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Stock futures shed overnight gains, signaling weaker opening to trade
U.S. stock futures shed their early morning gains, falling into the red before the opening bell on Wall Street. Stocks are coming off a three-day relief rally fueled by investor hopes President Trump ...
The New Republic8hOpinion
Putin Allies Can’t Believe How Much Trump Is Groveling to Them
State Secretary Marco Rubio spontaneously pulled out of Ukraine peace talks Wednesday after Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...
Daily Maverick on MSN14h
VAT debacle shines a light on a fragile coalition – and R75bn question remains
For now, the GNU is intact, but barely. The Treasury’s credibility has taken a hit. The DA scored a short-term win. And ...
The New Republic18hOpinion
Elon Musk Had Screaming Fight With Treasury Sec. for Pettiest Reason
Musk and Bessent’s relationship has been tense at best. The Tesla CEO lobbied hard to land Howard Lutnick as the Treasury ...
US: Tariff revenues surge, but not enough – Standard Chartered
US tariff revenues reached a record-high USD 12bn on 22 April; MTD, they are up 130% vs 2024 levels. At this pace, the ...
Wall Street and FTSE push higher as traders hope for US-China trade deal
The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) and European stocks were lower on Thursday as the Bank of England (BoE) warned that Donald Trump's trade ...