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☆ Illinois father dies after falling from car while collecting food donations for daughter's Girl Scout troop
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-19 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

An Illinois father died after he fell out of a car while helping his 12-year-old daughter collect food items for her Girl Scout troop. The family, from New Lenox, was driving around a neighborhood on Nov. 6 when Aaron LaMore fell from the open hatchback where he was riding with his daughter, Mia LaMore, the family told Patch. Talaga told Patch that LaMore was "selfless" and always willing to help others. "We tried to turn a terrible situation into a situation that gives us a little sense of peace," the brother-in-law said. LaMore leaves behind his wife of 16 years, Erin LaMore, and their daughter.

"The 30-year fixed rate saw the largest single-week decline since July 2022, dropping to 6.9%. See more mortgage rates on Zillow Real Estate on ZillowMortgage calculatorUse our free mortgage calculator to see how today's interest rates will affect your monthly payments. 30-year fixed mortgage ratesThe current average 30-year fixed mortgage rate is 7.08%, according to Freddie Mac. 15-year fixed mortgage ratesThe average 15-year fixed mortgage rate is 6.38%, an increase from the prior week, according to Freddie Mac data. Mortgage rates have increased dramatically so far in 2022, but there are signs that they may finally have peaked.

☆ The method to Elon Musk's Twitter madness reveals itself
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Matt Weinberger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The theme of last week was chaos and hubris, amid a massive wave of tech layoffs and the turmoil at Twitter under new owner Elon Musk. The method to the Twitter madness emerges. Salesforce insiders say they were set up to fail. Last week, Salesforce laid off workers who it said were underperforming. The jokester behind the popular Jesus Christ account on Twitter tells Insider how Elon Musk's new Twitter Blue got him verified after 14 years on the platform.

Every day of the year on the homefront, however, active-duty military families leave behind neighbors and local ties to little fanfare as they relocate to other bases. Right now, military families are not getting enough financial assistance in coping with the cost of constant moves. Since military families move on government orders, they do not have the option of choosing less expensive regions or staying put. Supporting our military families shouldn’t fall solely to the Defense Department, however. Military families are part of our communities, and they need our support.

[1/2] Raindrops hang on a sign for Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., October 26, 2020. "At best it reduced the likelihood of a three-quarter point rate hike in December and brought it down to a half-point hike. ET, Dow e-minis were up 148 points, or 0.44%, S&P 500 e-minis were up 19 points, or 0.48%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 69 points, or 0.59%. Shares of megacap companies extended gains in premarket trading, with Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) up 0.8% after a near 9% surge in the previous session. Reporting by Shubham Batra, Sruthi Shankar and Devik Jain in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak DasguptaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Forum, founded in 1948 to ensure that Mexican American World War II veterans could access their government benefits. “Latinos have a long and honorable tradition of military service,” he said, “only somehow it is not as well-known as that of other groups. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, there are nearly 1.3 million Latino veterans, or about 8 percent of the veteran population. Issues for Latino veterans, Vazquez-Contes noted, range from accessing medical care through the Veterans Administration system to homelessness to suicide. “The promotion rates for the top enlisted ranks, and the top officer ranks, are just basically void of Hispanic names.”Ricardo Aponte of the Hispanic Veterans Leadership Alliance.

☆ $ TO THE POWER OF 0.228
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Who knew a statistical difference of 0.228 ppt could add $3 trillion to the value of S&P 500 and Nasdaq stocks, and heaven knows how much to Treasuries as yields boasted their biggest daily drop in more than a decade. It's not often you see the long bond up 3 points in price. Even Euribor rallied as much as 19 ticks as the market lowered the likely peak for ECB rates, a trend echoed across futures markets. The dollar has recouped a little of its losses today in Asia, but surprisingly little given the scale of the retreat. If so, it would be a huge relief to the EM countries having to run down reserves to protect their currencies.

☆ Morning Bid: $ to the power of 0.228
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

It's not often you see the long bond up 3 points in price. Even Euribor rallied as much as 19 ticks as the market lowered the likely peak for ECB rates, a trend echoed across futures markets. The dollar has recouped a little of its losses today in Asia, but surprisingly little given the scale of the retreat. If so, it would be a huge relief to the EM countries having to run down reserves to protect their currencies. Come to that, it would also be a major positive for commodities priced in USD.

☆ Companies are recruiting veterans sooner as competition grows
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Kristina Partsinevelos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCompanies are recruiting veterans sooner as competition growsOn this Veterans Day, CNBC's Kristina Partsinevelos takes a look at the employment opportunities for former service members.

