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US stocks wobble after feeling both the upside and downside of a strong jobs report
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are feeling both the upside and downside Wednesday of a surprisingly strong report that said the nation’s unemployment rate improved last month.
After initially rising toward its all-time high, the S&P 500 flipped to a loss before pulling back to a rise of less than 0.1% The Dow Jones ... (full story)
Plight of imprisoned Hong Kong ex-publisher Jimmy Lai evokes grief over loss of press freedoms
HONG KONG (AP) — About five years after Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Apple Daily shut down and its founder was jailed, the newspaper’s former staff and readers are lamenting the loss of the city’s press freedoms.
Founder Jimmy Lai, 78, was sentenced last week under a Beijing-imposed national security law to ... (full story)
Who Do You Want Watching Out for You? A 'Trusted' Contact? Or an 'Emergency' Contact?
Do you have a "trusted contact" for your brokerage account? Most people don't, according to a 2024 FINRA study.
The idea behind a trusted contact is to give your brokerage firm someone you want them to call if the firm believes something is amiss. A red flag would be "sudden and uncharacteristic behavior, such as ... (full story)
Local
Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Tax on DSW Shipments
The Supreme Court of Ohio upheld the imposition of the Ohio commercial activity tax (CAT) on $108 million of merchandise shipped to DSW’s Columbus distribution center before items were sent to stores both in and out of Ohio.
In a 5-2 decision, the Supreme Court rejected a $854 ... (full story)
Opposition grows in Congo over US mineral deal
Opposition to a deal that would allow U.S. companies access to critical minerals in Congo is growing after Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi returned from the U.S. minerals summit — with praises from U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. lawmakers.
Tshisekedi has offered U.S. companies access to eastern Congo’s ... (full story)
State
FBI search of Georgia election offices relied on years-old claims of fraud, affidavit shows
ATLANTA (AP) — The FBI relied on years-old claims about the 2020 presidential election, many of which had been thoroughly investigated and found to have no connection to widespread fraud, to obtain a search warrant for seizing ballots from election offices in Fulton County, Georgia, according to an affidavit unsealed Tuesday t ... (full story)
Dutch court orders investigation into chipmaker Nexperia and upholds Chinese CEO's suspension
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court last week ordered a formal investigation into chipmaker Nexperia and upheld an earlier order suspending its Chinese CEO, citing doubts about the company’s policies and conduct.
The written decision by the Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal is the latest ste ... (full story)
Privacy activists call on California to remove covert license plate readers
More than two dozen privacy and advocacy organizations are calling on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to remove a network of covert license plate readers deployed across Southern California that the groups believe feed data into a controversial U.S. Border Patrol predictive domestic intelligence program that scans the country's roadway ... (full story)