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Stocks closed 2023 near record highs. Here's what Wall Street thinks is coming in 2024.
Strategists see limited upside for stocks next year, thanks to the market's massive rally over the last few months.
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Pistons snap NBA record-tying 28-game losing streak with win over short-handed Raptors
The Pistons went more than two months without a win.
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Rimowa luggage phishing scam impersonates iShopChangi platform, as at least 19 victims have lost $7,000
A new phishing scam purportedly impersonating iShopChangi for sale of lowly-priced Rimowa luggages has swindled from at least 19 victims. Read on.
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If you have big travel plans in the new year, Amazon just launched a massive luggage sale — save up to $100
Finding durable baggage that doesn't cost as much as a plane ticket can be tough. Save over $100 on our affordable Samsonite and American Tourister picks.
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NVIDIA nerfed its RTX 4090 graphics card for Chinese buyers, thanks to US export rules
NVIDIA is launching a graphics card specifically for the Chinese market to comply with US export rules. The GeForce RTX 4090D is a lower-powered version of the traditional 4090 GPU.
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These are the largest publicly-traded companies in each US state
Yahoo Finance compiled a list of the biggest publicly traded companies in each state and Washington, D.C. based on market cap.
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Trump legal news brief: Trump loses presidential immunity appeal to block Jan. 6 lawsuits from Capitol Police officers
A three-judge panel at the United States District Court for the District of Columbia affirms a lower court’s ruling that former President Donald Trump can be sued by U.S. Capitol Police officers seeking to hold Trump financially liable for the Washington riot that took place on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Week 17 Fantasy Football: Start 'em sit 'em lineup advice
We'll need all the lineup help we can get in fantasy football championship week. Let Dalton Del Don show you the way.
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As he prepares to turn 39, LeBron James has accomplished enough for two Hall of Fame careers
James turns 39 on Saturday, having played more minutes and scored more points than any player in NBA history. And as he nears the midpoint of his 21st season, LeBron is still producing like a top-10 player.
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Cowboys QB Dak Prescott almost takes a safety, then hits CeeDee Lamb for longest play of NFL season
The Cowboys hit a huge play against the Lions.
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Ring in the New Year with the 50+ best Amazon Winter Sale deals: Save up to 80% on Apple AirPods, vacuums, TVs and more
The season of giving now extends to you! Time to treat yourself to bestselling knife sets, pillows and other fun finds.
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VideoWhat the fallout from Fed rate cuts could be in 2024
As the final trading day for 2023 commences, Wall Street is looking forward to 2024 when many believe the Federal Reserve will begin to cut interest rates. What could the fallout look like if the Fed begins to cut too early or too many times in this economic environment? Unlimited Co-Founder, CEO, and CIO Bob Elliott joins Yahoo Finance to give insight into the Fed's looming rate decisions and the impacts they could have on the overall stock market. "Any time the Fed quickly cuts interest rates

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Singapore household gas tariff up by 0.73 cents in Q1 2024
Gas tariffs for households in Singapore are set to rise by 0.73 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh). How much will you have to pay?
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Courteney Cox wears these No. 1 bestselling Adidas slides, and they're down to $20 for Amazon's after-Christmas sale
These sandals make great house shoes during the colder months, since they can be worn indoors and out.
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What the OG Anunoby trade means for the Knicks and Raptors
The timing of the Anunoby deal was certainly a surprise to many team decision-makers around the NBA, as the league expected Toronto to hold for its best possible offer much closer to the deadline.
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VideoFlorida Boy and Police Explain Tinted Window Rules to Dad During Traffic Stop
A police officer in Fort Myers, Florida, walked a young boy through traffic stop proceedings, after pulling the boy’s father over for riding with overly tinted windows.The officer got the child to participate in testing the vehicle’s windows to see if the tint was above the allowed limits, the body camera footage captured on Wednesday, December 27, shows.“Traffic stops can make children nervous, but getting them involved allows them to have a positive experience with the officers,” the Fort Myer

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'Works like a charm every time': This jump starter is down to $48 (almost 50% off!)
With more than 12,000 five-star reviews, this (literal) powerhouse has a serious army of fans.
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VideoNew Year's Eve Organizers Test Confetti Drop in Times Square
Organizers of New York’s iconic New Year’s Eve celebration tested the event’s confetti drop in Times Square on December 29.According to the Times Square Alliance, more than one ton of confetti is typically dropped at midnight during the celebration.In preparation for the big drop officials held a test run on Friday, December 29.Footage filmed by the Times Square Alliance shows staff throwing handfuls of the colorful paper across Broadway Plaza. Credit: Times Square Alliance via Storyful

