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Trump Hosts Japan PM, Threatens Tariffs

US President Donald Trump meets with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 7, 2025.
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened tariffs on Japanese goods if the US trade deficit with Tokyo is not equalized, as he met Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Washington.
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The US economy added 143,000 jobs in January, less than analysts expected

US Job Growth Misses Expectations In January

The United States added fewer jobs than expected in January while unemployment ticked down, government data showed Friday, marking resilience in the labor market heading into President Donald Trump's new term.
More than 400 women have come forward with accusations of sexual assault, including rape, against the Egyptian former Harrods owner

Third Al-Fayed Brother Accused Of Sexual Abuse: BBC

Three former employees at London's Harrods store have accused another brother of its late boss Mohamed Al-Fayed of sexual assault, after hundreds of similar claims were made against the tycoon, the BBC reported Thursday.
Traders will be keeping a close eye on the US jobs data that is due Friday

Most Asian Markets Rise Ahead Of Key US Jobs Data

Most Asian equities advanced Friday as investors head into the weekend awaiting the release of US jobs data, while traders kept a nervous eye on Washington as the Trump administration presses ahead with a hardball trade agenda.
For the full year 2024, Amazon's net income jumped to $59.2 billion from $30.4 billion in 2023

Big Tech's AI Spending Rattles Markets

E-commerce giant Amazon reported strong earnings Thursday but, like its big tech peers Microsoft and Google, saw its stock price fall on concerns over high AI investment costs.
A helicopter is unloaded at Toussaint Louverture International Airport

Kenya Deploys Additional 144 Police To Haiti

A new contingent of Kenyan police officers arrived in Haiti on Thursday to bolster a UN-backed security mission, AFP journalists observed, as the United States reiterated its support but called for a "new direction."
OpenAI has made Europe a priority in its expansion of physical offices around the world, with sites in Paris, Brussels and Dublin

OpenAI Says To Host Some Customers' Data In Europe

ChatGPT developer OpenAI on Thursday said it will allow some European customers to store and process data from conversations with its chatbots within the European Union, rather than on its infrastructure in the United States or elsewhere.

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