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NEW YORK: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Global stock markets rallied yesterday on fading fears over dangers arising from the new Omicron COVID variant. -- AFPn

World stocks fizz as Omicron fears fizzle
BAYONNE: A cargo ship moves under the Bayonne Bridge as it heads out to the ocean in Bayonne, New Jersey. Global supply chain disruptions have continued to affect the US economy. - AFPn

Stocks rally as US set to avoid debt default
TOKYO: Passers-by are reflected on the electric bulletin board showing the foreign exchange rate, including Yen rate against the US dollar (top) in Tokyo.-AFPnn

European equities sag on fresh virus woes
TOKYO: Women walk past an electronic board, showing the stock market indices of various countries, outside a brokerage in Tokyo. nn

European stock markets falter after Asian markets decline
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris depart after US President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan on March 11, 2021, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC. - AFPn

US stimulus checks could end up in stock markets, bitcoin
SAN FRANCISCO: Gap clothing is displayed at a Gap store in San Francisco, California. - AFPn

A year after crash, markets boom but bust fears loom
BEIJING: Men chat below a portrait of late communist leader Mao Zedong at a store in Beijing yesterday ahead of the upcoming annual meeting of the National People's Congress. More than 200 billionaires were created in China last year as booming stock markets and a flood of new listings offset the ravages of the virus pandemic, according to a global tally released yesterday. -- AFPnn

China's billionaires club swells as market rally offsets virus pain
A Wall Street sign at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City. - AFP

Markets struggle as inflation fear offset recovery hopes
Meric Greenbaum, Designated Market Maker IMC financial looks up at the board before the opening bell right before trading halted on the New York Stock Exchange on March 9, 2020 in New York. - Trading on Wall Street was temporarily halted early March 9, 2020 as US stocks joined a global rout on crashing oil prices and mounting worries over the coronavirus.The suspension was triggered after the S&P 500's losses hit seven percent. Near 1340 GMT, the broad-based index was down more than 200 points at 2,764.21. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)

Markets slump as recession fears mount
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KUWAIT: Minister of Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy Dr Mahmoud Boushehri signs a contract for the expansion project of Al-Subiya Power Plant with Alghanim International Company. - KUNA
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RIYADH: Representative of HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, attends the OIC and the Arab League summit on Nov 11, 2024. - KUNA
Kuwait urges truce, protection of civilians in Gaza, Lebanon
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KUWAIT: Acting Prime Minister, Defense Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al-Sabah receives Secretary of Defense Industries of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey Prof Dr Haluk Gorgun. During the meeting, cooperation and topics of common interest were touched discussed. – KUNA
Turkey’s Secretary of Defense Industries visits Kuwait
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RIYADH: The Representative of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman, on the sidelines of the extraordinary Arab-Islamic summit in Riyadh. – KUNA photos
Extraordinary summit seeks unified Arab-Islamic stance as Mideast boils