Politics

5 things to know before the stock market opens Tuesday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stocks set to rise, with Dow, S&P 500 on winning streaks Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 28, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures pointed to a higher open Tuesday and a fourth straight session […]
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‘Significant’ evidence suggests Trump Organization misstated asset values for more than a decade, NY AG says
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Iowa States Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, October 9, 2021. Rachel Mummey | Reuters The New York Attorney General Office’s probe of the Trump Organization has “uncovered significant evidence” suggesting that the company’s financial statements for more than a decade relied on misleading valuations […]
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UAE energy minister warns of poverty and economic stagnation if energy affordability isn’t tackled
United Arab Emirates’ Energy Minister Suhail Mohamed al-Mazrouei at a press conference in January, 2018. MOHAMMED MAHJOUB/AFP/Getty Images Failure to address energy affordability risks casting significant portions of the world into poverty and stagnating the global economy, according to the United Arab Emirates Energy Minister Suhail Al Mazrouei. Soaring energy prices have caused inflation to spike […]
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Vice President Kamala Harris set to tout corporate giants’ $4.7 billion pledge to minority-owned businesses based near Washington D.C.
Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday will join a group that includes leaders of corporate giants to promote a $4.7 billion commitment to boosting minority-owned businesses and underrepresented communities in Washington, D.C., and surrounding areas. Harris will speak at an event at Howard University where the Greater Washington Partnership, a nonprofit civic alliance, will unveil […]
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‘We will come and we will find you’: U.S. issues warning to anyone helping Russia bypass sanctions
Wally Adeyemo, deputy U.S. Treasury secretary, speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. will hold accountable any actor that seeks to help Russia bypass economic sanctions amid the Kremlin’s unprovoked onslaught on Ukraine, Deputy U.S. […]
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UK police issue first 20 fines over lockdown gatherings in Downing Street
People take part in a protest against British Prime Minister Boris Johnson after he flouted coronavirus lockdown rules by attending a garden party in 2020, at the Parliament Square and 10 Downing Street in London, United Kingdom on January 26, 2022. Rasid Necati | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images British police said on Tuesday they […]
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Russia faces 5 unintended consequences for its invasion of Ukraine
A banner that reads “Slava Ukraini” (“Glory to Ukraine, a Ukrainian national salute) in the backdrop of a demonstration in support of Ukraine on Freedom Square in Tallinn, Estonia, on Feb. 26, 2022, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. While sympathy for Ukraine is rising in much of the world, the costs are mounting for Russia. […]
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Putin should think about the consequences of asking for energy payments in rubles, Germany says
Germany has some advice for Russian President Vladimir Putin: think about the consequences of asking for energy payments in rubles. Russia’s Putin said last week that “unfriendly” nations would be asked to pay for their natural gas in rubles — causing a spike in European gas prices. By asking for payments in the Russian currency […]
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Saudi energy minister says oil alliance OPEC+ will leave politics out of output decisions
Saudi Energy Minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 10, 2021. Yves Herman | Reuters Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said Tuesday that OPEC+ will keep politics out of its decision-making in favor of the “common good” of stabilizing energy prices. […]
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Turkey’s Erdogan opens latest Russia-Ukraine talks; Moscow said to be resetting its forces
Russia-Ukraine talks set to begin in Istanbul A spokesperson for the Turkish Foreign Ministry has told NBC News that talks between Russia and Ukraine will begin at 10:30 a.m. Istanbul time (4:30 a.m. ET). He added that it was possible there may be some delays. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks ahead of the peace […]
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