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Friday March 11: the day in 4 charts

Read more: Bookmakers and punters gear up for Cheltenham Festival. The biggest gambling week of the year approaches with much at stake on both sides of the rails.

A group of lawmakers from the Baltic states have urged China to resume a dialogue with the Dalai Lama`s envoys for meaningful autonomy for Tibet, according to the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) based here.

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Via Dave Lutz at JonesTrading, here's a quick guide to what traders are talking about on Friday morning:

Good Morning!  US Futures have leapt higher overnight, with the S&P marked up almost 1% led by Financials and Mega-cap Tech momentum names.   This mirrors a broad recovery over in Europe, where the DAX has jumped 2.7% in heavy volume.  The Banks are ripping higher in Europe, led by Italian institutions, as investors digest the ECB pivot from negative rates towards buying corporates. Читать дальше...

Little interest has been shown in Turkey over the takeover of a newspaper, while media around the world are alarmed and dismayed.

Mark Wahlberg wears a tight muscle tee while grabbing lunch with a buddy on Tuesday (March 8) in Beverly Hills, Calif. The 44-year-old actor was caught outside by photographers and asked about football player Calvin Johnson retiring from the game. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Mark Wahlberg “Wow, well hopefully he just did [...]

Rex and Rob Ryan were representing the Bills at Clemson’s Pro Day. New Dolphins LB Kiko Alonso joined CB Byron Maxwell in proclaiming himself healthy. There’s been no sign of Patriots interest in a reunion with RB Stevan Ridley. Jets RB Matt Forte came cheaper than Chris Ivory. The Ravens plan to move WR Darren…

The report from 30 aid and human rights groups faults the U.N. Security Council for its approach to Syria, while also giving credit to current peace efforts.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The board of Wounded Warrior Project, one of the nation's largest veteran support groups, has fired two top officials amid news reports accusing the group of wasteful…

The state government has so far collected Rs 90 crore under the district mineral foundation (DMF), an additional source of revenue meant for holistic development of the mineral-bearing districts.

The federalization of Syria could be one of the issues discussed at the upcoming peace talks in Geneva, UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura said Friday.

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GENEVA, Switzerland, March 11 (UPI) -- South Sudanese troops allegedly participated in the rape and killings of civilians as part of systemic human rights violations amid the country's civil war.

Nibbling on chicken pot pie with a small group of friends at a private dinner in the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Nancy Reagan kept the conversation light until she turned … Click to Continue »

Two people were killed this morning when their vehicle crashed through several trees and a fence of a primary school on Durban Road in Durbanville‚ Cape Town.

Australia declared war on outlaw motorcycle gangs on Friday, with the visas of more than 80 foreign nationals torn up in a crackdown on drug-dealing, extortion and gun-smuggling, which officials said was causing misery.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — Police have interviewed two drivers who may have hit a man who was walking on the Interstate 480 bridge between Iowa and Nebraska.

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said that people were entitled to fear the impact of mass migration.

It's because women's brains are more complex.

Australia women's cricket team captain Meg Lanning expects the wickets in India to be turning tracks and said spin will play a major role in ongoing ICC World Twenty20.

See, it wasn’t just about cutting off Chip Kelly’s acquisitions to spite his face. Eagles executive Howie Roseman said the binge-and-purge of the team’s roster in recent days was more about getting into the top 10 of this year’s draft — along with, you know, banishing any last vestige of the Kelly regime now that…

The former military chief who overthrew the Muslim Brotherhood to take power in 2013 is facing the first sustained public criticism of his rule.

Neera Tanden and Matt Browne: These progressive victories are not flukes or coincidences. They signal the rejection of extreme and divisive politics.

Israeli forces raided the West Bank offices of Palestine Today television and arrested its manager over allegations of inciting violence.