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CDC will end sweeping order used to expel migrants at U.S. borders during Covid pandemic
Pedestrians wait to cross into the U.S. at the San Ysidro Port of Entry border crossing bridge in Tijuana, Mexico, on Sunday, March 20, 2022. Cesar Rodriguez | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will lift a sweeping public health order that has allowed the U.S. to expel more than […]
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Investment banks love these ‘cheap’ global stocks they say are set to outperform
Analysts from JPMorgan, Credit Suisse and more name the “cheap” global stocks to buy right now. Source
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Euro zone inflation hits another record high of 7.5% as Russia-Ukraine war pushes up energy prices
Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank. Daniel Roland | Afp | Getty Images The cost of living hit another record high in the euro zone last month, raising further questions about how the European Central Bank can stabilize such rapidly rising consumer prices. Headline inflation came in at 7.5% for March on an […]
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Millions of Brits plunged into fuel poverty on Friday as household energy bills surge
A protester holds a ‘Save Us From The Energy Crisis’ placard during a rally in London. British households face soaring energy bills from April 1 as the country’s energy price cap rises by 54%. Vuk Valcic | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The number of English households in fuel poverty will double to […]
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Economy added 431,000 jobs in March despite worries over slowing growth
Amid soaring inflation and worries about a looming recession, the U.S. economy added slightly fewer jobs than expected in March as the labor market grew increasingly tighter. Nonfarm payrolls expanded by 431,000 for the month, while the unemployment rate was 3.6%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been […]
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U.S.-listed Chinese stocks audit dispute: China regulator tells auditors to consider preparing for inspections
The China Securities Regulatory Commission and U.S. securities regulators have been locked in a dispute over allowing U.S. review of Chinese company audits, threatening delisting in coming years. Costfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — China has sent another signal of progress toward resolving an audit dispute that’s threatened U.S.-listed Chinese companies with […]
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ECB will have to ‘think again’ on policy if outlook deteriorates rapidly, chief economist says
Christine Lagarde (R), President of the European Central Bank (ECB), and Vicepresident Luis de Guindos (L) Thomas Lohnes | Getty Images News | Getty Images European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip Lane on Friday acknowledged “very high” inflation in the region and said the Frankfurt institution might have to “think again” about its policy stance. […]
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Russian foreign minister’s high profile visit puts India under pressure
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met India’s Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New Delhi on April 1, 2022. Both men met in Moscow in July 2021, as seen in this file photo. Shamil Zhumatov | AFP | Getty Images As the war in Ukraine rages on, a visit by Russia’s top diplomat is […]
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Russia hits back at U.S. intelligence claims that Putin was ‘misled’ over Ukraine war
President-elect Vladimir Putin ahead of being sworn-in as President of Russia at St Andrew’s Hall of the Moscow Kremlin. Mikhail Metzel | TASS via Getty Images Russia’s Kremlin has rebuffed claims made by the U.S. that President Vladimir Putin felt he was “misled” by his military commanders over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. “To our regret […]
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‘Under the counter diplomacy’: Why sanctioned oligarch Roman Abramovich is brokering peace in Ukraine
The attendance of billionaire Roman Abramovich (L) at Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul have left many questioning the intentions of the Russian oligarch. Cem Ozdel | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images As Russia-Ukraine talks resume on Friday, questions continue to abound over the peculiar involvement of Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, and the role he might […]
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