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Global shares mostly rise, led by a post-election rally in Japan
TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mostly higher Tuesday as Japan’s benchmark set another record after a historic election win for the nation’s first female prime minister.France's CAC 40 edged up 0.2% in early trading to 8,342.16, while Germany's DAX lost nearly 0.2% to 24,977.44. Britain's FTSE 100 slipped 0.5% to 10,339.55. The futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up less than 0.1%.
In Asian trading, Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 2.3% to finish at 57,650.54, a record close. It jumped 3.9% to a record Monday after the landslide... Read More
Honda reports declining profit as Trump's tariffs and EV moves hurt Japanese automaker's results
TOKYO (AP) — Honda reported Tuesday a 42% drop in profit for the nine months through December, compared to a year earlier, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs hurt the Japanese automaker’s earnings.Tokyo-based Honda Motor Co.’s profit over the three quarters totaled 465.4 billion yen ($3 billion), down from 805.2 billion yen.
That marked the second straight year that profit declined during the period at Honda, the maker of the Accord sedan, Civic compact and Odyssey minivan.
Sales for the three quarters dipped 2.2% to 15.98 trillion yen ($102.6... Read More
Chinaâs Lunar New Year travel rush begins with record 9.5 billion trips expected
BEIJING (AP) — Liu Zhiquan was waiting for a 30-plus hour train journey to Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, some 1,242 miles (2,000 kilometers) from Beijing, where he works in construction.He's one of the hundreds of millions expected to travel to their hometowns as part of the world's largest movement of humanity, or “chunyun” as it's called in China, ahead of the Lunar New Year on Feb. 17.
“Things feel worse this year than last. The economy is bad and it’s getting harder to make money,” he said.
Liu chose a slower train to save money:... Read More
Netanyahu wants Trump to demand more from Iran. The leaders will meet this week
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is heading to Washington on Tuesday to encourage President Donald Trump to expand the scope of high-stakes nuclear talks with Iran. The negotiations resumed last week against the backdrop of an American military buildup.Israel has long called for Iran to cease all uranium enrichment, dial back its ballistic missile program and cut ties to militant groups across the region. Iran has always rejected those demands, saying it would only accept some limits on its nuclear program in return for sanctions relief.
It's... Read More
Record snow drought in Western US raises concern for a spring of water shortages and wildfires
A record snow drought with unprecedented heat is hitting most of the American West, depleting future water supplies, making it more vulnerable to wildfires and hurting winter tourism and recreation.Scientists say snow cover and snow depth are both at the lowest levels they’ve seen in decades, while at least 67 Western weather stations have measured their warmest December through early February on record. Normal snow cover this time of year should be about 460,000 square miles — about the size of California, Utah, Idaho and Montana — but this year it's only California-sized,... Read More
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- Global shares mostly rise, led by a post-election rally in Japan
- Israeli strikes kill 3 people in Gaza, hospital says
- Social media 'addicting the brains of children,' plaintiff's lawyer argues in landmark trial
- Democrats say White House offer on ICE is 'insufficient' as Homeland Security funding set to expire
- New Zealand mosque shooter always planned to admit his crimes, his former lawyers tell appeals court
- Top Iran security official to travel to Oman, site of talks with US, likely with nuclear message
- Four players ejected after Pistons and Hornets tussle in physical game won by Detroit
- Democrats and White House trade offers as shutdown of Homeland Security looms
- When conflict meets competition: Trump's immigration agenda roils opening days of Winter Olympics
- FBI says it's unaware of Savannah Guthrie talking with her mom's suspected kidnappers
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- No. 9 Kansas beats top-ranked Arizona 82-78 for 8th straight win, back in contention in Big 12
- Proud papa Rick Pitino gets another hard-fought milestone win against his 'brilliant' son
- Louisville's Brown has record-setting game, passing Flagg's ACC mark, tying Hall of Famer Unseld
- Injured Warriors star Stephen Curry to sit out All-Star Game with lingering right knee injury