Economic
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US stocks: Wall Street opens lower after economic data
WALL Street indexes opened lower on Friday (Feb 20) after data showed US economic growth slowed more than expected in the fourth quarter and inflation picked up in December. At…
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Cuban Prison Riot Erupts as Economic Crisis Deepens: ‘Prisoners Have Risen up Demanding Freedom’
Rights groups Prisoners Defenders and the Cuban Prison Documentation Center (CDPC) said on Thursday that a riot broke out at the high-security Canaleta prison in Ciego de Ávila, central Cuba,…
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A RM11 billion takeover battle is testing Malay economic clout. Malaysia PM Anwar now holds all the cards
[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim holds the fate of Sunway’s RM11 billion (S$3.5 billion) takeover bid of IJM in his hands, as racial politics and controversial graft allegations…
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Poverty Porn: West’s Selective Obsession and India’s Economic Realities
In Western media, academia, NGOs, and popular culture, few topics generate as much fascination as the poverty of the developing world—particularly India. This phenomenon, often derided as “poverty porn,” involves…
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Wall St rises as markets assess economic data
Published Thu, Feb 12, 2026 · 10:41 PM [NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes inched higher on Thursday (Feb 12), a day after robust jobs growth and a dip in…
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Wall St ticks higher as investors await economic data
Published Tue, Feb 10, 2026 · 10:41 PM [NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Tuesday (Feb 10) after a sharp rally in the previous session as tech…
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Wall Street slips as AI concerns linger, key economic data awaited
Published Mon, Feb 9, 2026 · 11:09 PM [NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Monday after a week when AI disruption concerns caused technology stocks to tumble,…
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Ilhan Omar Slams Trump Admin For Economic Pressure On Cuba: ‘Force Regime At Any Cost’
Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar slammed the Trump administration’s ongoing economic pressure con Cuba, saying its goal is to “crush” its people, “manufacture a humanitarian catastrophe, and force regime change at…
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Nigeria May Soon Become a Leading Global Economic Player
Nigeria possesses a raw material that no other country in the world has – its demographics. The country has a median age of just 18 and more than half of…
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Gold rises over 1% as geopolitical, economic tensions lift precious metals
Published Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 09:55 AM [BENGALURU] Gold climbed more than 1 per cent on Thursday (Feb 5), hovering near one-week highs, as geopolitical and economic tensions continued…
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Indonesia coal miners warn of layoffs, economic risks over proposed output cuts
The trims aim to push up the plunging thermal coal prices amid fears of oversupply by the country Published Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 10:21 PM [SINGAPORE] Indonesia’s Coal Mining…
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Zelensky Says Trump’s Greenland Obsession is Forcing Europe to Abandon Ukraine’s Needs
At the World Economic Forum summit in Davos, Switzerland, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused European leaders of distraction and inaction in the face of Russia‘s ongoing war in Ukraine, deciding…
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EXCLUSIVE: Latino Donor Collaborative CEO Ana Valdez Makes the $4 Trillion Case for Latino Economic Power
When Ana Valdez talks about Latinos in the United States, she does not argue from a place of ideology, sentiment, or identity politics. She does it with data. As president…
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JPMorgan’s Dimon warns of ‘economic disaster’ for US as Trump backs credit card rate cap
Published Thu, Jan 22, 2026 · 06:30 AM [DAVOS, Switzerland] JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned on Wednesday (Jan 21) that a proposal to cap credit card interest rates would…
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Trump Says He Won’t Use Military Force to Seize Greenland but Demands ‘Immediate Negotiations’ as He Slams Europe at World Economic Forum
President Donald Trump on Wednesday tried to ease European nerves by saying he would not deploy military force to seize Greenland, walking back earlier comments in which he had left…
