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☆ Shares in fashion giant behind Zara and Massimo Dutti plunge as it reports disappointing sales growth
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Inditex sales grew 9% in five weeks to December 9, the start of the traditional holiday shopping period. Shares fell over 7% on Wednesday off the back of the results, which missed analyst expectations. Analysts at Deutsche Bank called the results "disappointing" in a note to clients. AdvertisementShares in the Madrid-listed fashion giant — which also owns Bershka and Massimo Dutti — dropped as much as 7% on Wednesday after it missed analyst estimates. Net income rose 8.5% to €4.4 billion ($4.62 billion) in the nine-month period, falling below the €4.52 billion ($4.74 billion) forecast by analysts.

Persons: Massimo Dutti —, James Grzinic, Zara, Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior —, Kering, Saint Laurent — Organizations: Deutsche Bank, Jefferies, Louis, Gucci Locations: Madrid, Zara

As for the National Guard, she had already deployed a significant contingent of guardsmen – but not to the flooded area. Kristi Noem, governor of South Dakota, speaks during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 15, 2024. South Dakota produced about 8.3 million tons of milk in 2023, according to the US Department of Agriculture. And US citizens, he said, “don’t want to do that work.”Video Ad Feedback "We will not have food:" Why South Dakota farmer believes Gov. Moes said he supported Noem sending South Dakota’s National Guard to the border, and he sides with Trump’s promises to restrict immigration.

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☆ Bill Belichick agrees to deal to become UNC football head coach
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-11 | by ( The Athletic College Football Staff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +16 min

The opportunity to do so comes in Chapel Hill, where the Tar Heels have not won a conference title since 1980. Belichick, 72, spent some time in college football this year at Washington, where his son Steve Belichick joined the Huskies as defensive coordinator under first-year head coach Jedd Fisch. Bill’s father, Steve, worked in college football for more than 40 years (including a stop at UNC). Belichick spent some time in college football this year at Washington, where his son Steve Belichick joined the Huskies as defensive coordinator. After Brown was fired, Cunningham appeared on UNC’s “Carolina Insider” podcast and detailed what he was looking for in the Tar Heels’ next football coach.

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In handwritten notes from 2019 reviewed by Business Insider, Mangione wrote that he had spondylolisthesis — severe slippage of parts of the spine due to joint deterioration. The scion of a prominent Baltimore family, Mangione was educated at elite schools. "When you think of the Mangione family, you think of an esteemed family that has done a lot for the community," Maronick said on a phone call. Related storiesMangione was "very into sports" and "very social," a high-school classmate told BI. In recent months, one of Mangione's cousins began reaching out to Mangione's friends to ask whether anyone had heard from him, his high-school classmate told BI.

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☆ The top 10 U.S. cities where salaries are shrinking fastest: In 4 metro areas, incomes dropped by 17%
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Kamaron Mcnair | In Kamaronmcnair | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Nationally, median household income rose by 4% between 2022 and 2023, per the latest U.S. Census Bureau data. In three other cities — Champaign, Illinois; Madera, California; and Baton Rouge, Louisiana — median incomes dropped by at least 17%. The share of local households earning at least $100,000 fell from 54% in 2022 to about 41% in 2023, SmartAsset finds. Despite the drop in earnings in Marysville, the median income of $85,708 there is still above the national median of $80,610. In the state of Washington overall, the median household income in 2023 was $93,440, bolstered by higher-earning cities like Seattle and Bellevue, where median incomes are over $100,000.

Persons: SmartAsset, Jaclyn DeJohn Organizations: Census, Massachusetts Institute, metros Locations: Marysville , Washington, Seattle, Marysville, Champaign , Illinois, Madera , California, Baton Rouge , Louisiana, Marysville It's, Snohomish County , Washington, Washington, Bellevue

☆ ‘Black Beauty’ meteorite preserves evidence of hot, ancient water on Mars
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

But key questions remain about when exactly water first appeared on Mars and how it evolved — and disappeared — over time. Scientists analyzed a sample from the “Black Beauty” meteorite, also known as NWA 7034, that was found in the Sahara Desert in 2011. If hydrothermal systems existed in the Martian crust 4.45 billion years ago, liquid water likely made its way to the surface. “Many environments on Earth host life in hot water systems, including hot springs, and hydrothermal vents. Currently, the Perseverance rover is climbing the rim of Jezero Crater on Mars, an ancient lake once filled with water 3.7 billion years ago.

Persons: Mars, ”, Jack Gillespie, Carl Agee, Aaron Cavosie, Cavosie, Gillespie, “, ” Cavosie, Briony Horgan, Horgan, ” Horgan Organizations: CNN, University of Lausanne’s Faculty of Geosciences, ” Minerals, Institute of Meteoritics, University of New, Science, Technology Centre, Curtin University, Curtin University’s School of, Sciences, Purdue University Locations: Switzerland, University of New Mexico, Mars, West Lafayette , Indiana

☆ 10 months after landing a job in my dream city in Europe, I packed up and moved back to Manila. I have no regrets.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Nina Unlay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Nina Unlay fulfilled her dream of working in London when she landed a reporter job in 2019. After only 10 months, she got on a flight back home to Manila and fell in love soon after. AdvertisementWhen I landed a job in my dream city, I thought the hard part was over. Also, after having studied in London, I knew that this was enough for me to get by. My fiancé is a Filipino-American who was born in Virginia and moved to the Philippines when he was 5.

