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Wall Street closes down, AI investors feel the heat
AI stocks lead U.S. equity markets sharply lower

NEW YOKK, New York - U.S. stocks fell sharply Wednesday with tech stocks, mainly those associated with AI, taking the brunt of the...

Canada moves to cut trade barriers as US tariff threat grows
Canada aims for free internal trade to offset US tariffs, Carney says

TORONTO, Canada: As the threat of U.S. tariffs looms, Canada is looking inward to strengthen its economy by removing domestic trade...

Ticketing platform StubHub to float IPO
Ticketing platform StubHub plans to become public company with IPO

NEW YORK CITY, New York: StubHub is getting ready to hit the trading floor. The popular ticketing platform has officially filed to...

Wall Street on edge but major indices notch up marginal gains
Dow Jones rises 4 points in lackluster day for U.S. stocks

NEW YORK, New York - The rally in U.S. stocks petered out Tuesday, however tech stocks made a modest gains, while the industrials edged...

Canada’s carbon tax faces pushback from politicians, oil industry
Canadian opposition, oil CEOs call to end federal carbon price system

CALGARY, Canada: Canada's carbon pricing policy, long a central pillar of its climate strategy, is facing mounting pressure as political...

J&J to invest $55 billion in US as trade tensions rise
J&J boosts US investments by 25% over 4 years amid tariff threats

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey: Johnson & Johnson is ramping up its U.S. investments even as global trade tensions resurface with plans...

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Ireland’s Central Bank warns of economic risk from US-EU trade dispute
US-EU trade war 'extremely concerning' for Ireland, Central Bank says

DUBLIN, Ireland: As tensions rise between the United States and the European Union over potential tariffs, Ireland's Central Bank governor...

ALP in front ahead of upcoming election, but Coalition gaining ground
Australian Labor Party expected to retain government as election looms

SYDNEY, Australia - A recent Roy Morgan survey indicates that if a federal election were held today, the Australian Labor Party (ALP)...

Egypt strongly condemns Israeli incursion in Syria
Egypt strongly condemns Israeli incursion in Syria

CAIRO, 26th March, 2025 (WAM) -- Egypt strongly condemned on Wednesday the Israeli incursion into Syrian territory and the bombing...

Poland only has ammo for two weeks of war security chief
Poland only has ammo for two weeks of war security chief

The Ukraine conflict is giving Warsaw time to rebuild its military capacity, a top Polish official has said Poland has ammunition...

Zelensky aide demands EU combat troops
Zelensky aide demands EU combat troops

Ukraine does not need peacekeepers, but soldiers ready to fight, according to Igor Zhovkva European countries should deploy combat...

UN welcomes discussions, commitments reached in Saudi Arabia on Ukraine
UN welcomes discussions, commitments reached in Saudi Arabia on Ukraine

NEW YORK, 26th March, 2025 (WAM) -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the discussions and commitments...

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The Awakening [Blu-Ray]