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Stock market today: Live updates

Stock market today: Live updates

Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 1, 2025. NYSE Stock futures were little changed after the market recorded new highs on Thursday, driven by strength in the artificial intelligence trade that appeared to overpower concerns about the 2-day-old U.S. government shutdown. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 11…

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‘A paroxysm of disposability’: France’s distaste for Shein’s ultra-fast fashion | Shein

‘A paroxysm of disposability’: France’s distaste for Shein’s ultra-fast fashion | Shein

A couple of hours before Shein opened a pop‑up shop in Dijon this summer, the words “Shein kills” and “exploitation, forced labour, slavery, pollution” were found graffitied in French on the outside wall. Yet the fierce backlash to its series of temporary outlets in France in recent years, including in Toulouse, Montpellier and Marseille, has…

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White House asks 9 universities to sign agreement to ensure access to grants and other federal benefits

White House asks 9 universities to sign agreement to ensure access to grants and other federal benefits

The White House is asking nine U.S. universities to sign an agreement pledging to uphold the Trump administration’s higher education priorities, or risk losing out on preferred access to federal funding. The demands are outlined in a nine-page document, title the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” that asks schools to freeze their tuition…

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‘Britain must defeat rising antisemitism’: UK PM Starmer on Manchester terror attack

‘Britain must defeat rising antisemitism’: UK PM Starmer on Manchester terror attack

London: Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised to do everything in his power to defeat antisemitism and protect Britain’s Jews after the killing of two people at a synagogue in northern England. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks following the incident at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester, at 10 Downing Street, London, Britain….

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