Stocks finished broadly higher on Friday as Wall Street closed out the first quarter with the market’s biggest gain in nearly a decade.
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Investors hail Lyft shares in IPO, see profits down the road
Shares soared as the company went public Friday, giving investors their first chance to bet on the future of the ride-hailing industry.
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Founder, editorial board of Vatican women’s magazine quit
They cite s climate of distrust after they denounced the sexual abuse of nuns by clergy.
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Pope requires sex abuse claims to be reported in Vatican City
The pontiff has issued sweeping new sex abuse legislation for Vatican personnel and Holy See diplomats, requiring the immediate reporting of abuse allegations to Vatican prosecutors.
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George Clooney calls for boycott of hotels over anti-gay law
He proposes the boycott of nine hotels in the U.S. and Europe with ties to the sultan of Brunei, which next month will implement Islamic criminal laws to punish gay sex by stoning offenders to death.
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Big U-turn: Key melting Greenland glacier is growing again
A natural cyclical cooling of North Atlantic waters likely caused it to reverse course, says a NASA glaciologist.
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U.K. lawmakers seize Brexit agenda in bid to break deadlock
They set up a series of votes that could dramatically alter the course of Britain’s departure from the European Union.
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New Mexico senator, conservationist won’t run again in 2020
The decision by Sen. Tom Udall opens up a secure Democratic seat to competition.
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U.S. stocks end choppy day mixed amid global growth jitters
Traders also weigh another troubling drop in long-term bond yields, which many see as a warning sign of a possible recession.
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China’s Xi sees honors, Airbus deal in state visit to France
European leaders want to increase trade with China, albeit on European terms, amid trade tensions between the United States and both China and the European Union.