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Stock market today: Wall Street ticks higher after its four-day losing streak
U.S. stock indexes are ticking higher, putting the S&P 500 on track to potentially avoid its longest losing streak since October. The S&P 500 was 0.3% higher in early Thursday trading, coming off its fourth straight loss. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 145 points, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.1% higher. Stronger profit reports than expected from companies like homebuilder D.R. Horton and insurer Elevance Health helped prop up the market. Treasury yields also edged higher in the bond market following the latest reports to show the U.S. economy remains stronger than expected.
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US and UK issue new sanctions on Iran in response to Tehran's weekend attack on Israel
The U.S. and U.K. on Thursday imposed a new round of sanctions on Iran as concern grows that Tehran's unprecedented attack on Israel could fuel a wider war in the Middle East.
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Nancy Pelosi book, 'The Art of Power,' will reflect on her career in public life
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has completed a book about her years in public life, from legislation she helped enact to such traumatizing moments as the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol and the assault at her San Francisco home that left her husband with a fractured skull.
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The Lyrid meteor shower peaks this weekend, but it may be hard to see it
The Lyrid meteor shower is underway. But with a nearly full moon in the sky during the peak, it might be tough to see clearly.
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Google fires 28 workers after office sit-ins to protest cloud contract with Israel
Google has fired 28 employees involved in protests over the tech company's cloud computing contract with the Israeli government, according to statements from the company and campaigners.