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Stock market today: Wall Street drifts as a strong year for markets winds down

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:54:00 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks drifted on Wall Street Wednesday as trading remains relatively light ahead of the New Year holiday. The S&P 500 fell 0.1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 44 points, or 0.1%, as of 10:53 a.m. Eastern. The Nasdaq composite fell 0.1%. Markets are holding on to small gains for the week so far. The S&P 500 is coming off its eighth straight winning week. Losses for some big technology companies weighed down the broader market. Apple fell 0.7% and Google’s parent company, Alphabet, slipped 1%.A mix of retailers and auto-related companies were among the biggest gainers. Tesla jumped 2.6% and Costco rose 1.2%.Markets in Europe and Asia gained ground.Bond yields fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 3.83% from 3.90% late Tuesday.Several biotechnology companies made big moves after giving investors updates on drug development. Cytokinetics surged 69% on an encouraging study update for a potential heart condition treatment. Iovance Biotherap...

Report: Broncos may sit Russell Wilson for final 2 games

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:54:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver Broncos have two games left this season and a complicated road to the playoffs, but a new report says they may be throwing in the towel.NFL Network's Ian Rapoport shared on Twitter that the Broncos may be benching quarterback Russell Wilson. Can the Denver Broncos still make it to the playoffs after loss to Patriots? This would mean Jarrett Stidham, the only other quarterback on the team's roster as of Dec. 27, would likely be starting in those games.Stidham, 27, played for the New England Patriots and Las Vegas Raiders before signing with the Broncos this season. While he hasn't played in the regular season here in Denver, he has been in 13 career games with a completion percentage of 58.8%. However, he's thrown more interceptions (seven) than touchdowns (six) during those appearances.Rapoport's tweet indicated the Broncos may be benching Wilson as a way to save money. If he is released or traded by the team before March of 2024 then his 2025 salary is...

Las Vegas Countdown to 2024: How to watch the New Year's Eve extravaganza

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:54:00 GMT

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — As the seconds continue to tick away until we say goodbye and so long to 2023, so too do the moments until the annual Las Vegas New Year's Eve extravaganza, which concludes with a massive 10-minute firework show launched from hotels across the world-famous Las Vegas Strip.You can watch the festivities on Nexstar broadcast stations in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Sacramento, Portland, San Diego, Salt Lake City, Albuquerque, Fresno, Honolulu, Colorado Springs, Bakersfield, and Grand Junction.Additionally, anyone who wants to join the party but is not in one of the 14 cities listed below can watch on any of the websites listed below or the KLAS website at 8newsnow.com.Below is a handy guide to finding "Las Vegas Countdown to 2024" on a television in your city.Los Angeles, CAKTLAChannel 5.1Watch the live stream at ktla.comSan Francisco, CAKRONChannel 4.1Watch the live stream at kron4.comDenver, COFOX 31Channel 31.1Watch the live stream at kdvr.c...

Southwest Airlines plane emergency lands at FLL after striking bird mid-flight

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:54:00 GMT

An issue with a flight shortly after takeoff from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport prompted an emergency landing, Wednesday morning. Around 12:30 p.m., video footage showed Southwest Airlines Flight 1416 grounded at a terminal at the airport. The flight was on its way to Austin, Texas when it struck a bird in the air just after takeoff around 11:45 a.m.A statement released by the airlines said that the pilots were able to land safely and evacuated all 145 passengers. Several fire rescue crews and airport officials were on their way to the scene to determine the extent of the damage. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Argument over Christmas gifts turns deadly as 14-year-old kills his older sister, Florida deputies say

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:54:00 GMT

LARGO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman holding her 11-month-old son in a baby carrier was fatally shot by her 14-year-old brother while trying to defuse an argument over Christmas gifts he was having with a 15-year-old brother who also was armed, authorities said.The 15-year-old brother then shot his 14-year-old brother, though not fatally, for killing their sister on Sunday in Largo, Florida, which is located in the Tampa metro area, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.The argument over gifts started while the three siblings were Christmas shopping with their mother and the sister’s two sons, ages 6 and 11 months. It continued when they went to their grandmother’s house where the sister, 23, told the younger brother to stop arguing with his older brother since it was Christmas Eve. The younger brother then told his sister he was going to shoot her and her infant, and then he shot her in the chest, the sheriff’s office said.The older broth...

