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Stocks Rise After Tumult, but Investors Remain Wary of Trade Tensions

Stocks rose on Wednesday after a tumultuous few days of trading, as investors were buoyed by lower-than-expected inflation data even as concerns about President Trump’s tariff policies still loom. The S&P 500 index was about 0.5 percent higher at the start of trading, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite index rose roughly 1.3 percent. The rise […]

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Worsening mental ill health behind rising welfare bill, report says

Rising levels of mental ill health are causing the UK welfare bill to balloon, new economic research suggests. More than half of the rise in 16 to 64-year-olds claiming disability benefits since the pandemic is for claims relating to mental health or behavioural conditions, according to a report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). […]

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FIFA blocked inspection of Azteca Stadium, says labor union

Mar 11, 2025, 09:16 PM ET An international federation of labor unions said on Tuesday that FIFA denied it access to the Azteca Stadium to inspect conditions of construction workers doing renovations ahead of the 2026 World Cup. Ambet Yuson, the general secretary of the Building and Wood Workers’ International, said FIFA told them that […]

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Europe Retaliates After Trump’s Metals Tariffs Take Effect: Live Updates

President Trump’s sweeping tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum went into effect on Wednesday, escalating America’s trade spats with global competitors, including close allies already reeling from his on-and-off approach to trade penalties. Mr. Trump’s tariffs of 25 percent on the metals hit imports that enter the United States from any country in the world. […]

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US set to present 30-day ceasefire offer to Russia

Ukraine has said it is ready to accept an immediate 30-day ceasefire with Russia proposed by the US, after a day of US-Ukraine talks in Saudi Arabia. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he would present the offer to Russia and that “the ball is in their court” – Moscow is yet to publicly […]

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SpaceX Launches NASA’s SPHEREx and PUNCH Missions

Two NASA missions finally launched from the California coast and soared toward the stars late Tuesday night, overcoming a week of delays to get to orbit. Both aim to unravel mysteries about the universe — one by peering far from Earth, the other by looking closer to home. The rocket’s chief passenger is SPHEREx, a […]

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