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Wall Street's main indexes had a subdued start on Friday after data showed inflation rose as expected in January, while concerns that U.S. President Donald Trump's policies could further fuel price pressures kept investors cautious. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 20.3 points, or 0.05%, at the open to 43,259.84.

More than 1 million Haitians, nearly 10% of the population, have been uprooted by years of conflict in which armed gangs have cemented control over much of the capital and surrounding areas. Services that benefited from U.S. funding, such as malnutrition screening for babies, will be cut, UNICEF said.

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Donald Trump branded Volodymyr Zelensky a dictator. On Friday he will host the Ukrainian president at the White House and sign a deal granting Washington access to Ukraine's rare minerals. The extraordinary turnaround caps a week of frantic international diplomacy centered on Washington, as Kyiv seeks to shore up support despite Trump's recent pivot towards Russia. Trump upended years of US policy on Ukraine two weeks ago when he spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin and started talks on ending the three-year-old war — without Kyiv.

Jeffrey Epstein, a disgraced financier and convicted offender, files were made public by the Justice Department on Thursday after Attorney General Pam Bondi pledged to do so. The US DOJ made public a 200-page document that included flight logs, Jeffrey Epstein's contact details, and other documents that marked the much-anticipated release of Jeffrey Epstein’s contact list revealing names of celebrities, politicians, and business figures, according to a report by The NY Post. «This Department of Justice is delivering on President Trump's pledge to openness and revealing the heinous deeds of Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplices,» Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement, as per a report.

trade war, moving ahead to implement tariffs that could unsettle Wall Street, as per a report. Trump posted on Truth Social, that tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico would come into effect from March 4, reported Yahoo Finance. The president also declared an extra 10% tariff on China.

Hackman routinely showed up on Hollywood lists of greatest American actors of the 20th century. He could play virtually any kind of role, from comic book villain Lex Luthor in «Superman» to a coach finding redemption in the sentimental favourite «Hoosiers». Hackman was a five-time Oscar nominee who won best actor in a leading role for «The French Connection» in 1972 and best actor in a supporting role for «Unforgiven» two decades later. His death comes just four days before this year's ceremony.

In a post on his Truth Social platform today (27 February), Trump said the proposed tariffs will go into effect as scheduled, as he continued accusing the two countries of allowing drugs to flow across their borders and into the US. «A large percentage of these drugs, much of them in the form of fentanyl, are made in, and supplied by, China,» the president said. Trump signals 25% tariffs on EU coming 'very soon' As a result, he added that China will also be handed an additional 10% tariff taking effect on the same day. This comes on top of the 10% levy imposed on Beijing this mo...

Punjab National Bank (PNB) has urged select account holders to update their «Know Your Customer» (KYC) information, in accordance with RBI norms. It asked them to complete the KYC before the specified date to ensure seamless account operations.

Bharti Airtel’s India business is set to see its free cash flows (FCF) grow to around Rs 36,100 crore by FY26 while Reliance Jio’s is slated to rise to Rs 36,900 crore on the back of expected further tariff hikes, network capex normalisation and strong average revenue per user (ARPU) growth, said analysts.

sleep health—the highest among surveyed countries—nearly half (47%) of them have taken sick leave at least once in their careers due to sleep deprivation, according to healthtech company ResMed’s fifth annual Global Sleep Survey, findings of which were made public on Friday.

Uttarakhand High Court has asked the state government whether it can invite suggestions afresh on the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and consider making amendments wherever necessary. A division bench of the high court comprising senior Justices Manoj Tiwari and Ashish Naithani posed the query on Thursday to Solicitor General Tushar Mehta while hearing two new petitions challenging the UCC's provisions regarding live-in relationships.

«For midcap or smallcap, that could be a different story. But in the largecap space, the valuations have become very attractive. A couple of percentage points more of correction cannot be ruled out,» says Devender Singhal, Kotak Mahindra AMC. First up on the markets, nothing has been holding up. Since all this while we have been talking about the broader indices, getting into that bear territory, but look at Nifty 50 is down about 15% from those highest points of September 2024. Do you believe that another 5% correction from here on cannot be ruled out or you believe that at the index level we should find some bit of a base building? Devender Singhal: So, yes, you are right, we have seen around 15% correction in the Nifty. But there has not been a single year in the last 30 years where we have not seen something like this happening. But honestly, it looks like in terms of valuation comfort, we are very near to the bottom or the immediate bottom in terms of where the Nifty or largecaps are concerned.

Karnataka Food Safety Department found that some idlis served in Bengaluru may pose serious health risks. Of the 500 samples collected from 251 hotels and roadside vendors, 51 were declared unsafe. The tests revealed the presence of carcinogenic substances, raising fears about long-term health consequences for consumers.

Xi Jinping has admitted the country's economy still faces «numerous difficulties» in an article set to be published this week ahead of a major political meeting in Beijing, state media said Friday.

Hockey India on Friday unveiled a new format with a promotion and relegation system for the Senior Women's National Championship to be held in Panchkula from March 1 to 12. The competition will feature 28 teams divided into three divisions titled 'A', 'B' and 'C'.

Sebi has introduced a Specialized Investment Fund (SIF) framework to bridge the gap between mutual funds (MFs) and portfolio management services (PMS) and it aims to provide sophisticated investors with more flexible investment opportunities while ensuring regulatory oversight. The new framework will be effective from April 1, 2025.