The Fed kicked off its easing cycle with a 50-basis-point rate cut in September followed by a 25-basis-point reduction in November.
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
11 Dec. 2024
Indexes fell across much of Europe ahead of a meeting this week by the European Central Bank, where the widespread expectation is for another cut in interest rates.
In the spring, a trans high school student in Minnetonka had her jaw broken in an assault by another student.
Odette Yousef,
NPR,
20 Dec. 2024
The Dallas Stars’ Roope Hintz broke in on a breakaway with a chance to give his team a two-goal lead in the second, but Joseph Woll shut him down and William Nylander immediately beat Jake Oettinger to tie it.
McDonald’s plans to chip in $165 million to help out franchisees and boost marketing efforts.
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
13 Dec. 2024
Though Luigi Mangione comes from a wealthy and prominent family, anonymous online donors have chipped in thousands of dollars to fund his legal defense against charges connected to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Everyone was targeted; everyone was put in equal danger.
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
19 Dec. 2024
Please do not put in your trash can items such as oil, gas, automotive fluids, poisons, acids, batteries (unless battery terminals have non-conductive tape and are placed in a plastic bag), fireworks as well as gun powder or ammunition.
Tom Kilgore,
Austin American-Statesman,
19 Dec. 2024
Insomnia, interrupted sleep cycles, or sleep apnea, can impair the quality of this crucial rest phase and therefore contribute to the development of morning anxiety.
Jeanne Ballion,
Vogue,
13 Dec. 2024
According to Norse mythology, Loki, the 13th guest, interrupted the gods' dinner party by plunging the world into darkness.
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