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Dow futures are little changed after index notches worst day in more than a year, jobs report looms: Live updates
Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average sat near flat Thursday night following the index's worst session in over a year. Investors also awaited key labor data due Friday morning.
Japan needs 'hulls in the water' to defend Red Sea: Armitage report
WASHINGTON -- The Western world is looking to Tokyo to uphold the free and open international order in ways that it has never before, a bipartisan group of Japan analysts in Washington said in a report released Thursday.
Biden suggests U.S. could condition military aid to Israel on its actions to address humanitarian crisis in Gaza
President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that Israel's strike that killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers earlier this week and the overall humanitarian situation were "unacceptable" and issued a warning about the U.S. changing its policy toward Israel.
As U.S. turns inward, Japan needs to carry the alliance: Armitage report
WASHINGTON -- The Western world is looking to Tokyo to uphold the free and open international order in ways that it has never before, a bipartisan group of Japan analysts in Washington said in a report released Thursday.
U.S. crude oil breaks $86 as tensions mount between Israel and Iran
Crude oil futures rose Thursday, recouping losses from earlier in the session as tensions in the Middle East continue to mount.
Job gains expected again in March. Here are all the things to look for in Friday's report
The March nonfarm payrolls count likely will indicate hiring continuing at a solid pace, though some weakening foundations of the labor market could take greater focus when the Labor Department releases its key report Friday morning.
I could have made $2,100 cashing in on solar eclipse tourism—why I chose not to, from a U.S. retiree in Mazatlán, Mexico
The resort town of Mazatlán, Mexico — where I lived from 2006 until last month — is one of the best spots to witness the total solar eclipse on April 8. Hordes of people are traveling there to experience the event.