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Are there health risks to using public toilets? Here’s what experts say.
When you use public bathrooms, ever wonder what you might pick up while you're there? Here's what health experts want you to be aware of.
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Great for people with 'perennially cold feet': These cozy socks are on sale at Amazon for just $2 a pop (nearly 70% off)
More than 16,00 shoppers rave about these socks.
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Stock market news today: Stocks end 2023 near record highs, defying a year of higher rates
Stocks edged lower on Friday, capping Wall Street's high-flying 2023.
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Fevers themselves are not dangerous, but they can indicate a serious illness in kids. Here's what to know
Fevers themselves aren't dangerous — but they can be a sign of an infection. Here's how to treat them.
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Red Sea chaos: Should the U.S. go on offense to stop Houthi rocket attacks?
With the world's attention focused on Gaza, a brewing conflict in one of the world's most important shipping corridors is creating economic uncertainty and sparked fears of a much larger war in the Middle East.
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Mental health dangers of screen addiction and how to have a digital detox
As the number of people seeking treatment for screen addiction rises, here's our expert guide to reducing time on your devices in 2024.
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LifestyleEngadget
LG is bringing a 4K projector with a weird handle to CES 2024
LG will officially unveil its latest 4K projector at CES 2024 in early January. The CineBeam Qube is built for portability, with a built-in handle and a weight of just 3 pounds.
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Amazon's secret outlet is a gold mine of deals — save over 60%
Score huge savings on a smart thermostat, Crocs clogs, luxe sheets and more.
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Microsoft's Copilot AI chatbot app arrives on iOS
Microsoft also releases a Copilot app for iPhones and iPads, days after rolling out an Android version.
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BusinessYahoo Finance
3 important things pros say you should watch out for in the stock market for 2024
The stock market may currently be on autopilot, but that doesn't mean to get complacent. Here are a couple things to watch out for in 2024.
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Facing roadblocks, China's robotaxi darlings apply the brakes
A few years ago, robotaxis were the darlings of venture capitalists in China. With pockets overflowing, they spent generously on building self-driving vehicle fleets. Unlike some of their American counterparts that are buoyed by moneyed patrons, namely, Alphabet's Waymo and General Motors' Cruise, China's robotaxi upstarts, including the autonomous vehicle arm under internet giant Baidu, find themselves eagerly seeking alternative revenue streams.
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Former Miami Heat star Goran Dragić retiring after 15-year NBA career, per reports
The 37-year-old will reportedly play a farewell game in his native Slovenia.
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‘Substantial amount’ of fentanyl gets smuggled through legal trade, report argues
A primary factor contributing to the fentanyl epidemic in the United States may be the smuggling of the drug through legal trade flows, according to a report by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).
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HealthYahoo Life UK
I thought I was pregnant, but it was the start of early menopause
Sarah Shah was excited to think she was pregnant again, but it turned out her symptoms were early menopause.
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VideoAI fears will be found to be 'overblown' in 2024: Appian CEO
Artificial intelligence took the world — and news headlines — by storm in 2023. As tech companies and hardware developers pivot harder into the rising popularity of AI, what will this all mean for AI regulation to come in 2024, especially in cases such as the New York Times' (NYT) copyright lawsuit against Microsoft (MSFT) and OpenAI? Appian (APPN) CEO Matt Calkins comments on the shift in corporate discourse surrounding AI expected to come in 2024, while addressing certain fears still lingering

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VideoBoeing's 737 Max inspections 'a limited issue': Analyst
Boeing (BA) is advising airlines to inspect 737 Max cabin bolts, raising minor supply concerns for the aerospace manufacturer. However, Third Bridge's Global Sector Lead for Industrials Materials and Energy Peter McNally tells Yahoo Finance Live that "the bigger issues" were crashes in prior years, so these bolts "could be a limited issue" by comparison. With supply chain strains lingering but air travel demand booming, McNally doesn't expect much order impact for the "workhorse" 737 Max model.

