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Tien Nguyen | 500px Plus | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose Tuesday as Wall Street gained overnight on hopes that U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs could be be softer than expected. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 climbed 0.53% in early trade. The country’s budget will be tabled by Treasurer Jim Chalmers later in the day. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225…

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., March 24, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters U.S. stock futures were little changed Monday night. The action comes after the major averages climbed on rising hopes that President Donald Trump will curtail his initial plans for broad-ranging tariffs.  Futures…

Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Retail trading platform eToro on Monday filed for an initial public offering in the United States. The IPO will come at a time when expected deregulatory moves under the Trump administration encourage more companies to list, though trade policy uncertainty has rattled markets in recent weeks. eToro’s net income grew to $192.4 million,…

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on March 24, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Stocks jumped Monday on optimism that President Donald Trump may hold back from implementing some of his wide-ranging tariff plans and so the U.S. could skirt an economic slowdown from a protracted trade war. The Dow…

SUZHOU, CHINA – MARCH 18: ‘ONE FOREVER’ container ship, with a length of 366 meters and width of 51 meters, is assisted by tugboats as it prepares to leave a dockyard of Jiangsu Yangzi-Mitsui Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. on March 18, 2024 in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images…

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Tesla — The electric vehicle maker popped more than 9%, making it the top performer in the S & P 500. The megacap tech stock and retail investor favorite is coming off nine straight down weeks, its longest ever weekly decline. Azek — The outdoor product…

Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States and stranded in Honduras disembark from a Conviasa Airlines plane upon arrival at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela on March 24, 2025.  Juan Barreto | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump said Monday any nation that buys oil and gas from Venezuela will face a…

Prince Harry faces new trouble after King Charles ‘secret offer’ Prince Harry has faced a new challenge ahead amid his ongoing US visa dispute after King Charles III’s latest move. The Duke of Sussex may be questioned in the case as US conservative think tank that wants the release of Harry’s US visa application has now…

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore finally returned to Earth after being in space for more than nine months. Their original mission aboard the ISS was originally for 8 days but because of the unexpected conditions, they made their own board journey from 8 days to 9 months. Despite their prolonged period in space,…