Day: March 9, 2025
Singapore looks to AI to help manage the health of its fast-aging population
A mural depicting Samsui women in Chinatown in Singapore. Edwin Koo | Getty Images From listening devices that detect falls to “patient sitter” systems in hospitals and robots helping with exercise in care homes, Singapore is looking to artificial intelligence to help manage the health of its elderly population. By 2030, a quarter of Singaporeans […]
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Mark Carney wins race to replace Canada’s Trudeau
Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor Mark Carney speaks as members of Canada’s Liberal Party gather to choose a successor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on March 9, 2025. Blair Gable | Reuters Former central banker Mark Carney won the race to become leader of Canada’s ruling Liberal […]
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Stock futures fall on Sunday evening after S&P 500’s worst week since September: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 07, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images Stock futures moved lower on Sunday evening ahead of a packed week of economic data, with investors smarting from losses in early March. Futures for the […]
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Trump downplays business concerns about uncertainty from his tariffs and the prospect of higher prices
U.S. President Donald Trump attends the White House Crypto Summit at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 7, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Donald Trump is dismissing business concerns over the uncertainty caused by his planned tariffs on a range of American trading partners and the prospect of higher prices, and isn’t […]
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Memo says mass layoffs at Veterans’ Affairs will begin early as June
A person walks past the Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters a block from the White House on March 06, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Department of Veterans Affairs will begin mass layoffs at the politically sensitive agency as early as June, according to a memo reviewed […]
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Meet the 21-year-old helping coders use AI to cheat in Google and other tech job interviews
A person walks past the entrance to a Google building in Dublin, Feb. 15, 2023. Artur Widak | Anadolu | Getty Images After landing internship offers from Amazon, Meta and TikTok, computer science student Chungin “Roy” Lee has decided to move to San Francisco. But he won’t be joining any of those companies. Instead, Lee will […]
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Top Wall Street analysts are bullish on these dividend stocks
The Trump administration’s tariff policy rattled stocks last week, and uncertainty weighed on the major averages. Amid the ongoing volatility, investors seeking stable returns can consider adding some dividend stocks to their portfolios. The recommendations of top Wall Street analysts could help inform investors as they pick stocks that have a steady record of paying […]
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These stocks including investor-favorite Apple have the most downside in the wake of the pullback, Barclays says
The sell-off in popular U.S. stocks isn’t over yet, according to Barclays, which forecast that stocks such as Apple could take a huge hit in coming months. Amid the uncertainties across the market, one thing is certain: it’s now a stock picker’s world. President Donald Trump’s tariff policies and jobs data last week fueled concerns […]
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Invest in these stocks with ‘stronger fundamentals and less risk,’ Piper Sandler says
Heightened tensions around President Donald Trump’s tariffs have weighed on the market in recent days, but some stocks could provide investors safety amid persistent uncertainty, according to Piper Sandler. All three major averages closed the past week lower after Trump on Monday said that 25% tariffs would be imposed on goods from Canada and Mexico […]
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