Headlines – March 9/18

  • US adds 313,000 jobs in February, but wage gains cool. Read story
  • Canada loses 39,300 full-time jobs, generates 54,700 part-time jobs. Read story
  • Trump accepts offer to meet Kim Jong-un. Read story
  • Trump’s meeting with Kim Jong-un is another pledge to do what no body else can. Read story
  • Oil up after sell-offs amid optimism about Trump meeting Kim. Read story
  • ECB’s Draghi: ‘If you put tariffs against your allies, one wonders who the enemies are.’ Read story
  • Elon Musk on Trump tariffs: like running an ‘Olympic race wearing lead shoes,’ Read story
  • Bitcoin falls to lowest level in three-and-a-half weeks. Read story
  • India’s top court upholds passive euthanasia, allows living wills in landmark judgement. Read story
  • Xi Jinping says China’s authoritarian system could be a model for the world. Read story
  • A new report says Egypt is secretly forcing citizens to mine cryptocurrency. Read story
  • US Interior Dept. spent nearly $139,000 to fix doors in Ryan Zinke’s office. Read story
  • Obama goes Hollywood; in talks to develop series for Netflix. Read story
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