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U.S. stocks close higher to kick off new week

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday, as investors shrugged off the risk that U.S. President Donald Trump's planned steel and aluminum tariffs could ignite a trade war.

2nd LD Writethru: Global economy projected to grow 2.8 pct in 2025: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Global economic growth is projected to remain at 2.8 percent in 2025, unchanged from last year, according to a UN report released on Thursday.

1st LD: Global economy projected to grow 2.8 pct in 2025: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Global economic growth is projected to remain at 2.8 percent in 2025, unchanged from last year, according to a UN report released on Thursday.

Global economy projected to grow 2.8 pct in 2025: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Global economic growth is projected to remain at 2.8 percent in 2025, unchanged from last year, according to a UN report released on Thursday.

Polio vaccination campaign to resume in northern Gaza: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- A third phase of the polio vaccination campaign in the northern Gaza Strip is set to resume on Saturday after being postponed over escalating violence, a UN statement said on Friday.

UNDP projects Lebanon's economy could shrink 9.2 pct in 2024 if hostilities continue

UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) estimated on Wednesday that Lebanon's economy could shrink as much as 9.2 percent in 2024 if the escalating hostilities continue through the end of the year.

U.S. stocks close mixed after rally on rate cut

NEW YORK, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended mixed on Friday, as the initial excitement over the first major easing of interest rate policy began to wane. Wall Street is now grappling with concerns about whether the Federal Reserve is lagging in steering the economy toward a "soft landing."

Dow, S&P 500 reach new highs as Fed rate cut fuels rally

NEW YORK, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended higher on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 both reaching record highs, after the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by half a percentage point.

Over 100 former Republican officials, lawmakers endorse Harris

NEW YORK, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- More than 100 former U.S. Republican officials and lawmakers endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday, while calling Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump "unfit to serve again as president."

U.S. stocks close lower after Fed rate cut

NEW YORK, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended lower on Wednesday, after the Federal Reserve announced a 0.5-percentage-point interest rate cut.

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