Investor hopes high for bigger interest rate cut, sending Dow near all-time high
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was nearing an all-time high as expectations of a big interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve next week suddenly rekindled. Stock and bond traders on Friday grew increasingly believing the Fed could cut interest rates by 50 basis points (half a percentage point) after The Wall Street Journal reported […]
Dow nears record as hopes for bigger Fed rate cut revived
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose more than 400 points on Friday, approaching an all-time high, as investors reassessed the possibility of further interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve next week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 379 points, or 0.9%, to 41,476 in recent trading. It closed at a record high of 41,563.08 […]
Futures inch higher as traders raise bets on bigger Fed rate cut By Reuters – Investing.com
By Shashwat Chauhan and Purvi Agarwal (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Friday as investors reassessed the chances of a bigger interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve next week, while shares of aircraft maker Boeing (NYSE:) fell after factory workers went on strike. Traders' expectations of a 50 basis point cut […]
7-foot porbeagle shark was eaten by even bigger shark, researchers suspect
A pregnant 7-foot-long porbeagle shark has likely been eaten by a much larger shark, in what researchers believe is the first evidence of the ocean's hunters becoming the hunted. The researchers captured the porbeagle shark near Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in late October 2020 and fitted it with two tracking tags: one attached to the shark's […]
Dana White to Hannity: ‘This will be bigger than the UFC’
UFC president Dana White joins ‘Hannity’ and shares why Power Slap is the ‘most successful’ project he’s been a part of. source
Harris vows Biden-era health care programs will get bigger if she's elected
Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled her economic agenda on Friday, with much of her plan including building on the health care gains made by the Biden administration. Speaking in North Carolina, Harris vowed that her administration would continue negotiations on Medicare and expand it to cover all Americans, not just Medicare recipients. “Yesterday, we announced […]
Concerns around Tim Walz’ 1995 DUI arrest are bigger than ‘stolen valor’ allegations, CNN host says
CNN host Michael Smerconish said concerns about the 1995 arrest of Harris’ running mate, Tim Walz, for drunk driving, is a major issue the campaign will have to address. “The drunk driving story is inexcusable,” he said, before asking whether Walz had been properly investigated by the Harris campaign. Walz has tried to downplay a […]
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie’s girlfriend scores new job with bigger lobbying firm
She upgraded. State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie’s girlfriend has landed a new job at Albany’s largest lobbying firm after being fired from her previous job with a small labor union. Rebecca LaMotte lost her job with the Greater New York LECET in June in what the group called a reorganization, months after her influential boyfriend […]
Jets’ Will McDonald making most of chances he craves to earn bigger role
Jets second-year defensive end Will McDonald knows the task. “I’ve got to get more sacks,” McDonald said after the Jets beat the Commanders 20-17 on Saturday. “I’ve got to get sacks. That’s the only thing on my mind. Just be that ballplayer every time I go out there and impact the game.” Of all the […]
Your tax refund could be bigger this year — here’s what to do with it
NEW YORK — The average taxpayer received a $2,852 refund, $75 more than last year, according to the latest IRS data. So what should you do? What to do with that money? Experts generally Debt and savingsBut for many people, that’s unrealistic. Courtney Alev, consumer finance advocate at Credit Karma, says tax refunds are typically […]