Emerging markets fund on track for biggest drop since 2020 due to tariff fears newsthirst.
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on April 4, 2025….
Oil falls to near 4-year low amid recession fears, OPEC+ production hikes newsthirst.
A pump jack operates near a gas turbine power plant in the Permian Basin oil field outside of Odessa, Texas, U.S. February 18, 2025. Eli Hartman | Reuters U.S. oil prices have dropped to their lowest level since 2021 this week, sparked in part by concerns that the massive tariffs announced by the United States…
Doge eyes cuts to Peace Corps with in-person visit and records access | US news newsthirst.
The Peace Corps is the latest federal agency to be targeted by Elon Musk’s unofficial “department of government efficiency”. It appears “Doge” could be eyeing cuts to the agency, which sends US volunteers around the world to work in local communities on health, education and environmental initiatives. “Staff from the Department of Government Efficiency are…
Over 60 Reform UK candidates in local elections are Tory defectors, study finds | Reform UK newsthirst.
More than 60 of Reform UK’s council candidates standing in this year’s elections are defectors from the Conservative party, according to research from the Labour party. Reform has also selected an ex-Conservative for its candidate in the upcoming Runcorn and Helsby byelection, while the party’s mayoral candidate for Greater Lincolnshire is the former Tory MP…
Emerging markets fund on track for biggest drop since 2020 due to tariff fears newsthirst.
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on April 4, 2025. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF fell on Friday to its biggest drop since March 2020, as President Donald Trump’s retaliatory tariffs raised fears of a global trade war and recession….
Rubio dismisses criticism over US response to Myanmar earthquake newsthirst.
“There’s a lot of other rich countries in the world, they should all be pitching in. “We’re going to do our part. We already have people there. We’ll have more people there. We’ll help as much as we can [but] it’s not the easiest place to work… they have a military junta that doesn’t like…
Falcons’ franchise-leading WR Julio Jones retiring after 13-year NFL career newsthirst.
Julio Jones, a seven-time Pro Bowl selection and the leading receiver in Atlanta Falcons history, announced his retirement on Friday. Jones, 36, did not play in 2024 after playing in 11 games (four starts) and catching 11 passes for 74 yards and four touchdowns in 2023 with the Philadelphia Eagles. Jones played for Atlanta from…
Jury orders Chevron to pay more than $744m for destroying Louisiana wetlands | Louisiana newsthirst.
Chevron has been ordered to pay more than $744m in damages for destroying parts of south-east Louisiana’s coastal wetlands over the years. The ruling, which came in the form of a civil jury verdict on Friday, marks the conclusion of the first trial among 42 lawsuits filed about 12 years earlier which alleged that the…
Alex Ovechkin scores 893rd goal, is one away from tying Wayne Gretzky’s record newsthirst.
Alex Ovechkin did not take long to move one goal away from tying and two from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record. Ovechkin beat Spencer Knight 3:52 into the Washington Capitals’ home game against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night. He took a pass from Dylan Strome behind the net and banked the puck off the…
Trump drops Biden proposal for Medicare to cover obesity drugs newsthirst.
A combination image shows an injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, and boxes of Wegovy, made by Novo Nordisk. Reuters President Donald Trump on Friday dropped a Biden administration proposal to have Medicare cover obesity drugs, including popular but costly GLP-1 treatments such as Novo Nordisk‘s Wegovy and Eli Lilly‘s Zepbound. But the Centers…
NCAA Women’s Tournament 2025: Top moments, highlights from Final Four newsthirst.
The 2025 NCAA Women’s Tournament continues Friday with Final Four action in Tampa, Florida. [Read more: 2025 Women’s March Madness Schedule: Dates, locations, channels, how to watch] First, South Carolina will try to keep its title defense alive against fellow No. 1 seed Texas. Gamecocks head coach Dawn Staley is seeking her fourth NCAA title…
