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Tesco expects lower profits amid price war fears

Tesco has said it expects to make lower profits this year amid a growing price war amount the UK’s major supermarkets. The UK’s biggest grocer has forecast profits of between £2.7bn and £3bn compared with the £3.1bn it made for the financial year that has just ended. Chief executive Ken Murphy said the lower profit […]

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RFK Jr. Offers Qualified Support for Measles Vaccination

In a rare sit-down interview with CBS News, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s health secretary, recommended the measles vaccine and said he was “not familiar” with sweeping cuts to state and local public health programs. The conversation was taped shortly after his visit to West Texas, where he attended the funeral of an 8-year-old […]

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Stocks Jump in Asia After Trump’s Tariff Reprieve

Following President Trump’s decision to pause punishing tariffs on dozens of countries, markets in Asia reacted predictably: Stocks soared in the countries that were spared. In early trading on Thursday, benchmark indexes rose more than 9 percent in Taiwan, 8 percent in Japan and 5 percent in South Korea. All three Asian economies were among […]

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Meta may have used Gerry Adams’ books to train AI

PA Media Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams is among the authors whose books may have been accessed Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams is among a number of authors whose books may have been accessed by technology company Meta to train their latest AI (artificial intelligence) model. Mr Adams said the books had “been […]

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Inside Factories in China, a Struggle to Survive Trump’s Tariffs

As President Trump ratcheted up new tariffs on goods from China to 125 percent this week, the mood in the dusty streets and small factories of southeastern China was a mixture of anger, worry and resolve. Thousands of export-oriented small factories in or near Guangzhou, the commercial hub of southeastern China, have played a central […]

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Trump’s Encouragement of Stock Investors Draws Scrutiny

President Trump began his Wednesday with some advice for those rattled by his steep tariffs. “BE COOL,” Mr. Trump told his followers on social media after the markets opened. Just a couple of minutes later he wrote, “THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!!” Hours after that, Mr. Trump sent the markets soaring when he […]

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How exposed is the UK to Trump’s tariff chaos?

Dharshini David Deputy economics editor Getty Images Warnings of a global recession have been intensifying as the trade war heats up. As of Wednesday night, the main animus seems to be between the US and China who are flinging ever-increasing tariffs at each other. For most other nations, Donald Trump has paused implementing higher taxes […]

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The Real ID Deadline Is Coming. Here’s What You Need to Know.

For years, the U.S. government has warned travelers they will soon need a Real ID to board domestic flights, only to keep postponing the deadline. But “soon” appears to be real this time. As of May 7, a standard driver’s license or state ID will no longer pass muster at airport security checkpoints, the Department […]

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