Dow plummets over 600 points as Trump tariff fears, UnitedHealth roil markets
Investors squeezed progress in trade negotiations with Japan over concerns about the monetary policy outlook, and stock indexes mixed in Thursday’s incredible trading as United Health stocks weighed on the Dow. The Dow Jones industrial average fell below 527 points (1.3%) to 39,142.23. The S&P 500 rose 0.1%, while the Nasdaq fell 0.1%. The Dow […]
China’s yuan hits lowest level in months as Trump tariff threats roil currencies – South China Morning Post
Onshore and offshore yuan hit multi-month lows against the US dollar as Donald Trump's re-election as US president heightened concerns about broader trade tensions and punctured China's currency's previous strength. It fell to As of Tuesday morning, the offshore yuan had fallen by about 0.39% to 7.3148 yuan to the dollar, below the benchmark of […]
Israeli attacks on Hezbollah roil Middle East: 5 pressing questions
Israel has decimated Hezbollah's leadership in strikes over the past week, while also killing hundreds of civilians and displacing nearly 1 million people from their homes. Hezbollah's longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed on Friday in an Israeli attack on Hezbollah's central headquarters in Beirut. The United States said justice had been served against Nasrallah, […]
Protests roil Israel for second day
Protests continued for a second day in Israel, with a general strike causing chaos across the country after the army discovered the bodies of six hostages over the weekend. Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets on Sunday night to pressure Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a ceasefire with the militant group […]