Stocks Pare Losses After Trump’s Moves and Comments Rattled Investors – The New York Times
Fear of the economic future health continued to rattle markets around the world as investors tried to baffle through President Trump's commitment to tariffs despite the potential fallout that policies on inflation, consumer spending and overall growth could have. Stocks were mixed on Tuesday after the S&P 500 suffered the worst day of the year […]
MI5 forced to ‘pare back’ counter-terrorism work due to rogue states, says chief | MI5
MI5 needs to “reduce” its focus on counter-terrorism because of the growing threat from Russia and other hostile states, the head of the security agency has said. Ken McCallum, director of MI5, said the agency had to make “unpleasant choices” given its “finite” resources. “We are now facing much more invasion from nation-states,” he said […]
Fast-food companies seeing low-income diners pare orders
Skyrocketing prices at fast-food joints and restaurants in the United States are causing people to fall down the income ladder, with executives at chains like McDonald’s and Wendy’s recently raising concerns about losing business from customers with the tightest budgets. He said there was. Polls show that about a quarter of low-income consumers (defined as […]
Stocks Pare Gains as Traders Weigh China Support: Markets Wrap – Yahoo Finance
(Bloomberg) — Asian stocks fell from session highs as investors weighed China’s efforts to prop up markets and the impact of a series of cautious comments from U.S. Federal Reserve officials. Most Read Articles on Bloomberg Hong Kong stocks reversed gains in morning trading, but mainland stocks were volatile, pointing to doubts about the effectiveness […]
Bitcoin Traders Pare Bullish Bias as Spot ETF Deadline Nears – CoinDesk
The way Bitcoin options are priced suggests traders are reducing their bullish bias as the January 10 deadline for approval of spot ETFs by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approaches. Options bias tracked by Amber Data shows that calls expiring in one week, one month, two months and three months were trading at […]
Asia markets pare losses as Bank of Japan leaves monetary policy unchanged – CNBC
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NC Republican Rep. Erin Paré runs for Democrat-controlled US House seat
The only Republican elected from North Carolina’s largest county is running for the Congressional seat currently held by a first-term Democrat who narrowly won in 2022. Wake County Rep. Erin Paré Wednesday announced plans to seek representation in the current 13th congressional district, which includes parts of Raleigh and rapidly growing communities in the South […]