Oil, Iran protests, Hang Seng Index, CSI 300

Shanghai’s city skyline as seen from observation deck at Shanghai Tower in China. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Monday, tracking Wall Street’s gains after a U.S. job report showed fewer jobs were created in December than expected, while the unemployment rate fell, signaling resilience in the…

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German defense ministry: No 'definitive cancellation' of US Tomahawk deployment

Germany’s Federal Defense Ministry said on Monday that the US has not yet canceled the Biden administration’s plan to deploy a battalion with long-range Tomahawk missiles in the country, a plan now in jeopardy following President Trump’s recent clash with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Berlin is “not talking about definitive cancellation” and means weapons… Source…

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Democrat wins Kentucky state Senate special election

Democrat Gary Clemons has won a special election to fill the Kentucky state Senate seat, according to Decision Desk Headquarters. Clemons, president of United Steelworkers Local 1693 and an Army veteran, faced challenges from Republican Calvin Leach, an Army veteran and former state Senate candidate, and Libertarian candidate Wendy Higdon, who founded the Louisville Tea…

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