Dow Opens Higher. Tech Stocks Pull Back From Recent Gains.
Stocks were jittery on Thursday as uncertainty lingers over President Donald Trump's plans for tariffs, while tech stocks digested recent gains on the White House's artificial-intelligence ambitions.
Rise in Jobless Claims Weakens Treasury Yields
Treasury yields weaken as U.S. weekly jobless claims rise to 223,000 from 217,000. Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal expected 221,000. The numbers indicate that employers let go of more ...
Hamas Attack Survivor To Represent Israel At Eurovision 2025
In October 2023, when Hamas militants killed over 370 people at the Nova music festival, Yuval Raphael survived by hiding under a pile of bodies. Now, the Israeli woman has been picked to represent ...
U.S. Jobless Claims Rose Last Week
More Americans filed for initial jobless benefits last week, according to the Department of Labor. The week through Jan 18. brought 223,000 initial jobless claims, compared with 217,000 a week earlier ...
Australian Dollar/Japanese Yen Dec 2025
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French Aircraft Carrier To Visit The Philippines
France's aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is to visit the Philippines next month, the French envoy to Manila said Thursday, signaling a deepening security cooperation between the two countries.
Oil Prices Edge Up After 4 Days of Losses Amid Trump Uncertainty
Crude was pointing higher on Thursday after four straight days of losses. Uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s policies ...
China Lodges Protest With Afghanistan Over Mine Worker Killing
China said Thursday it had lodged "solemn representations" with Afghanistan's Taliban government over the killing of a Chinese mine worker in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group.
Colman To Kick Off Sundance As Film World Reels From LA Fires
The US film industry's first major gathering since wildfires devastated Los Angeles begins Thursday at Sundance, where Olivia ...
Tractors, Forests, Nuclear Weapons: Five Things About Belarus
Belarus is holding a presidential election on Sunday that will secure another five-year mandate for Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for over three decades and crushed all opposition.
Fire-hit Hollywood Awaits Oscar Nominees, With 'Emilia Perez' In Front
This year's Oscar nominations will be unveiled Thursday in an announcement delayed by the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, with transgender cartel musical "Emilia Perez" expected to lead a highly ...
Two Soldiers Dead, 12 Wounded In Ambush By Ex-Philippine Rebels
Former Muslim rebels ambushed government troops assigned to escort UN staff visiting the southern Philippines, killing two soldiers and wounding 12 others, the military said Thursday.