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US stocks rose slightly as investors braced themselves for the release of the Federal Reserve's next policy decision amid a volatile trading week.

President Donald Trump and his advisors have dismissed falling stock prices, saying they're more focused on the "real economy"—but falling stocks could undermine one of the main forces supporting job growth, economists say.

Economists expect Fed Chair Jerome Powell to hold off on cutting rates this round due to macroeconomic uncertainties.

U.S. commercial crude oil imports fell last week by 85,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 5.4 million bpd, the lowest since March 2023, data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration showed on Wednesday. U.S. crude oil imports from top supplier Canada also fell last week to a two year low of 3.1 million bpd, down 541,000 bpd week-over-week, the data showed.

Russia has a new business elite and radically altered marketplace—and it’s done away with key legal protections.

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