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Happy Thursday. If you’re concerned about automation impacting your job, I’m sorry to say this story Xiaomi’s humanoid robot “interns” probably won’t ease those worries.
Stock futures are lower this morning. The three major indexes are coming off a winning day.
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day:
The Senate blocked a resolution yesterday that would have required President Donald Trump to pull back from the war with Iran. Democrats and some Republicans say that Trump needs congressional approval to carry out the operation in Iran, though yesterday’s vote was seen as a reflection of Senate Republicans’ support for the war.
