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WhatsApp is down globally

The WhatsApp app Dado Ruvic | Reuters WhatsApp, the messaging app owned by Facebook parent Meta, suffered a global outage on Tuesday. Problems were first detected around 3:17 a.m. ET, according to Downdetector.com, which monitors outages across internet services. Users reported problems with sending and receiving messages. Normal service on …

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Charts suggest the U.S. dollar could be peaking, Jim Cramer says

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday said that the spiking U.S. dollar could peak soon. “The strong dollar has become an albatross around the neck of an already beaten-down market, but now the charts, at last, as interpreted by Carley Garner, suggest the dollar could be peaking,” he said. The value …

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Wave of LNG tankers overwhelms Europe and hits natural gas prices

An LNG import terminal at the Rotterdam port in February 2022. Federico Gambarini | Picture Alliance | Getty Images The U.S. is exporting more LNG to Europe as a result of Russia’s war in Ukraine and cuts made to natural gas supplies ahead of winter, but there has been a …

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Here’s why investors need to pay attention to earnings season ‘report cards’

Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 14, 2022. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images It’s a big week for stock investors. Several of the biggest U.S. companies are reporting their third-quarter earnings to shareholders — making it perhaps the most consequential …

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Alibaba, Tencent shares plummet as Xi Jinping tightens grip on power

China’s President Xi Jinping speaking at the opening session of the 20th Chinese Communist Party’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 16, 2022. Noel Celis | AFP | Getty Images Chinese technology stocks tanked Monday after a political reshuffle in the world’s second-largest economy …

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Rishi Sunak closes in on Downing Street after Boris Johnson pulls out

Rishi Sunak could be elected leader of the Conservative Party and prime minister of the U.K. if he receives enough votes from fellow lawmakers Monday. Anadolu Agency / Contributor / Getty Images LONDON — Former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak looks set to become the next prime minister of the U.K., …

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Asia has the tools to manage economic headwinds, U.S. Treasury

Arkhom Termpittayapaisith, Thailand’s finance minister, speaks at the meeting of finance ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation in Bangkok on Oct. 20, 2022. Andre Malerba | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asian economies are well-equipped to withstand economic headwinds next year, the U.S. Treasury said following the conclusion of the APEC …

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China’s leadership reshuffle puts greater weight on relations with the U.S.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on September 23, 2022. David Dee Delgado | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s latest …

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‘I wanted to be my own boss’

In 2013, I was working as an engineer and making $80,000 a year. But I felt unfulfilled by my job, so I started a food blog called Delish D’Lites. Shortly after, I was laid off from my job. At the time, it felt like a setback. But it was actually …

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A cardiologist shares the 5 foods she avoids for a ‘healthy heart’—and what she eats instead

As a cardiologist who has treated thousands of patients, I am often asked about what foods to eat for a healthy heart. Of course, you don’t need be a nutritionist to know that you won’t benefit from a consistent diet of cheeseburgers, donuts and French fries. But there are a …

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