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US Blue-Chip Stocks Face Tough Start to 2024
US blue-chip stocks saw one of their worst starts to the year in a decade, breaking a nine-week bull run. Despite a 0.2% gain on Friday, the S&P 500 index experienced a 1.5% loss for the shortened four-day trading week, leaving investors uncertain about the balance between potential interest rate cuts and fears that a robust economy could delay monetary easing. The market showed significant volatility, reacting to strong employment data and later rebounding on weak service sector figures, renewing hopes for earlier-than-expected Federal Reserve interest rate cuts. The shift contrasts sharply with December, when the S&P closed a nine-week bull run, ending 2023 near an all-time high.
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As talks continue between the coalition government and the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) over the controversial madrassa registration bill, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has recommended to President Asif Ali Zardari to convene a joint session of parliament on December 1...
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A significant literary and cultural event organized by the Pakistan Australia Literary Forum (PALF) will take place on December 15, 2024, at 6:00 pm at the "Unley Town Hall" in Adelaide.
The event will feature two major programs: the launch of Nabil Haid...
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