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Emerging economies most vulnerable to USAID elimination

War-torn countries, those with high levels of debt and U.S. allies such as Jordan have the most to lose if the United States Agency for International Development is dismantled, as proposed by the Trump administration. USAID has provided significant budgetary support in Ukraine and Jordan in particular, JPMorgan noted, and making up the lost support for healthcare, agriculture and infrastructure in those countries and elsewhere will be tough. JPMorgan said a permanent loss of USAID money was not enough to destabilise the economy in any of the roughly 30 emerging markets it tracks closely.

Wall St subdued as markets await tariff details

Wall Street's main indexes were muted on Friday, as investors awaited more clarity on U.S. President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariff plans after robust gains in the last sessions, with all three benchmarks set for weekly gains. Trump tasked his economics team on Thursday with devising plans for reciprocal tariffs on every country taxing U.S. imports, though the directive stopped short of imposing fresh tariffs. Howard Lutnick, Trump's pick for commerce secretary, said the administration would address each affected country one by one and said studies on the issue would be completed by April 1.

3 Reasons ACHC is Risky and 1 Stock to Buy Instead

Shareholders of Acadia Healthcare would probably like to forget the past six months even happened. The stock dropped 43.2% and now trades at $41.25. This was partly due to its softer quarterly results and might have investors contemplating their next move.