• Reuters

    Futures range-bound ahead of long weekend break

    All three major U.S. stock indexes ended higher on Wednesday, with the Dow jumping more than 1%, while the S&P 500 clocked an all-time closing high. On the radar on Thursday would be the final readings of fourth-quarter GDP and the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment survey, while weekly jobless claims data will also be in focus. Heading into the weekend break, focus shall remain on the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index (PCE), the Fed's preferred inflation gauge, due on Good Friday, when the U.S. stock market will be closed.

  • BBC

    The Scottish mercenary hired to kill Pablo Escobar

    Former SAS trooper Peter McAleese, who took part in a daring attempt to kill the Colombian drug baron, has died.

  • RFI

    French lawmakers debate bill to ban hair discrimination

    France's parliament is weighing legislation against a form of discrimination that's often overlooked: prejudicial treatment on the basis of hair. The bill is inspired by laws in the United States, where anti-racism campaigners have long argued that black people face unfair pressure to modify their natural hair. "They called me into the office and said, 'we know you care about your hair ...' And I said, 'oh and you don't?'"Fanta, a former police officer, is black. She says she's experienced what'