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Asian stocks jump on renewed hopes of Iran war ending
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares were sharply higher Wednesday after U.S. stocks soared to their best day in almost a year on renewed hopes that the Iran war could soon end.South Korea’s Kospi surged 6.4% to 5,374.82 in early trading, while Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 rose 4% to 53,128.33. A survey by Japan’s central bank released Wednesday showed business sentiment for major Japanese manufacturers improved despite Iran war worries.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was up 1.9% to 25,262.92, while the Shanghai Composite index was trading 1.4% higher at 3,944.35.
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Bruce Springsteen brings 'Streets of Minneapolis' home as he launches US tour with 'War'
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bruce Springsteen was in a defiant but upbeat mood as he returned Tuesday night to the “Streets of Minneapolis" to launch his latest U.S. tour, denouncing the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in the city and opening with a not-so-veiled salvo against the war in IranSpringsteen kicked off his “Land of Hope & Dreams American Tour” at the packed Target Center. He previously honored the city’s residents in song for their courage in standing up against the estimated 3,000 federal officers that President Donald Trump’s administration sent in... Read More
A US journalist was kidnapped in Baghdad and a search is underway
BAGHDAD (AP) — An American journalist was kidnapped Tuesday in Baghdad and Iraqi security forces are pursuing her captors, Iraqi officials said. The journalist was identified as freelancer Shelly Kittleson by one of the outlets she worked for.A U.S. official blamed the Iran-backed Iraqi militia Kataib Hezbollah.
The Iraqi interior ministry confirmed a foreign journalist had been kidnapped but didn't give more details. Two Iraqi security officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the case, said the kidnapped... Read More
Business sentiments in Japan improving despite Iran worries
TOKYO (AP) — Business sentiment among major Japanese manufacturers rose to 17 in March from 16, according to the Bank of Japan’s quarterly survey released Wednesday.The improvement in the key so-called diffusion index in the closely watched “tankan” report, recorded for the fourth quarter straight, comes even as worries grow about Japan’s economic growth and oil supplies because of the war in Iran.
The survey is an indicator of companies foreseeing good conditions minus those feeling pessimistic.
The index for large non-manufacturers, such as the... Read More
Trump plans to attend Wednesday's Supreme Court hearing on his bid to limit birthright citizenship
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to sit in on Wednesday’s Supreme Court hearing on birthright citizenship, making him the first sitting president to attend oral arguments at the nation’s highest court.The Republican president’s official schedule, sent out by the White House, included a stop at the Supreme Court, where justices will hear Trump’s appeal of a lower court ruling that struck down his executive order limiting birthright citizenship.
The order, which Trump signed on the first day of his second term, declared that children born to... Read More
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- Bruce Springsteen brings 'Streets of Minneapolis' home as he launches US tour with 'War'
- King Charles III to make a state visit to the US despite calls to cancel due to the Iran war
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- Tiger Woods says he'll seek treatment after pleading not guilty to DUI
- Men's NCAA tournament averaging 10.3 million viewers, its most-watched since 1993
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