Fire erupts at Bryant Park’s holiday market in NYC
A raging fire gutted the stalls of Bryant Park's iconic holiday market Friday morning, sending huge plumes of black smoke billowing above the Manhattan skyline. The fire broke out around 9:20 a.m., with a heavy column of flame erupting from a shed set up in a park on West 40th Street between Fifth and Sixth […]
Stock market today: Stocks waver in thin trading after US markets reopen following a holiday pause – Yahoo Finance
Stocks on Wall Street swung in afternoon trading Thursday as gains from tech companies and retailers cushioned losses elsewhere in the market. The S&P 500 rose less than 0.1% after bouncing between slight gains and losses. The benchmark index is coming off a three-day winning streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 10 points, […]
Gold (XAU) Silver (XAG) Daily Forecast: Gold Steady as Fed Slows Rate Cuts, Boosting Market Confidence – FX Empire
US economic data and dollar strength The U.S. dollar has rebounded recently after falling sharply after Federal Reserve officials signaled less interest rate cuts in the near future. This comes amid a mixed economic outlook, with inflation concerns still tempered by weak US PCE data. The market expects there is a nearly 93% chance that […]
Germans Chant ‘Deport’ After Christmas Market Attack
Rival protests took to the streets of Magdeburg on Monday night. The area was the scene of an apparent terrorist attack last week by a Saudi national who is now known to have been convicted of threatening attacks in the past. Alternative for Germany (AfD) party leader Alice Weidel spoke at a rally of supporters […]
Stock Market Today: Stocks edge higher into short Christmas Eve session – Yahoo Finance
Check back for updates throughout the trading day U.S. stock futures were mixed in early trading, with the dollar testing a two-year high as investors cautiously approached the last holiday-shortened trading day of the year. The market is scheduled to close at 1 p.m. ET today and will remain closed Wednesday as part of Wall […]
Magdeburg attack has cast ‘dark shadow’ over Christmas, says German president in call for unity | Magdeburg Christmas market attack
A fatal car attack at a German Christmas market casts a “dark shadow” over this year's celebrations, the president said on Tuesday, calling on people not to be turned away by extremists. Four days after a brutal attack in the eastern German city of Magdeburg that left five people dead and more than 200 injured, […]
Even as we mourn in Magdeburg, the AfD is trying to cynically exploit the Christmas market attack | Thomas Vorreyer
○A man was standing outside in Magdeburg on a Saturday afternoon. Johanni Church (St. John's Church), overlooking the lake with candles, flowers and stuffed animals. Then he said out loud in disbelief. “And they say he supported the AfD. Like. I can't believe the media anymore.” People had gathered here to pay their respects. A […]
Stock market today: Dow futures slump, Nasdaq ticks higher as Wall Street assesses Fed's 2025 rate path – Yahoo Finance
Stock futures had a mixed start to the short-term trading week as investors weighed the path to next year's interest rates after the Federal Reserve signaled they would remain high for an extended period of time. Futures prices for the S&P 500 Index (ES=F) fell 0.2%, while futures prices for the tech-heavy Nasdaq Index (NQ=F) […]
German Police Admit Receiving Warnings About Christmas Market Attack Suspect
German police have admitted that they failed to act on warnings from Saudi Arabia about the potential danger of the Magdeburg Christmas market attack suspect. Holger Münsch, head of Germany's Federal Criminal Police Agency (BKA), said the agency had received a tip from Riyadh about Taleb A., a Saudi refugee accused of ramming his car […]
German authorities received a warning last year about the suspect in Christmas market attack
German authorities have been alerted to a suspect in last year's Christmas market car attack, authorities said on Sunday, providing further details about the five people killed in the attack. The Federal Office for Immigration and Refugees said on Sunday in X that the report, which it said was received late last summer, “like many […]