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Wall Street inches higher in premarket trading ahead of the government's January jobs report

U.S. markets were barely higher in cautious premarket trading Wednesday ahead of an update on U.S. employment that is expected to confirm a still-sluggish job market.

Futures for the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq were all up around 0.1% before the bell.

Until the January jobs report is released, markets will be focused on the latest corporate earnings reports, which so far have been mixed.

Shares of Mattel, the maker of Barbie, Hot Wheels and Fisher-Price toys, fell more than 26% after it closed out a rough year by missing Wall Street's... Read More

Russia says it will stick to New START's nuclear arms limits as long as US does

MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow will observe the limits of the last nuclear arms pact with the United States that expired last week as long as it sees that Washington is doing the same, Russia's top diplomat said Wednesday.

The New START treaty expired Feb. 5, leaving no restrictions on the two largest atomic arsenals for the first time in more than a half-century and fueling fears of an unconstrained nuclear arms race.

Russian President Vladimir Putin last year declared his readiness to stick to the treaty’s limits for another year if Washington followed suit, but U.S... Read More

Tropical Cyclone Gezani hits Madagascar and kills at least 20

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — At least 20 people are dead after Tropical Cyclone Gezani made landfall in Madagascar's main port city and collapsed houses on the Indian Ocean island, authorities said Wednesday.

Wind speeds exceeded 195 kph (121 mph), and Madagascar's weather service issued red alerts for several regions warning of possible floods and landslides as Gezani moved across the large island of 31 million people, many of whom live in poverty and have inadequate shelter from storms.

Madagascar is especially vulnerable to cyclones blowing in off the Indian... Read More

Portugal's interior minister steps down in response to growing criticism over storm response

MADRID (AP) — Portugal's interior minister has stepped down in response to growing criticism of her government's response to successive winter storms this season, in which at least seven people have died.

Maria Lúcia Amaral resigned after concluding that she “no longer possessed the personal and political conditions necessary to hold the position," President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa’s office said late Tuesday.

Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro will temporarily take over her role, the statement said.

An ongoing series of deadly winter storms... Read More

Shooter in British Columbia, Canada, killed 9 people at a school and home, police say

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A shooting at a school in remote northern British Columbia left seven people dead, while two more were found dead at a nearby home, Canadian authorities said Tuesday. A woman believed by police to be the shooter was also found dead, apparently from a self-inflicted wound.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said more than 25 people were wounded, including two who were airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries, after the shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School.

School shootings are rare in Canada, which has strict gun... Read More

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Wall Street inches higher in premarket trading ahead of the government's January jobs report

Russia says it will stick to New START's nuclear arms limits as long as US does

Tropical Cyclone Gezani hits Madagascar and kills at least 20

Portugal's interior minister steps down in response to growing criticism over storm response

Shooter in British Columbia, Canada, killed 9 people at a school and home, police say

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