Day: March 16, 2025
Stock futures fall after Dow posts worst week since 2023: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 13, 2025. NYSE Stock futures fell Sunday night, after the 30-stock index posted its worst week going back to 2023. Dow futures slid 168 points, or 0.4%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures dipped 0.5% and 0.5%, respectively. Stock Chart IconStock […]
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Trump administration touts deportations under Alien Enemies Act after a judge temporarily blocked its use
WASHINGTON — Trump administration officials on Sunday announced the deportations of hundreds of immigrants it alleges are members of a Venezuelan gang to El Salvador under the wartime Alien Enemies Act after a judge temporarily blocked the effort on Saturday. “The president invoked this authority to deport nearly 300 of them who are now in El Salvador, […]
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Pope Francis seen in hospital for first time as Vatican releases photo
Pope Francis concelebrates Holy Mass in the chapel of the apartment on the tenth floor of the Gemelli hospital, where he continues his treatment, in Rome, Italy, on March 16, 2025. Holy See Press Office | Via Reuters The Vatican on Sunday released the first image of Pope Francis in hospital since he began treatment […]
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Trump’s war on Biden’s climate policy is creating a new form of EV range anxiety
Frederic J. Brown | Afp | Getty Images Ownership of electric vehicles continues to rise in the U.S., with nearly six million battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids currently on the road. Even though that’s still a fraction of the overall market and the growth rate of EV sales has slowed, automakers remain invested in […]
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Live like you’re on ‘The White Lotus’ at this luxury resort—but it will cost you: Take a look inside the experience
The latest installment of HBO’s “The White Lotus” has viewers wishing they were also poolside, soaking in the tropical scenery. In the days before and after the show’s season three premiere, CNBC reported that social media chatter about traveling to Thailand was up 60%. Throughout the show’s run, a Four Seasons property has been the […]
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Treasury Secretary Bessent says White House is heading off a ‘guaranteed’ financial crisis
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaking to CNBC on March 13th, 2025. CNBC Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday the Trump administration is focused on preventing a financial crisis that could be the result of massive government spending over the past few years. “What I could guarantee is we would have had a financial crisis. I’ve studied […]
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‘People are really angry’: A vibe shift around layoffs is happening across the workforce
Melanie Ehrenkranz isn’t a stranger to job instability. In the decade she’s worked in media, she’s seen countless smart and creative friends lose their jobs during mass layoffs. When it happened to her in 2023, it sparked an idea: Ehrenkranz decided to create a resource for people going through layoffs to discuss the thorny parts […]
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How the U.S. is losing ground to China in nuclear fusion, as AI power needs surge
China and the U.S. are in a race to create the first grid-scale nuclear fusion energy. After decades of U.S. leadership, China is catching up by spending twice as much and building projects at record speed. Often called the holy grail of clean energy, nuclear fusion creates four times more energy per kilogram of fuel […]
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China’s Xi declines EU invitation to anniversary summit, FT reports
Chinese President Xi Jinping adjusts his jacket as he listens at the opening session of the National People’s Congress, or NPC, at the Great Hall of the People on March 5, 2025 in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images Chinese President Xi Jinping has declined an invitation to visit Brussels for a summit to […]
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‘See you in four years’: Canada flexes economic muscle as tariff negotiations continue
A “Shop Canadian” sign is seen at the entrance of a supermarket in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, March 4, 2025. Liang Seng | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Canadians are swapping their friendly auras for a fierce sense of nationalism amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks on the country’s trade and sovereignty. Trump’s mostly […]
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