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Shoppers outside a Target store ahead of Black Friday in Clifton, New Jersey, on Nov. 26, 2024.Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesTarget will report fiscal fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday and show investors whether it is driving more full-price sales of discretionary merchandise, which has long been the retailer’s primary money maker. Here’s what analysts are expecting from the big-box store, according to consensus estimates from LSEG:Earnings per share: $2.26Revenue: $30.8 billionTarget is expected to report a decline in earnings after the company raised its fourth-quarter sales forecast in January but left its profit outlook unchanged after cutting it in…

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President Trump on Monday temporarily suspended the delivery of all U.S. military aid to Ukraine, senior administration and military officials said, just days after Mr. Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine had an explosive confrontation at the White House.The order affects more than $1 billion in arms and ammunition in the pipeline and on order. It resulted from a series of meetings at the White House on Monday between Mr. Trump and his senior national security aides, the officials said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.The officials said the directive would be in effect until…

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In this handout photo released by the South Korean Defense Ministry, South Korean navy vessels taking part in a naval drill off the east coast on September 4, 2017 in East Sea, South Korea.Getty ImagesSouth Korean defense stocks rose Tuesday, in line with a broad-based pickup in defense names globally, as the Russia-Ukraine war fuels security concerns.Gains among South Korean names were led by Hanwha Aerospace, Korea Aerospace Industries, Hyundai Rotem and LIG Nex1.Shares in Hanwha Aerospace surged as much as 16.67%, while Hyundai Rotem shares rose as much as 11.51%. Hyundai Rotem specializes in producing railway equipment and defense…

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Paramilitary police march on Tiananmen Square outside the Great Hall of the People before the closing ceremony of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing on March 12, 2009. China’s annual parliamentary sessions, the National People’s Congress (NPC) and its advisory auxiliary, the CPPCC come to a close with the economy and unemployment at the top the agenda.  Peter Parks | Afp | Getty ImagesChinese leadership will kick off the annual parliamentary gathering on Tuesday, with Beijing poised to outline economic measures designed to achieve its anticipated growth target of 5%.Thousands of delegates gathered in the capital this week…

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Nvidia’s headquarters on Feb. 26, 2025, in Santa Clara, California.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesMalaysia said it will take “necessary action” against Malaysian companies if they are found to be involved in a fraud case linked to the alleged movement of Nvidia chips from Singapore to China.That comes after Singapore Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam reportedly said on Monday that the servers in the fraud case may have contained Nvidia’s artificial intelligence chips which were then sent to Malaysia.On Feb. 27, Singapore charged three men with fraud, with local broadcaster CNA saying it understood the cases are linked to the alleged…

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Humans are living in a plankton world. These minuscule organisms are spread across the oceans, covering nearly three-quarters of the planet, and are among the most abundant forms of life on Earth.But a warming world is throwing plankton into disarray and threatening the entire marine food chain that is built on them.A year ago, NASA launched a satellite that provided the most detailed view yet of the diversity and distribution of phytoplankton. Its insights should help scientists understand the changing dynamics of life in the ocean.“Do you like breathing? Do you like eating? If your answer is yes for either…

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