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Big Earnings Week Looms for Markets
Investors who have been consumed by geopolitical turmoil to start the year may switch focus in the coming week to prospects for artificial intelligence-related profits and the path for interest rates, with a huge crop of earnings reports and a Federal Reserve meeting on...
Sun, 25 Jan 2026 09:18:04 EDTUS Reports Constructive Talks with Israel's Netanyahu on Gaza Plan
U.S. officials' discussions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the second phase of President Donald Trump's 20-point peace plan for Gaza were constructive, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said on Sunday."The United States and Israel maintain a strong and...
Sun, 25 Jan 2026 09:12:26 EDTQueens Encampment Cleanup Tests Mamdani Homeless Policy
A New York City sanitation cleanup around a makeshift homeless encampment under a Queens overpass is sharpening scrutiny of Mayor Zohran Mamdani's early decision to end police-led encampment sweeps, with local officials demanding clearer direction on when the city will...
Sun, 25 Jan 2026 08:54:50 EDTHow Americans Are Using AI at Work, According to a New Gallup Poll
American workers adopted artificial intelligence into their work lives at a remarkable pace over the past few years, according to a new poll.Some 12% of employed adults say they use AI daily in their job, according to a Gallup Workforce survey conducted this fall of more...
Sun, 25 Jan 2026 08:21:43 EDTIndia to Slash Car Tariffs to 40% in EU Trade Deal
India plans to slash tariffs on cars imported from the European Union to 40% from as high as 110%, sources said, in the biggest opening yet of the country's vast market as the two sides close in on a free trade pact that could come as early as Tuesday.Prime Minister...
Sun, 25 Jan 2026 07:36:58 EDTStarmer Leadership Rival Burnham Blocked from Seeking UK Parliamentary Return
British Labour Party politician Andy Burnham, regarded as a potential leadership rival to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, was on Sunday blocked from trying to return to parliament by Labour's governing body, local media reported.Burnham, one of the party's most high-profile...
Sun, 25 Jan 2026 07:24:27 EDTRussia Monitoring US Golden Dome Plans - Including in Relation to Greenland
Russia's military is attentively monitoring US plans for the Golden Dome missile defense shield, including in relation to Greenland, the Kremlin said on Sunday."What kind of dome will it be?" Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian state television. "What...
Sun, 25 Jan 2026 06:44:32 EDTUS Fed Set to Keep Rates Steady as Officials Defend Independence
The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged when it meets in the coming week, holding firm despite President Donald Trump's pressure to slash levels as it guards against threats to its independence.The central bank has cut rates three...
Sun, 25 Jan 2026 06:06:24 EDTZelenskyy Says Trilateral Talks Ended Constructively and More Are Possible Next Week
Two days of talks involving representatives from Ukraine, Russia and the United States wrapped up Saturday with "constructive" discussions on "possible parameters" for ending the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.Negotiators will return to the United Arab...
Sun, 25 Jan 2026 05:52:57 EDTReport: US to Inject $1.6 Billion into Rare Earths Miner for 10% Stake
The United States is planning to inject $1.6 billion into Oklahoma-based miner USA Rare Earth and will receive a 10% stake in the company, the Financial Times reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter.The government investment and a separate $1 billion...
Sun, 25 Jan 2026 05:47:45 EDTTrump Claims Minnesota Losses Could Top $100 Billion
President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed more than $100 billion may have been stolen from Minnesota, accusing "corrupt politicians and fraudsters" of massive theft and warning Democrat-led states like California would be "worse."
Sat, 24 Jan 2026 18:56:01 EDTOver 12,000 Flights Canceled as Major Winter Storm Hits U.S.
Almost 12,000 flights across the U.S. set to take off over the weekend were canceled as a monster storm started to wreak havoc Saturday across much of the country and threatened to knock out power for days and snarl major roadways with dangerous ice.
Sat, 24 Jan 2026 09:15:18 EDTReport: Iran's Khamenei Has Gone Into Hiding
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has gone into hiding out of fear U.S. forces will kill him in airstrikes, reports the Jerusalem Post.
Sat, 24 Jan 2026 18:34:30 EDTIran Guard Puts 'Finger on the Trigger' as US Warships Move
Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, a force which was key in putting down recent nationwide protests in a crackdown that left thousands dead, is "more ready than ever, finger on the trigger," its commander said Saturday.
Sat, 24 Jan 2026 06:00:57 EDTNoem Urges Americans to Stay Off Roads as Fern Hits
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Saturday urged Americans in the path of the massive Winter Storm Fern to stay off the nation's roads as conditions worsen.
Sat, 24 Jan 2026 18:13:58 EDTWHO Chief Says Reasons US Gave for Withdrawing 'Untrue'
The head of the UN's health agency on Saturday pushed back against Washington's stated reasons for withdrawing from the World Health Organization, dismissing U.S. criticism of the WHO as "untrue."
Sat, 24 Jan 2026 17:54:40 EDTAppeals Court Rejects DOJ Push for More Charges in Minnesota Church Case
A U.S. appeals court rejected the DOJ's bid to charge five more people accused of disrupting a Minnesota church service this month, according to court documents made public on Saturday.
Sat, 24 Jan 2026 17:40:48 EDTJake Sherman: Minn. Shooting Puts Senate on Shutdown Path
With a Friday deadline for federal funding fast approaching, key Senate lawmakers are confronting what one top D.C. insider describes as a "nightmare" scenario after a federal agent shot and killed a man in Minnesota on Saturday.
Sat, 24 Jan 2026 17:03:21 EDTUS Says Russia, Ukraine Took 'Big Step', Will Meet Again Next Week
Ukraine and Russia agreed on Saturday to hold a second round of U.S.-brokered direct peace talks next weekend after a two-day meeting in Abu Dhabi, despite Ukrainian complaints negotiations were undermined by a barrage of deadly strikes.
Sat, 24 Jan 2026 17:05:07 EDTUS HHS Pauses About $5 Billion in State Public Health Grants
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has sent notices to states and partners pausing public health grants that add up to about $5 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday.
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