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Podiatrists say compression socks can ease foot pain — grab Amazon's top-selling pair for $6 (that's 70% off)
Plantar fasciitis sufferers: Give your feet — and your wallet — a break with these miracle socks that over 29,000 shoppers love.
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Joe Flacco charging up the odds to win NFL Comeback Player of the Year
Joe Flacco is becoming one of the biggest stories of the NFL season.
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My boyfriend moved to Australia without me and slept with someone else
A year into their relationship, James* told Sarah*, he was making a big move, with or without her.
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VideoHow Starbucks, Disney, Gap plan to restructure in 2024
Some major companies are entering the new year with new strategic plans aimed at revitalizing their businesses after challenges in 2023. Yahoo Finance's Brian Sozzi and Brad Smith break down the 2024 plans for Starbucks (SBUX), Disney (DIS), and Gap (GPS). Starbucks has laid out a 3-year plan to unlock $3 billion in efficiencies while also trying to repair partner culture amid unionization efforts. Disney has announced workforce reductions to control costs under returning CEO Bob Iger, who faces

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BusinessEngadget
The Morning After: Google will settle $5 billion lawsuit over tracking Incognito Chrome users
The biggest news stories this morning: Xiaomi says its EV can outperform Porsche and has more tech than Tesla, Apple is selling its contested Watch models again, Look at LG’s two-legged robot.
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HealthYahoo Life
These were the top 10 most searched health trends of 2023, according to Yahoo Search
We look back on the health and wellness trends people were most interested in this year — some of which we’re likely to keep buzzing about in 2024.
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VideoAerial Footage Shows Sand Berm Built To Protect Homes After Huge Waves
Crews in Ventura County worked on Friday, December 29, to protect coastal California communities as the National Weather Service (NWS) forecasted high surf into the weekend.The Ventura County Fire Department encouraged individuals to avoid coastal areas during the storm and high surf warning.This footage by the Ventura County Fire Department shows heavy equipment operators creating a seven-foot-high, mile-long berth between San Pedro St and Greenock Lane to keep hold back dangerous tides.All bea

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VideoDrone Footage Captures Aftermath of Deadly Russian Strike
Ukraine’s emergency services released drone footage showing a fire burning at a severely damaged shopping mall on December 29, after Russia launched its biggest air attack on Ukraine since the war began.The footage was captured in Dnipro, where at least six people were killed as a maternity hospital and a shopping mall were targeted.At least 30 people were killed overall, as strikes hit multiple cities, including Kyiv and Kharkiv.The strikes came days after Ukraine said it struck a Russian warsh

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ScienceEngadget
Now’s the last chance to send your name to one of Jupiter’s moons on NASA’s Europa Clipper
NASA's Europa Clipper mission is set to launch in October 2024 to study whether the icy Jupiter moon could support life. In a campaign called Message in a Bottle, NASA has invited the public to have their names added to the spacecraft alongside a poem by US Poet Laureate Ada Limón.
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VideoAI: 2024 will mark significant enterprise adoption, pricing
Chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA) isn't the only AI play investors should be favoring. Macquarie Head of U.S. AI & Software Research Fred Havemeyer joins Yahoo Finance Live the assortment of tech and software developers AI investors should consider in 2024, including Microsoft (MSFT), ServiceNow (NOW), and CrowdStrike (CRWD) among others. "I believe that in 2024, we're going to begin to see the first really significant and material signs of enterprise adoption of generative AI, that going into also calend

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VideoAI, taxes, real estate, healthcare: Best of 2023 theme weeks
From EVs and student loans, to retail and retirement, Yahoo Finance covered it all in 2023. As investors begin to look to what’s in store for the year ahead, our experts help set the stage. Here are some of the highlights from Yahoo Finance's theme weeks. Taxes (00:00:03) As part of the Yahoo Finance's Ultimate Tax Guide weekly series, Dan Geltrude, Geltrude & Company Founder, broke down some of the most important changes in the tax code for 2023. Geltrude said, "Good news. The standard deductio

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LifestyleBusiness Insider
I moved to China expecting to teach for just 2 years. I've been here for nearly a decade and have no plans to move home.
My employer pays for me to fly home every summer, but I feel reverse culture shock every time I'm back in England.
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British volunteer combat medic found dead in her Kyiv bed
A British volunteer medic working in Ukraine is reported to have been found dead at her home in Kyiv.
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Ukrainian soldier torn apart by tank fire fighting for Mariupol faced further hell in Russian captivity. He made it home, but others never came back.
In Mariupol, many of Ukraine's soldiers were killed, and those that survived the slaughter were often taken into brutal Russian captivity.
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Nottingham Forest sink Manchester United thanks to late Gibbs-White goal
Morgan Gibbs-White scored Nottingham Forest’s winner in a 2-1 victory that turned up the pressure on Erik ten Hag and Manchester United
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