Former European Commission President Jacques Delors is dead at 98

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:54:00 GMT

BRUSSELS — Jacques Delors, who headed the European Commission between 1985 and 1995 and is seen as one of the most important architects of a European internal market and single currency, died on Wednesday, aged 98.His death was confirmed by his daughter, Martine Aubry. “He died this morning at his home in Paris in his sleep,” said Aubry, the socialist mayor of the French city of Lille, according to French media.Before becoming European Commission President, Delors was a French finance minister and European Parliament lawmaker.

Worker killed in Westborough after trailer collapses onto victim

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:54:00 GMT

Authorities say a worker in Westborough was killed after a tractor-trailer fell onto the victim Wednesday morning.According to officials, the incident happened around 9:20 a.m. in a lot off of Computer Drive near Route 9, where a semi-trailer appeared to fall on an employee, killing the worker and trapping their body beneath it.Authorities who spoke with 7NEWS said firefighters, state and local police were called in to assist as rescue crews attempted to lift the trailer using air bags, hoping to perform life-saving measures on the employee.As of 11:30 a.m., officials were unable to remove the worker’s body from under the trailer.Multiple fire engines remained on scene throughout the morning as officials with OSHA arrived to investigate.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

From the Archives: Babe Ruth on wallpaper and a timeless taunt

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:54:00 GMT

A brother-in-law fascinated by the newspaper clippings he found glued to his walls while peeling off old wallpaper just had to see the original page from the Herald archives.That’s how I became useful on Christmas Day. The spark of curiosity is alive in all of us and I vowed to dig up that clip.“It was about Babe Ruth!” he told me. “From Sept. 29, 1932.”“Found it,” I texted back the next day.Here it is! If you have a historical itch you need to scratch, the Herald archives go back to the mid-1800s and I can assist. The better the story, the more we can share in the discovery. It’s fascinating stuff. Here’s the full story from that day in time when Babe Ruth, alas no longer a Red Sox, helped the Yankees win the World Series:BOSTON_HERALD__September_29_1932__p1BOSTON_HERALD__September_29_1932__p25BOSTON_HERALD_September_29_1932__p32This series — a four-game sweep — included Game 3 on Oct. 1, 1932, when Babe Ruth hit one...

7 ways to hang on to more money in 2024

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:54:00 GMT

By Melissa Lambarena | NerdWalletAfter the high-spend holidays, it’s a good time to take inventory of those 2023 financial decisions — the good and the bad.Perhaps you could have saved more money, paid off debt or taken that trip. Reflect on where your money went and the expenses that got in the way. And, just as you might intend to change your diet or workout plan in the new year, resolve to make changes that will allow you to meet financial goals. A few money moves can add up in savings over the year.Here’s how to potentially keep more money in your pocket in 2024.1. Update your budgetReview your budget for opportunities to cancel unused subscriptions and swap products or services you won’t miss for less costly alternatives. Comparison shop for better deals on expenses like medications, supplements, streaming services and others.Also consider what’s going to be different in 2024, says Melinda Perez, an accredited financial counselor at Meli The High Flyer, a financial counseling a...

Comedian Tom Smothers, one-half of the Smothers Brothers, dies at 86

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 14:54:00 GMT

Tom Smothers, half of the Smothers Brothers and the co-host of one of the most socially conscious and groundbreaking television shows in the history of the medium, has died at 86.The National Comedy Center, on behalf of his family, said in a statement Wednesday that Smothers died Tuesday at home in Santa Rosa, California, following a cancer battle.“Tom was not only the loving older brother that everyone would want in their life, he was a one-of-a-kind creative partner. I am forever grateful to have spent a lifetime together with him, on and off stage, for over 60 years,” his brother and the duo’s other half, Dick Smothers, said in the statement. “Our relationship was like a good marriage — the longer we were together, the more we loved and respected one another. We were truly blessed.”When “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” debuted on CBS in the fall of 1967 it was an immediate hit, to the surprise of many who had assumed the network’s expectations were so low it positioned their s...