Wall Street Rallies to Gain Back Some of Week's Terrible Losses The S&P 500 climbed 1.1 percent while the Dow Jones increased almost 500 points and the Nasdaq rose 1 percent on Friday. 12/20/2024 - 9:00 am | View Link
S&P 500 Gains and Losses Today: Index Rebounds After Encouraging Inflation Data The S&P 500 jumped 1.1% on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, as signs of decelerating inflation provided some reassurance heading into the year-end holidays. 12/20/2024 - 8:48 am | View Link
Wall St falls on caution over Fed decision after strong retail sales Still, U.S. stocks remain on track to end December on a positive note with the S&P 500 set for its best year since 2019 with a near 27% year-to-date rise, powered by gains in technology companies, Fed ... 12/17/2024 - 4:51 am | View Link
Stock market today: Wall Street ends mixed after a bumpy week Wall Street pointed toward gains early as markets try to claw back losses from a rare bumpy week. Futures for the S&P 500 gained 0.4% before the bell Friday, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial ... 12/13/2024 - 9:08 am | View Link
Wall St indexes fall with inflation data and rates in focus Wall Street's main indexes closed lower on Tuesday as technology sector losses offset gains in communications services while investors waited for key inflation reports that may influence the Federal ... 12/10/2024 - 9:39 am | View Link
(WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) — First it was Canada, then the Panama Canal. Now, Donald Trump again wants Greenland.
The President-elect is renewing unsuccessful calls he made during his first term for the U. S. to buy Greenland from Denmark, adding to the list of allied countries with which he’s picking fights even before taking office on Jan.
(BETHLEHEM, West Bank) — The Nativity Store in Manger Square has sold handmade olive wood carvings and religious items to people visiting the traditional birthplace of Jesus since 1927. But as Bethlehem prepares to mark its second Christmas under the shadow of the war in Gaza, there are almost no tourists, leaving the Nativity Store and other businesses unsure of how much longer they can hold on.
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For the second straight year, Bethlehem’s Christmas celebrations will be somber and muted, in deference to ongoing war in Gaza.
The Philippines is known for its monthslong Christmas celebrations starting in September. The heavily Catholic country of nearly 120 million people is serious about the festive season. However, this time of year has recently taken a much more somber tone for many Filipino families.
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Estrella Pagarigan had decorated her home with recycled bamboo and plastic bottle parols for the holidays, but in early November, the house where she, her husband, and three children have lived for years was flattened overnight.
Today, more than half the world’s population lives in cities—a figure expected to grow by 2.4 billion by 2050. Cities are at the heart of humanity’s future, but they are also ground zero for some of our biggest challenges: climate change, social inequality, and economic fragility. To house the growing urban population and achieve the U.