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Stocks sink and oil prices rise as worries about AI, inflation, and possible war hit Wall Street
Stocks sank Friday as Wall Street kept punishing companies that could become losers in the artificial-intelligence revolution. A surprisingly discouraging update on inflation also hurt the market, while oil prices climbed with worries about tensions be…
Tether’s New Market Value Would Make Its Top Shareholder Richer Than Warren Buffett
Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, is trading on secondary markets in a range of $350 billion to $375 billion, according to industry sources. Though this is below the $500 billion maximum target the company was seeking for its fundra…
The Two Big Reasons for Regime Change in Iran | Opinion
In Iran, the mullahs’ room to maneuver is shrinking. They can accept the remarkably low bar President Donald Trump set in his State of the Union address on Tuesday—or risk a war that could quickly become a justified effort to topple their vile and dang…
Crude extending ahead of OPEC+ and another round of nuclear talks next week; DXY steady going into US PPI – Newsquawk US Market Open
PBoC announced it will cut the FX Risk Reserve Ratio for forward FX sales to 0% from 20%, effective March 2nd to promote FX market development and support corporate exchange rate risk management.…
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Business Brief: Why are universities cutting sports?
Good morning. Universities across the country have been straining under budgetary pressures for years. Now, after slashing academic programs and staff, administrators have begun to cut what some students and alumni consider a sacred heart of the postse…
Trump, the Gordie Howe Bridge and the Morouns’ $1M donation
Earlier this month, President Donald Trump announced on social media that he plans to block the opening of the new Gordie Howe Bridge. A few days after that, news broke that Matt Moroun, whose family owns the Ambassador Bridge, had met with U.S.……
Stock market today: Which are top 10 gainers and losers on NSE & BSE on February 27? Check list
Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty fell more than 1 per cent on Friday as fresh foreign fund outflows and weak global cues weighed on investor sentiment amid rising geopolitical tensions.…
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Can Pakistan Really Afford A Full Scale War Against Afghanistan & Survive – Is There An India Factor?
Late on the night of February 26, 2026, the Durand Line once again became a battlefield. The Afghan military began firing on Pakistani border points around Chaman and Torkham, prompting a swift reaction from the Pakistani government.…
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‘The river won’: how campaigners in Brazilian Amazon stopped privatisation of waterway
“A victory for life.” That was the triumphal message from Indigenous campaigners in the Brazilian Amazon this week after they staved off a threat to the Tapajós River by occupying a grain terminal operated by Cargill, the biggest privately owned compan…
Hiltzik: Why investors are wary of U.S. stocks
If you’re a stock market investor you might be feeling pretty good about how your portfolio of U.S. equities fared in the first year of President Trump’s term.
All the major market indices seemed to be firing on all cylinders, with the Standard & P…