☆ Elon Musk is now working out of Twitter headquarters, thanks employees for long hours
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Lora Kolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

On Friday, Twitter 's new owner Elon Musk sent a companywide email to employees of the social media giant thanking them for working long hours since he took over on Oct. 28. Two current Twitter employees told CNBC that they were fielding calls from colleagues and clients about all the changes to the platform. Two employees told CNBC that they have not gotten formal guidance from the company's human resources department on remote work. This week, Musk told Twitter employees that he was reversing the company's previous "work from home forever" policy which had been enacted by his personal friend and collaborator, former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. Here's the e-mail from Elon Musk to Twitter employees on Friday, transcribed by CNBC:

☆ Trump Org begins turning prosecution witnesses to their own advantage in 'politically motivated' tax-fraud case
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

"I just felt this was politically motivated," McConney told jurors on Thursday of how prosecutors treated him before he decided to stop cooperating. Mazars severed ties with the Trump Organization in February after publicly questioning "discrepancies" in the Trump Organization's finances. Steinglass also elicited more testimony from McConney on what the prosecutor called a 2017 "clean up" of the company's books. "Nobody told me specifically," McConney said, "that this change was because Mr. Trump became President Trump. Prosecutors must prove that Trump's company was in on Weisselberg's admitted tax-fraud efforts.

☆ Treasury yields dip ahead of consumer inflation report
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

One basis point equals 0.01%. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield was at 4.0962% at 4:05 a.m. ET after falling by over four basis points. The yield on the 2-year Treasury was last down by around one basis point to 4.6141%. U.S. Treasury yields declined across the board on Thursday as investors awaited the release of October's consumer price index (CPI) report.

☆ Fmr. NFL player Phil McConkey on the nation's first institutional asset manager owned by veterans
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Melissa Lee | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailFmr. NFL player Phil McConkey on the nation's first institutional asset manager owned by veteransPhil McConkey, Super Bowl champion and president of Academy Securities discuss what Wall Street's doing to recognize Veterans Day. With CNBC's Brian Sullivan and the Fast Money traders, Tim Seymour, Karen Finerman, Dan Nathan and Guy Adami.

☆ Stocks week ahead: How the midterms could affect Wall Street
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-06 | by ( Paul R. La Monica | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Investors are more than happy when politicians bicker but don’t actually enact any new laws that may hurt corporate profits. If Republicans get the House, tax hikes are dead in the water,” said David Wagner, a portfolio manager with Aptus Capital Advisors. That’s because there are some areas of consensus for the White House and Republican lawmakers. Congress and the White House may spend more time bickering than trying to pass legislation. Ameriprise chief market strategist Anthony Saglimbene said on a conference call last week about the midterms that stocks have historically gone up after elections, no matter which party controls the White House and Congress.

☆ Midterms could be a positive catalyst for stocks as investors await next big inflation report
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Patti Domm | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

There are two big hurdles for markets in the week ahead - another potentially hot consumer inflation report and the Congressional midterm elections. "100% of the time, the S & P 500 has been up 12 months after the midterm election." Midterm rallies Stocks tend to gain in the final months of midterm election years, and strategists have been expecting the market to move higher. CFRA Chief Market Strategist Sam Stovall said even when interest rates are climbing, the midterm election has been a catalyst for stocks. He examined market performance in other midterm election years when interest rates were going up.

While stock market holidays also apply to the bond market, the bond market's early closures differ. We've included a list of holidays that the stock market and bond market are closed, as well as a list of days each market has early closures. Editor's Rating 4.2/5 A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star Editor's Rating 4.65/5 A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star Editor's Rating 4.11/5 A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star Learn more On Wealthfront's website Learn more On SoFi's website Learn more On Acorns' websiteIs the stock market open on Diwali? ET) May 29, 2022 Memorial Day May 30, 2022 Juneteenth Holiday June 30, 2022 Day before Independence Day (closes at 2 p.m. ET) July 3, 2022 Independence Day July 4, 2022 Labor Day September 5, 2022 Indigenous Peoples' Day/Columbus Day October 10, 2022 Veterans Day November 11, 2022 Day before Thanksgiving Day (closes at 2 p.m.

If you're part of an online bank, transactions won't go through on holidays. We've included a list of holidays when most banks close, plus alternatives for accessing cash if you need money quickly. Others, like TD Bank and Regions Bank, have separate pages with bank holiday schedules. Customer service availability will usually stay the same with online banks, but there are some exceptions. Most banking transactions don't process on bank holidays, regardless of whether you use an online or brick-and-mortar bank.

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