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Asian markets edge up as traders weigh US jobs data
Asian markets edge up as traders weigh US jobs data
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Asian equities rose Monday in holiday-thinned trade after US jobs data indicated the Federal Reserve would likely have to hike interest rates again but soothed recent worries about a possible recession. With much of the region still closed for the Easter break, trading was light again on Monday.

After backlash, Twitter now calls NPR -- and BBC -- 'government-funded'
After backlash, Twitter now calls NPR -- and BBC -- 'government-funded'
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Twitter has backtracked after an uproar for labeling the US radio network NPR as "state- affiliated media" and now calls it "government-funded." The change in how Twitter refers to Washington-based National Public Radio happened quietly overnight Saturday and comes after the network complained that the term "state-affiliated" was disparaging and inaccurate.