Consumer sentiment declined sharply in March, with worries over inflation and a falling stock market impacting the University of Michigan’s latest survey, which showed a 10.5% drop from February. Expectations for the future fell by 15.3%, with concerns growing over President Trump’s tariffs and increasing uncertainty in economic policies. Despite these challenges, stocks remained positive, and the Federal Reserve is expected to maintain interest rates, although traders are pricing in rate cuts later in the year.
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Kidnappers locked up for ambushing Israeli record producer at Welsh cottage
Three kidnappers were sentenced to eight years and one month in prison for attempting to abduct Israeli record producer Itay Kashti in a botched kidnap plot motivated by political, religious, and financial reasons. The trio, Mohammad Comrie, Faiz Shah, and Elijah Ogunnubi-Sime, targeted Kashti by posing as representatives of Polydor Records and assaulting him at an isolated cottage in Wales. Despite suffering injuries, Kashti managed to escape and alert the police, leading to the arrest...
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