Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Trade tailspin U.S. stock futures plunged Monday after President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada – the three largest U.S. trading partners. The first shot in the trade war followed a strong but choppy start to

News Published: Feb. 03, 2025, 6:41 a.m. The federal Earned Income Tax Credit is designed for low to moderate-income wage earners and is fully refundable, meaning even those who do not earn enough money to have taxes withheld are eligible. The Internal Revenue Service is reminding tax filers about a key credit worth up to

Commodities On the Move Energy , , Aaron Chen PS2 Oil prices advanced on Monday on the back of U.S. tariffs imposed on imports from Canada, Mexico and China, while metal and agricultural commodities have come under pressure. In energy, Crude (CL1:COM) +2.59% to $74.41/bbl, Brent crude (CO1:COM) +1.70% to $76.96/bbl, natural gas futures +8.64%

Skip next section What’s the US trade deficit with the EU? February 3, 2025 What’s the US trade deficit with the EU? A trade deficit is when a country imports more goods and services than it exports. When it comes to the trade between the United States and the European Union, the US consistently imports

Residents and tourists on the Greek island of Santorini have been put on high alert after an increase in seismic activity. Since Friday, the island has been hit by more than 200 tremors, including a 5.0-magnitude earthquake on Monday morning. Local authorities have ordered schools to close and have advised residents and hotel owners to

A teenage girl has died after being attacked by a shark in Queensland, Australia. Paramedics responded to reports of a “serious shark bite incident” at Woorim Beach, just north of Brisbane, around 16:45 local time (06:45 GMT) on Monday, Queensland Ambulance Service wrote on X. Police confirmed that the girl had suffered life-threatening injuries and

By  KAREEM CHEHAYEB and OMAR ALBAM Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year]   DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A car bomb exploded on the outskirts of a northern Syrian city on Monday, killing at least 19 people, all but one of them women, and leaving more than a dozen wounded, hospital workers said. The car

An explosion that ripped through a residential complex lobby in northeastern Moscow early Monday killed a pro-Kremlin paramilitary leader from eastern Ukraine, state media reported, citing medical and law enforcement authorities. Armen Sarkisyan, founder of the irregular Arbat Battalion, died after being hospitalized in critical condition, the state-run TASS news agency reported. Russia’s Investigative Committee, which

Tsvetana Paraskova Tsvetana is a writer for Oilprice.com with over a decade of experience writing for news outlets such as iNVEZZ and SeeNews.  More Info By Tsvetana Paraskova – Feb 03, 2025, 5:13 AM CST International oil and gas prices will see a limited short-term impact from President Trump’s new tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and