wednesday, taking cues from Wall Street's losses. Stocks retraced steeper losses seen earlier after China said it had accepted an invitation from the U.S. for trade talks. Asian shares slipped on Thursday, but pared some of the steeper losses seen earlier after China announced it was planning for a new round of trade talks with the United States.
(Reuters) -Oil prices settled down 3% on Wednesday, pressured by a rise in U.S. commercial inventories, weaker economic data from China and U.S. progress on Ukraine and Israel aid bills. Brent futures for June settled down $2.73, or 3%, at $87.29 a barrel, while U.S. crude futures for May settled down $2.67 or 3.1% at $82.69 a barrel, their biggest fall since March 20. Oil prices have softened this week as economic headwinds curb gains from geopolitical tensions, with markets eying how Israel might respond to Iran's weekend attack.
That sound you hear is Arsenal’s season crumbling. They frustratingly exited the Champions League to Bayern Munich and while that may not sound like a collapse, given the formidable pedigree of opponent, this was a quarter-final tie that was theirs for the taking. There can be no doubt about it.
OTTAWA — The 2024 federal budget will provide "generational fairness" to younger Canadians by raising taxes on those who have already capitalized on Canada's economic strengths, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said Tuesday as she tabled the document in the House of Commons. The budget comes as the Liberals have watched their once-healthy voting base among young people evaporate in favour of the Conservatives, largely as younger Canadians feel like the economic deck is stacked against them. Fr
The family of O.J. Simpson announced last week the former football star died on April 10 “surrounded by his children and grandchildren.” But according to Simpson’s longtime lawyer Malcolm LaVergne, the 76-year-old father of four was a sole visitor away from dying alone. LaVergne declined to tell The Associated Press who was at Simpson’s bedside when the acquitted double-murder defendant ...
Newshub YouTubeA man in New Zealand went looking for his elderly parents on Thursday morning after becoming concerned that he had not heard from them for days, reports say. At their rural rented property in Waitākere, West Auckland, he found a ram in a paddock alongside the lifeless bodies of his parents.The unnamed couple in their early 80s are believed to have both been killed by the sheep, according to The New Zealand Herald. Authorities believe the man had gone out to feed the ram and never
Jabin Botsford/ReutersThe troubles plaguing Donald Trump’s first criminal trial in New York City and its anonymous jury are starting to mount, as two jurors bowed out after details of their personal lives revealed in court drew public attention—and potentially a target on their backs. At the start of the day, a nurse slotted as “juror number two” said details reported by news outlets allowed her to be identified by friends, scaring her enough to want to avoid serving on the most significant tria
The former president's onetime right-hand man pointed out Trump's history when it comes to marking his children's educational milestones.
Victoria Beckham marked her 50th birthday on Wednesday and her rarely-seen sister shared a fabulous photo of her Spice Girl sister. See photo.
Shania Twain just shared snaps with super long peroxide blonde hair. It's giving 00's Jessica Simpson and we're not mad at it.
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel was mere moments away from an airstrike on April 1 that killed several senior Iranian commanders at Iran’s embassy complex in Syria when it told the United States what was about to happen. Israel’s closest ally had just been caught off guard. Aides quickly alerted Jake Sullivan, President Joe Biden’s national security adviser; Jon Finer, the deputy national security adviser; Brett McGurk, Biden’s Middle East coordinator; and others, who saw that the strike could have se
After presenting the trophy to her husband, Prince Harry, he and Meghan Markle shared a public kiss. Then his friend came along.
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James Comer and Jamie Raskin bickered with each other throughout the heated hearing
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The former president was forced to hear about being called "dumb as f**k," among other things, in posts shared by prospective jurors.
The NHL's Stanley Cup playoff spots are locked up, but seeding is still to be determined ahead of the season's final games. Here's what to know.
"Reacher" star Alan Ritchson broke up with his future wife when they were teenagers. They reconnected as adults and have three children together.
"I thought it was hilarious at first, and then they hurt my feelings," Biles said of the comments about her marriage
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