President Trump derided Democrats’ Green New Deal on Friday, suggesting it was unrealistic “baby talk” advanced by congressional Democrats. “The Green New Deal would kill our country,” Trump said during a press conference at the White
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North Carolina couple gets engaged at Black Lives Matter protest: ‘Black love matters’
Love conquers all. The future is bright for one North Carolina couple who recently got engaged at a Black Lives Matter protest. Serendipitously, a nearby photographer quickly took now-viral images of the life-changing moment, which have been
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Notice on Convening an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of AB Amber Grid
As initiated and decided by the Board of AB Amber Grid (legal entity code 303090867, office address Savanorių pr. 28, LT-03116 Vilnius, Republic of Lithuania), the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of AB Amber Grid
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Market Snapshot: Dow surges 700 points after jobs report shows surprise jump in payrolls
Stocks opened sharply higher Friday after the U.S. May jobs report showed a surprise 2.5 million jump in payrolls and a drop in the unemployment rate to 13.3% as businesses began to reopen from the
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Tom Cotton’s office baffled by New York Times’ backpedaling over op-ed on George Floyd riots
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark, is pushing back against The New York Times on Friday morning after the paper made a bizarre claim that an op-ed he wrote, which caused Gray Lady staffers to lash out at their
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Market Snapshot: Dow futures jump 350 points ahead of week’s final test for stock market — Friday’s May jobs report
U.S. stock-index futures pointed to more gains Friday, as investors look to the monthly labor market report that could show an unemployment as high as 20% in May, even though businesses in some states have
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MLB players reaffirm pay stance, no deal with teams in sight
Baseball players reaffirmed their stance for full prorated pay, leaving a huge gap with teams that could scuttle plans to start the coronavirus-delayed season around the Fourth of July and may leave owners focusing on
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MORNING BID-Warm glow for markets
(A look at the day ahead from EMEA deputy markets editor Sujata Rao. The views expressed are her own.) The euro is basking in the afterglow of yesterday’s European Central Bank meeting; having just enjoyed
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GOP’s Mike Lee blasts claim of DC plan to evict National Guard troops from city hotels
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, says he’s hearing that Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser plans to evict at least 1,200 National Guard troops from city hotels after she clashed with President Trump over the handling of George Floyd unrest
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Market Snapshot: Dow futures rise ahead of week’s final test for stock market — Friday’s jobs report
U.S. stock-index futures pointed to modest gains Friday, as investors look to a labor-market report that could reflect soaring unemployment even as the data signals a decelerating pace of job losses in coronavirus-stricken America. How
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