Analysis by Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — US stocks rallied powerfully last week after a topsy-turvy start to the month. History indicates that if the market can cling to those gains, that could bode well for the rest of the year. The major Wall Street indexes started the year by breaking a nine-week
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Ya es oficial, Argentina tiene la inflación más alta del planeta. Este lunes se dio a conocer el índice de precios del Líbano y el país sudamericano lo superó por casi 20 puntos porcentuales en 2023. La Administración Central de Estadísticas del Líbano informó que en diciembre la inflación fue
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Iran is “very directly involved” in ship attacks that Yemen’s Houthi rebels have carried out during Israel’s war against Hamas, the U.S. Navy’s top Mideast commander told The Associated Press on Monday. Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of the Navy’s 5th Fleet, stopped short of saying
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By Anna Cooban and Laura He, CNN London/Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s stock market had a rough 2023 and the rout has accelerated in the first few weeks of the new year, after Beijing dashed hopes that it might do more to support the struggling economy. Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 2.3% Monday,
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CNN, KHARKIV REGION PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE, TELEGRAM, @AVBOGOMAZ , AFPTV, MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES, UST-LUGA ONLINE, Telegram/@avbogomaz / AFPTV By Darya Tarasova, Teele Rebane, Radina Gigova, Victoria Butenko, Josh Pennington, Andrew Carey and Maria Kostenko, CNN (CNN) — Shelling killed at least 28 people and injured 30, including two children, near a market in the Russian-controlled city of
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By Amir Tal, Mitchell McCluskey, Hagi Cohen-Boland and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Israel has offered a two-month ceasefire to Hamas as part of a prospective hostage deal, Axios reported Monday, citing two unnamed Israeli officials. It would be “the longest period of ceasefire that Israel has offered Hamas since the start of the war,”
Continue ReadingBy EILEEN NG Associated Press PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Former Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad attacked a graft probe into his associates as politically motivated, a week after his eldest son was ordered to hand over information to investigators. Mahathir, a two-time prime minister who’s been a fixture in Malaysian politics for decades, said Prime Minister
Continue ReadingABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — The Guinea soccer team has appealed to fans to “celebrate carefully” after several supporters were killed in traffic accidents back home following the team’s win over Gambia at the Africa Cup of Nations. The Guinea soccer federation says “we are deeply saddened by the loss of some of our supporters
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Macy’s has rejected a $5.8 billion offer to take the 165-year-old retailer private, announcing late Sunday that the “unsolicited proposal lacks compelling value.” Last month, Arkhouse Management, a real estate-focused investing firm, and Brigade Capital Management, a global asset manager, offered to buy the remaining Macy’s shares
Continue ReadingCNN Opinion by David Mark (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s exit from the Republican nomination fight Sunday gives his former rival, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, the one-on-one shot against former President Donald Trump she claimed to crave from the stage following the Iowa caucuses last week. But the former South Carolina governor is
Continue ReadingBy CZAREK SOKOLOWSKI Associated Press KRAKOW, Poland (AP) — Elon Musk, who has been accused of allowing antisemitic messages on his social media platform, X, visited the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp on Monday, saying afterwards that the tragedy of the Holocaust “hits you much more in the heart when you see it in
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Mohamed Salah will return to Liverpool after sustaining an injury at this year’s African Cup of Nations (AFCON), but Egypt’s captain may find himself on a flight back to the Ivory Coast should his nation qualify for the semifinals of the tournament. According to statement from his club Liverpool,
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CNN By Helen Regan and Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Millions tuned in across India to watch the opening of a vast Hindu temple on Monday, in a ceremony considered to be the crowning moment for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist ambitions months before he seeks to win a rare third term in elections. The
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Vladimir Putin’s campaign has presented scores of boxes filled with signed petitions supporting his run in Russia’s March presidential election, which he’s almost certain to win. Putin is closely tied to the dominant United Russia party but is running as an independent candidate in this election. Russia’s election law requires independent
Continue ReadingBy LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet I thought I’d covered most aspects of retirement in three decades of writing about it, but there were a few surprises. Making the decision was much harder than I expected — and took me much longer than I anticipated — plus our best solution for health insurance was not what
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s migration agency is launching its first “global appeal,” seeking $7.9 billion to help people on the move and ensure smoother pathways to migration. It comes at a time when the fallout from climate change, conflict and both economic and political distress has caused millions to leave their homes. The appeal
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union foreign ministers say the creation of a Palestinian state is the only credible way to achieve peace in the Middle East. The ministers, meeting in Brussels on Monday, expressed concern about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s clear rejection of the idea. The EU invited the
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Many travelers ignore airline safety videos before their flights — even if they rely on humor or cameos from celebrities. But in the aftermath of the Japan Airlines crash, an in-flight safety video is being universally praised for helping to save hundreds of lives. Here’s what else you need
Continue Reading By Lianne Kolirin and Kara Fox, CNN (CNN) — A British man long suspected of killing the wife of a famous French film producer in Ireland has died at age 66, according to his lawyer. Back in 2019, the Paris Criminal Court convicted Ian Bailey in absentia of the murder of TV producer Sophie Toscan
Continue Reading By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Playing poorly but somehow – any way possible – finding a way to win has been a key feature of Real Madrid’s season so far, and the team’s latest escape act, a 3-2 win at home to last-placed Almería, was its most important yet. Trailing 2-0 at half-time to
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