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Stock futures were flat Wednesday night as investors awaited economic data and speeches from Federal Reserve leadersFutures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 9 points, or 0.03%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures ticked up 0.03% and 0.05%, respectively.The moves come after stocks dropped in regular trading. The S&P 500 tumbled 1.56% for its worst day since Dec. 15. The Dow shed more than 613 points, or 1.81%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 1.24%, snapping seven-straight days of gains. Bank stocks such as JPMorgan, Bank of America and Wells Fargo slid, weighing on the broader market.Disappointing retail…

French workers are set to take to the streets Thursday to protest radical reforms to the country’s pension system that, if implemented, will require most people in France to work two years longer before retirement. Eight of France’s largest unions – covering transportation, education, police, executives and public sectors – called for Thursday to be the “first day of strikes and protests” against the proposed pensions reform. Widespread strikes are expected, and it may be “a hellish Thursday” on public transport networks, Transport Minister Clement Beaune warned French broadcaster France 2 Tuesday. Paris’ transport authority predicts “very disrupted” service on…

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Republican legislators scrambled Wednesday to distance themselves from shooting suspect and failed GOP candidate Solomon Pena.Pena, who lost his race for the New Mexico state House, was arrested Monday in connection with a string of shootings at the homes of state and local Democratic leaders, police said.Pena is accused of conspiring with and paying four men to carry out shootings at the Albuquerque-area homes of two Bernalillo County commissioners and two state legislators, Albuquerque police said. No one was hurt.Pena made his first court appearance Wednesday and was ordered held without bail by Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Judge Jill Martinez. Assistant…

Nationals Leader David Littleproud says Labor ignored “simple economic principle” in energy supply as gas price caps cause “investment” issues.“If you don’t work with the gas companies and be proactive with the gas companies and increase supply then prices are going to go up,” Mr Littleproud told Sky News Australia.“They don’t have investment confidence at the moment because they have been told what they can and can’t earn.“The government needs to reset, recalibrate, these price caps don’t work, history has shown that.” Source: Sky News

Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. The 49ers’ postseason run thus far has been awful Purdy. Riding on the shoulders of rookie quarterback Brock Purdy — who was the last pick in the 2022 NFL Draft — the team rolled to a 41-23 victory against their NFC West rival Seattle Seahawks in the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs. This weekend, Purdy will be put to the test a second time against Dak Prescott’s Dallas Cowboys in the Divisional Round at…

A version of this story appears in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN  —  The US has been in debt and arguing about it for its entire existence. The only two years in US history when there was no debt came as then-President Andrew Jackson was blowing up the banking system and immediately preceded the Panic of 1837 and a major depression. In recent decades, disagreements over raising the debt ceiling (the maximum amount of money the Treasury is authorized to borrow to pay its bills) have grown along with…

You might’ve seen The Hockey Guys on social media — rollerblading through a mall, traveling to different cities or trying out the latest TikTok trend. The former collegiate hockey players are taking the internet by storm, recently hitting 1.4 million TikTok followers. The group, originally 10 in number, met after joining the same hockey team at the University of Wisconsin—Superior years ago. ARMY HOCKEY COACH CREDITS TRAINER WITH SAVING PLAYER’S LIFE AFTER SERIOUS NECK INJURY FROM INADVERTENT SKATEWhen some of the players graduated and went on to play professional hockey, the group became five. Austin Friesen, Will Blake, Lawson McDonald, Martan Yelle and Levi…

FIRST ON FOX: Republicans on Wednesday ripped Kentucky’s Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear after the state’s attorney general determined that Beshear improperly rejected a request for records concerning school closures during the COVID pandemic, and said that decision shows why Beshear should be voted out of office this year.On Tuesday, Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, a Republican, found that Beshear had no reason not to comply with the records request from state Republicans, and several of Beshear’s possible opponents took notice.”During COVID, Kentucky needed leadership, and instead we got lockdowns. We need a governor who has the courage to lead from…

Crypto broker Genesis is preparing to file for bankruptcy as soon as this week, according to people familiar with the matter, as the company works towards a deal with creditors after months of wrangling.A filing would make Genesis the latest crypto casualty to follow the implosion of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX exchange, which has sent shockwaves through the digital asset industry.Genesis and its owner, SoftBank-backed crypto conglomerate Digital Currency Group, have been in negotiations with creditors since mid-November. Genesis owes creditors more than $3bn, the Financial Times previously reported, including $900mn to customers of the Winklevoss twins’ crypto exchange Gemini, and…

From: Inside StoryProtests calling for change have taken place since the former president was impeached and arrested.Tens of thousands of people are expected to descend on Peru’s capital Lima for two days of anti-government protests. They want President Dina Boluarte to resign and early elections be held. Many are supporters of her predecessor, Pedro Castillo, and have a similar background to their former leader. They are Indigenous, poor and come from rural Peru’s mountainous regions. They say President Boluarte doesn’t represent them, but she has refused to step down. What will it take to fix the political crisis? Presenter: Dareen…