Vanuatu presidential palace funded by China stirs debt fears | Pacific islands
PAt the top of Vanuatu’s seaside capital, Port Vila, stands a gleaming red-and-white building gifted by China to the Pacific nation last month. The new presidential palace sits atop one of the town’s most popular hills and overlooks the prime minister’s residence, which was also renovated with a huge Chinese donation nearly a decade ago. […]
Bitcoin, crypto shares plunge as investors pull back on risky stocks amid fears of recession
Bitcoin and U.S. cryptocurrency stocks fell sharply on Monday along with the rest of the stock market as weak jobs data and the Fed’s decision to hold off on cutting interest rates stoked fears of a U.S. economic recession. Bitcoin prices have fallen more than 15% over the past five days, dropping below $55,000 to […]
Oil prices see volatile day amid stock selloff, Iran fears
Oil prices swung wildly on Monday, hit by a mix of conflicting factors: a drop caused by a broad stock market sell-off and a rise caused by fears of possible Iranian retaliation against Israel. Brent crude, the world’s main price benchmark, fell to a low of $76.05 in the morning before fluctuating throughout the day […]
‘The Five’: Media fears Kamala can break their heart once voters start paying attention
‘The Five’ reacts to the liberal media having a case of ‘Kamala-mania.’ #foxnews #thefive Subscribe to Fox News! source
Bloodbath on Wall Street as Dow, Nasdaq futures plunge amid recession fears
Wall Street’s main stock indexes fell sharply on Monday as concerns that the United States could fall into recession spread to global markets following weak economic data last week. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 1,100 points after the open, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index fell nearly 5 percent after entering […]
$2.9T ‘Wiped’ From Stock Market, Worst Day Since COVID-19: ‘Recession Fears Mounting’
Stock price figures display on screens at the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading in New York City on August 2, 2024. Stocks closed lower after July employment figures showed a slowdown in the labor market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down more than 600 points after falling nearly 1,000 points, and the […]
Stocks sell off on recession fears after weak jobs report
U.S. stocks fell sharply on Friday after a weaker-than-expected jobs report stoked concerns the economy could be slowing more quickly than analysts had expected. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, a benchmark index of 30 major U.S. companies, fell more than 900 points in morning trading on Friday and closed down 750 points, or 1.9 percent, […]
Dow plunges over 900 points after weak jobs report sparks recession fears
The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 800 points and the Nasdaq entered a correction on Friday, on track to fall more than 10% from its July record, as weak jobs data stoked fears of a slowing U.S. economy and pessimistic outlooks for Amazon and Intel dampened sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell […]
Iran seeks revenge on Israel, sparking fears of all-out war
Iran and its proxies have vowed to punish Israel over the attempted assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, bringing the two countries one step closer to all-out war in the Middle East. Israel, which has not authorized any attacks on Iran, says one of its main objectives in the war with Hamas is […]
9/11 terrorist urges DOJ against transfer, fears Trump will execute him if elected
A 9/11 terrorist attack suspect drew outrage from lawmakers on Monday after he pleaded with a Virginia judge to be sent to France from a federal supermax prison to avoid the possibility of President Donald Trump ordering his execution. Letter from Zacarias Moussaoui Judge Leonie Brinkema of the Alexandria federal court system expressed concern that […]