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WASHINGTON: U.S. beef prices rose 15.0% over the past year, outpacing many grocery staples as cattle supplies tightened across the supply chain. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the year over year increase in its January Consumer Price Index data

NEW YORK: Silver prices fell sharply on Thursday, extending a volatile run for the metal as fresh U.S. labor data pushed the U.S. dollar higher and pressured precious metals. Spot silver was down 8.9% at $76.54 per ounce by early

NEW YORK: Wall Street ended sharply lower on Thursday as declines in technology stocks pulled major U.S. indexes down and losses broadened across the market. The Nasdaq Composite slid 469.32 points, or 2.03%, to 22,597.15. The S&P 500 fell 108.71

WASHINGTON: The U.S. national debt is projected to climb to about $64 trillion within the next decade as federal deficits remain elevated, according to a new 10 year outlook from the Congressional Budget Office. The nonpartisan budget office said annual

CHICAGO: McDonald’s reported fourth-quarter results that exceeded market expectations, helped by stronger U.S. sales tied to value offerings and major promotions. Global comparable sales rose 5.7% for the October to December period, with gains across each operating segment. Revenue climbed

INDIANA: Meta Platforms has begun construction on a more than $10 billion data center campus in Lebanon, Indiana, a project the company says will be capable of delivering up to 1 gigawatt of computing capacity once operational. The parent company of Facebook,

NEW YORK: Gold prices edged lower on Thursday as the U.S. dollar firmed after stronger than expected U.S. jobs data, cooling expectations for near term interest rate cuts. Spot gold was down 0.5% at $5,055.24 an ounce by 0642 GMT,

WASHINGTON: A new Tax Foundation estimate says tariffs imposed under President Donald Trump increased costs for U.S. households by an average of about $1,000 in 2025, describing the impact as similar to a broad-based tax increase. The group also estimated

NEW YORK: Gold traded back above the $5,000 an ounce level this week, with spot prices around $5,078 as a softer U.S. dollar coincided with renewed demand for the metal. The move followed sharp swings since late January, when gold

NEW YORK: Amazon shares slid sharply this week as a pullback in large technology and software stocks erased about $1 trillion in market value from the S&P 500 software and services group since Jan. 28, according to index calculations. The