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Violent threats are at a fever pitch as Trump stokes anger over his conviction

In the wake of former President Donald Trump’s criminal conviction, he and his allies have aimed their wrath squarely at his perceived political enemies, ratcheting up the tension across the country and possibly fueling violent threats. Reuters reported on Thursday that Trump supporters have flooded corners of the internet with calls for riots and violent […]

Gold Jumps to Record as Favored Fed Inflation Gauge Stokes Rally

(Bloomberg) — Gold rose to a record as the second quarter kicked off, extending a rally that’s been driven by the Federal Reserve moving closer to rate cuts and deepening geopolitical tensions. Most Read from Bloomberg Bullion jumped to as much as $2,259.69 an ounce early on Monday, up 1.3% from Thursday’s close, after setting […]

Nvidia set to close with $2 trillion valuation as Dell stokes AI rally

By Noel Randewich (Reuters) – Nvidia’s stock market value was on track to close above $2 trillion for the first time on Friday after an upbeat report from Dell Technologies reignited Wall Street’s AI-fueled rally. Nvidia’s stock added 3.5% after Dell, which sells high-end servers made with Nvidia’s processors, gave an upbeat forecast late on […]

North Korea stokes fear, uncertainty for migrant workers on S.Korean island

By Ju-min Park and Minwoo Park YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea (Reuters) – Sri Lankans Siyam Mohamad and MJ Nimshan Dananjaya hadn’t realised how close South Korea’s Yeonpyeong Island is to North Korea when they arrived in November to work catching crabs. They had a rude awakening on Friday, however, when alerts sounded on their phones […]