After the holiday quarter last year snapped an earnings recession, the same is not expected this year — but it isn’t impossible, and may happen three months late. Quarterly profits for the S&P 500 SPX, -0.72% are expected to drop as fourth-quarter results roll in
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‘After exhausting all efforts and suing me personally, she is left with no legal avenues. She has now asked if the two can have a relationship.’
‘The whole family seemed genuinely excited to finally find information on his biological father, after years of searching with no real leads.’
Stocks in Japan and Australia fell in early trading Friday following losses on Wall Street, as most Asian markets were closed for holidays. Japan’s Nikkei NIK, -2.55% slid 2.3% and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 XJO, -3.41% tumbled 3.6%, while New Zealand’s NSX-50 NZ50GR, -0.57% declined 0.5%.