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“Fast Money” trader Tim Seymour wants to help investors avoid common money traps that could leave them exposed to losses, particularly in a volatile market.He is out with a shortlist of four tips to deliver some peace of mind when things are going south.Tip No. 1: Don’t have more money in the market than you can stomach.Whether it is margin calls or anxiety about losing money you can’t afford to lose, bad decisions are often made during desperation.Tip No. 2: Don’t hope that you get back to breakeven.If you’re only holding a long position because you don’t want to lose…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 16, 2025 6:12 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police say one person has died and another has been seriously injured after a vehicle drove into a bus shelter in Pickering, east of Toronto. Durham regional police say the collision took place on Kingston Road between Brock and Valleyfarm roads on Wednesday afternoon. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Police say a woman has died and a man is being treated…

Pfizer has confirmed it has halted development of an Ozempic-style pill after concerning side effects were discovered.The pharmaceutical giant had hoped its once-a-day danuglipron creation, a GLP-1 drug in oral form, would mimic the effects of the popular weight loss drug Ozempic.However, development has now been halted after concerning side effects were recorded, including liver-related issues.“While the overall frequency of liver enzyme elevations across the over 1,400 participant safety database of danuglipron is in-line with approved agents in the class, a single asymptomatic participant in one of the dose-optimisation studies experienced potential drug-induced liver injury which resolved after discontinuation of…

DRIVING TAIWAN INTO CHINA’S EMBRACE? If Mr Trump’s tariffs were to go into effect, they could drive Taiwan into a tighter embrace with China. Taiwan can little afford a 32 per cent tariff, and China knows that. Chinese leaders could offer more access to the China market in return for key concessions, perhaps stopping TSMC’s construction in Arizona or agreeing to transfer key technologies that cannot be obtained directly from the United States or Europe. Most likely, the tariffs on Taiwanese products, or at least on TSMC, will not be implemented, and Mr Trump will find some way to declare…

NewsFeed“The day that those hostages are released, the fighting will end.” In an interview with Al Jazeera, the Trump administration’s envoy for hostage negotiations Adam Boehler says he told Hamas that the US will “come for them” if Israeli-American captive Edan Alexander is harmed. He added that “the day that those hostages are released, the fighting will end.”Published On 16 Apr 202516 Apr 2025

An audit of D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) found staffing levels in the district have increased at a rate of seven-and-a-half times more than student enrollment, while simultaneously student achievement levels in the district still remain behind pre-pandemic levels for most students. The Office of the District of Columbia Auditor found that over a five-year period, while student enrollment grew by 2.6%, the number of staff increased by 19.5%. This amounts to roughly 1,600 new positions funded by the district since Fiscal Year 2020, and an approximately 43% increase in per-pupil spending.Meanwhile, both in D.C. and nationally, students are still trying to…

Harvard University in Massachusetts has been embroiled in controversies in recent years, the latest being President Donald Trump’s threats to withhold over $2.2 billion in funding from the university over its refusal to comply with the administration’s demands regarding antisemitism.Read on for a list of the university’s recent controversies.Antisemitism on campus lawsuitsFollowing the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terror attack on Israel, in which 1,200 Israelis were killed and hundreds of others taken hostage, student-led activist groups held anti-Israel protests on campus.TRUMP SAYS HARVARD HAS ‘LOST IS WAY,’ DOESN’T DESERVE FEDERAL FUNDING A drone view shows anti-Israel protesters voluntarily packing up…

McGill University has obtained a temporary court order against a pro-Palestinian student group forbidding protests that disrupt activities or block access to buildings on campus. The university went to court after a three-day protest earlier this month led to clashes, blockades and vandalism on its downtown campus.A Quebec Superior Court judge granted the provisional injunction Tuesday, siding with McGill against the group Students for Palestinian Honour and Resistance, known as SPHR-McGill.The protest, described as a strike for Palestinian liberation, ran from April 2 to 4 and demanded that McGill divest from companies linked to Israel’s military actions in Gaza. The…

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers want him spend his nights in hospital instead of jail during his #MeToo rape retrial.

Former FC Cincinnati forward Aaron Boupendza died in China on Wednesday after falling from the 11th floor of a building, the Gabonese soccer federation announced in a statement. He was just 28. Boupendza, who was currently playing for Zheijang FC in the Chinese Super League, died at his residence, according to the statement. Details of the fall were not shared by the governing body. FC Cincinnati forward Aaron Boupendza (9) dribbles the ball during the first half against CF Montreal at Stade Saputo on April 13, 2024. (David Kirouac-USA TODAY Sports)”Now the club is fully cooperating with the relevant departments to carry…