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Wall Street drifts lower as momentum slows

NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock indexes drifted lower Thursday. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2% after flipping between small gains and losses through the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 68 points, or 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.9%.

How Trump's political and business interests will intersect in the White House

As he assumes the presidency for a second time, Donald Trump brings with him a broad expanse of business relationships and financial entanglements - and the possibility that those associations could influence his decision-making in the White House.

CBO projects U.S. debt to grow $23.9 trillion in 10 years

WASHINGTON (AP) - The national debt is slated to rise by $23.9 trillion over the next decade, a sum that does not include trillions of dollars in additional tax cuts being championed by President-elect Donald Trump.

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China's economy expands 5% in 2024

HONG KONG (AP) - China’s economy expanded at a 5% annual pace in 2024, achieving Beijing's target of "around 5%" growth helped by strong exports and recent stimulus measures.

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BP cutting 4,700 jobs worldwide in cost-saving

LONDON (AP) - U.K.-based oil company BP is cutting 4,700 jobs worldwide and a further 3,000 contractor roles as part of a cost-saving drive.

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World Bank says the global economy is growing

WASHINGTON (AP) - The global economy is growing steadily in the face of war, protectionist trade policies and high interest rates. It just isn't growing fast enough to bring relief to the world's poorest, the World Bank said Thursday in its latest assessment of the global economy.

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Speaker Johnson appoints new Intelligence chairman

WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Mike Johnson appointed Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., as the new chairman of the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday after asserting that the panel needed a fresh start.

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Palestinians eager to return home

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are eager to leave miserable tent camps and return to their homes if a long-awaited ceasefire agreement halts the Israel-Hamas war, but many will find there is nothing left and no way to rebuild.

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Israel's security cabinet approves deal

JERUSALEM, Israel (AP) - Israel's security cabinet convened Friday to decide whether to approve a deal that would release dozens of hostages held by militants in Gaza and pause the 15-month-war.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Less than a week before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office, a report from special counsel Jack Smith is refocusing attention on the brazen steps he took to cling to power at the conclusion of his first term.