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Growth in household spending, which makes up more than half of GDP, rose by an annual 5.52 per cent in the quarter, helped by the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Spending, including on travel, normally rises during the festivities, which started in mid-February this year.Investment expanded by 5.96 per cent, slightly slower than the 6.12 per cent growth in the previous quarter.Prabowo came into office in late 2024 pledging to lift growth, which had hovered around 5 per cent since the pandemic, to 8 per cent during his term. However, he faces challenges including budget pressures and from the war in the…

The suspect has been taken to hospital following the shooting in WashingtonPublished On 5 May 20265 May 2026The United States Secret Service said it returned fire at a gunman near the White House, wounding him and briefly triggering a lockdown.An investigation has been launched by the Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department following the shooting, which took place on Monday. The incident comes after an alleged assassination attempt on United States President Donald Trump at the White House correspondents’ dinner last month.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listSecret Service Deputy Director Matthew Quinn said the shooting occurred after plainclothes agents…

Longest DHS shutdown in history ends The record-setting DHS shutdown concludes as Congress passes a funding bill, excluding ICE and CBP. Sen. John Fetterman criticizes fellow Democrats, stating the shutdown was “unnecessary and a failure of Congress,” leading to unpaid employees and TSA agent resignations. Republican strategist Cassie Smedile explains the political maneuvering and the perceived lack of common sense from Democrats. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In two back-to-back arrests, Border Patrol agents arrested a pair of illegal aliens convicted of child sex offenses last week.Agents near San Diego arrested an unnamed Mexican native last Monday…

new video loaded: President Trump Seeks Retribution in Republican PrimariesPresident Trump is endorsing candidates in a series of primary elections this month, trying to defeat incumbents in his own party who have crossed him. Our national political correspondent Shane Goldmacher explains.By Shane Goldmacher, Jon Miller, Paul Abowd and Luke PiotrowskiMay 5, 2026

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GOVERNANCE OVERHAUL PAVES WAYThe road to listing has been lengthy.Initial plans announced in 2016 were put on hold, following regulatory scrutiny over governance practices and concerns about unfair trading access.Since then, reforms in the exchange’s leadership, technology upgrades and strengthened compliance frameworks have helped pave the way for the IPO, according to analysts.“You have the entire structural change that happened,” said Anand Rathi Share and Stock Brokers’ Kanchan.“(To address) all the regulatory issues that happened, NSE very clearly came up with a very strong structural framework to ensure that none of these compliance issues come ahead.”However, external risks could still…

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Washington — The U.S. military said it launched another strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing two people Monday.The Trump administration’s campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters has persisted since early September and killed at least 188 people in total. Other strikes have taken place in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Despite the Iran war, the series of strikes has ramped up again in recent weeks, showing that the administration’s aggressive measures to stop what it calls “narcoterrorism” in the Western Hemisphere are not letting up. The military has not…

Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesOpenAI sales leader James Dyett said on Monday that he’s leaving his role, the latest in a string of high-profile departures at the artificial intelligence company.Dyett joined OpenAI in 2023, right as the company underwent a period of explosive growth following the launch of its ChatGPT chatbot. His LinkedIn profile has his title as “Head of Sales,” but the company said he was a “senior sales leader.” OpenAI is now valued at more than $850 billion by private investors, and Dyett led its enterprise sales and its application programming interface (API) sales at different points…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Highlight reel plays have been few and far between for the slumping New York Mets this season, but rookie right fielder Carson Benge had one of the best catches of the year on Sunday night.Los Angeles Angels second baseman Vaughn Grissom hit a line drive down the first base side in the bottom of the ninth inning with one out and a runner on first. Benge then laid out for a spectacular diving catch, likely saving a run and destroying the Angels’ chances of building momentum for a potential comeback.ZERO BS. JUST…