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Dow Jones Futures: Is the Market Rally Over? Indices break support as Fed fears intensify

Dow Jones futures rose slightly overnight, along with S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures. The stock market rally came under more pressure on Tuesday, with major indexes below their 50-day moving averages and major stocks struggling. X A surprise jump in job offers raised expectations of big rate hikes from the Fed, triggering Tuesday’s market pullback. …

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Last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War, dies at 91

Register now for FREE, unlimited access to Reuters.comRegister Aug 30 (Reuters) – Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, hospital officials said from Moscow Gorbachev, the last Soviet president, forged arms reduction agreements with the …

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Ukraine Intensifies Strikes in Kherson: Live News of the Russia-Ukraine War – The New York Times

Ukraine Intensifies Kherson Strikes: Russia-Ukraine War Live News The New York Times Ukraine claims first success in counteroffensive as Zelensky vows to ‘pursue’ Russians to border CNN Battle for Kherson begins as Russia sends military convoys; Bombing of nuclear plants intensifies ahead of IAEA visit to CNBC The Guardian’s take on Kherson: The cost of …

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Bloomberg UK’s Elon Musk attacks Twitter’s whistleblowing deal as dispute escalates

Lawyers for Elon Musk and Twitter Inc. are discussing how a whistleblower’s allegations could affect the outcome of the proposed $44 billion acquisition of the social media platform. In a securities filing on Tuesday, Musk’s lawyers said allegations by Peiter Zatko, Twitter’s former security chief, including claims of “glaring deficiencies” in the platform’s defenses against …

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Dow Jones Futures: What to Do While Stock Market Weakness Continues; Employment report in advance

Dow Jones futures were higher early on Tuesday as the stock market continues to slide from Friday’s slide, boosted by dovish talk from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell ahead of the final two August sessions. The Labor Department’s jobs report for August will be released Friday morning. X Today’s stock market On Monday, the Dow …

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Stock futures edge up slightly after second straight negative session

Stock futures rose Tuesday morning as Wall Street looked for stability after another day of declines for stocks. S&P 500 futures rose 0.38%, while Nasdaq 100 futures also rose 0.50%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures gained 101 points, or 0.32%. Futures moves followed a second straight decline in the major averages. The Dow lost 184 …

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Trump home search turns up material possibly covered by attorney-client privilege, prosecutors say

WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department’s search of former President Donald Trump’s home this month turned up a “limited” number of documents potentially subject to attorney-client privilege, they said federal prosecutors in a court filing on Monday. The new Justice Department revelation could bolster a request by Trump’s legal team to appoint …

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