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Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street drifts ahead of US Election Day
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares were mixed in Asia early Tuesday after U.S. stock indexes drifted lower a day ahead of the U.S. presidential election. This week will bring various potential flashpoints, among them Election Day in the United States. But the results may not be known for some...
Stock market today: Wall Street drifts ahead of Election Day and a manic week for markets
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks drifted lower Monday ahead of a momentous week full of potential flashpoints in Washington, D.C., and around the world. The S&P 500 slipped 0.3%, though it remains near its record set last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 257 points,...
How major US stock indexes fared Monday, 11/4/2024
U.S. stocks drifted ahead of a momentous week full of potential flashpoints, while oil prices climbed and Treasury yields dropped. The S&P 500 slipped 0.3% Monday, even though the majority of stocks within the index rose. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.6%, and the Nasdaq...
Head of Myanmar's military government to visit close ally China
BANGKOK (AP) — The head of Myanmar's military government will pay an official visit this week to China, the embattled Southeast Asian nation’s most important international ally, for several regional meetings, state-run media reported on Monday, amid concern by the opposition. It...
Philippine military drills to seize an island in the South China Sea
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine military opened two weeks of combat drills Monday that would include seizing an island in the disputed South China Sea and likely be frowned upon by China. More than 3,000 Filipino army, navy and air force personnel will take part in the...
Bomb targeting police assigned for polio drive kills 9 people, including 5 children, in SW Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A powerful bomb attached to a motorcycle exploded near a vehicle carrying police officers assigned to protect polio workers in restive southwest Pakistan on Friday, killing nine people including five nearby children, and wounding 17 other people, officials said. ...
US calls on a silent China to use its sway over Russia and North Korea
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and South Korea have called on China to use its influence over Russia and North Korea to prevent escalation after Pyongyang sent thousands of troops to Russia to aid Moscow's war against Ukraine. Beijing has so far stayed quiet. In a rare meeting earlier...
College student from China charged in Michigan illegal ballot case
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A student from China at the University of Michigan faces criminal charges for casting an illegal ballot during early voting, a rare case of a non-U.S. citizen voting. The student faces charges of perjury and attempting to vote as an unauthorized elector, which...
India says frontier disengagement with China along their disputed border is 'almost complete'
NEW DELHI (AP) — India and China have moved most of their frontline troops further from their disputed border in a remote region in the northern Himalayas, India’s defense minister said Thursday, some 10 days after the two countries reached a new pact on military patrols that aims to end a...
Microsoft reports quarterly sales up 16% to $65.6 billion as investors ask if AI spending worth it
Microsoft on Wednesday reported its quarterly sales grew 16% to $65.6 billion as the company sought to assure investors its huge spending on artificial intelligence is paying off. The company has spent billions of dollars to expand its global network of data centers and other...