Persons: Nina Unlay, she'll, —, Unlay, who'd, I've, Kiko Martinez Four, it's Organizations: EU, Broadway, Economist Intelligence Unit, Metro Manila, London Locations: London, Manila, Philippines, Philippine, Victoria, East, North London, Hackney, Vancouver, Toronto, New York, Metro Manila, Filipino, American, Virginia

☆ I was born in the 'Silicon Valley' of India and watched it change from a quiet, green city to an international tech hub
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

There are too many people and a limited water supply due to a decreasing number of lakes. I've never struggled with water supply in the past: I have access to a well, rainwater harvesting, and facilities to store water from the public supply. But this year, I noticed the public water supply was running out more frequently, so even I had to buy water a few times. There are opportunities in tech and other industries serving that community, such as schools, public transport, and cooking. It's going to take a long while for anything to change, so I still think Bengaluru will continue to be "India's Silicon Valley."

Persons: Vikram Chandrashekar, Chandrashekar, It's, I've, I'm, they're, that's Organizations: Indian Institute of Science, Raman Research, Infosys, Wipro, Texas Instruments, Oracle, Jobs Locations: Bengaluru, India, Valley, J.P, Nagar, Silicon Valley, there's, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Mysore, Mangalore, Silicon

☆ Oracle stock is down after earnings miss and elevated cloud expectations
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Oracle's stock fell nearly 8% after missing earnings estimates and issuing weaker guidance. Oracle's cloud services, driven by AI demand, grew 12% in the last quarter, making up 77% of revenue. Oracle's stock surged 80% this year, boosting its market value to over $500 billion. Oracle said it expects revenue growth between 7% and 9% for the current quarter. AdvertisementOn Monday, the company also announced a deal with Meta to use Oracle's AI cloud infrastructure to develop the social media giant's Llama AI models.

Persons: Brent Thill, Safra Catz Organizations: Oracle, Nvidia, Jefferies, Google, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Meta

☆ How the Olympics helped transform Salt Lake City into a tech hub
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Chris Dilella | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Spectators file into the Olympic Medal Plaza in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, during the 2002 Olympics. Salt Lake City has grown from a winter sports venue to a vibrant technology hub in just two decades, leveraging the legacy of the 2002 Winter Olympics to transform into one of America's fastest-growing business destinations. A catalyst for economic growthIn 2002, the world watched as Salt Lake City welcomed athletes and spectators to the Winter Olympics. Salt Lake City's 2002 Olympics cost about $2 billion and turned a profit. During preparations for the Olympics, Leavitt met with Adobe co-founder and Salt Lake City native John Warnock in Silicon Valley to discuss building a tech community in Utah.

Persons: George Frey, Michael Leavitt, Leavitt, Todd Lodwick, Anacleto, John Warnock, Warnock, what's Organizations: AFP, Getty, Census Bureau, Former Utah Gov, CNBC, Winter, Games, University, Utah's, Gardner Policy Institute, Gardner Institute, Olympic Rings, Nordic, Los Angeles Times, Olympics, Adobe, Engineering, Computer Science Initiative Locations: Salt Lake City , Utah, CNBC's, Salt Lake City, Kearns , Utah, Utah, Silicon Valley

☆ 12-year-old boy dead after falling through ice in Albany, New York. 11-year-old girl in critical condition after trying to save him.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Dawn Sawyer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —An 11-year-old girl was left fighting for her life and a 12-year-old boy died after falling into the ice of Washington Park Lake in Albany, New York, on Saturday. The boy was found dead at the scene, and the girl is in critical condition after falling in while trying to save him. She was listed in critical condition as of Sunday, according to a statement from North Albany Middle School. There was also a specialized water unit with water rescue equipment dispatched to the scene, Albany Chief of Fire and Emergency Services Joseph Gregory told the Times Union. “This is a terrible tragedy, and we are grieving as a school community.”The Albany school district is providing crisis services for students and school employees needing support after the accident, according to the school district.

Persons: Joseph Gregory, ” Gregory, Kathy Sheehan, ” Sheehan, “, Joseph Hochreiter, ” Mayor Sheehan, WRGB, Gregory, ” Organizations: CNN, Albany Police Department, Times Union, Albany Medical Center Hospital, Albany Middle School, New York, Police, Emergency, Officers, Washington Park Conservancy, Team, ” City School District, North Albany Middle School, Albany Police, WRGB, Parks and Recreation Association, ” Locations: Washington, Lake, Albany , New York, Albany, ”

☆ ‘No winners’: China’s Xi warns US against a trade war
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Juliana Liu | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Hong Kong CNN —Chinese leader Xi Jinping has warned the United States against restarting a trade war, saying there would be “no winners” even as he vowed to defend the country’s economic interests. “Tariff wars, trade wars, and technology wars go against the historical trend and economic laws, and there will be no winners,” Xi said according to state broadcaster CCTV. China has always believed that only when China is good can the world be good. “We doubt this marks an end to China’s recent export boom,” Zichun Huang of Capital Economics wrote in a research note. “It is likely that China would continue to improve trade relations through lower export tax rebate and clearer rules including government procurement,” Citi economists wrote on Monday.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Xi, Donald Trump, ” Xi, Jake Sullivan, Biden, Trump, “, Zichun Huang, ”, Economists Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Nvidia, US National Security, NBC, China’s Foreign, Reuters, Capital Economics, Communist, ” Citi Locations: China, Hong Kong, United States, Washington, Beijing, “

Vitello “grew up in the Enforcement and Removal Operations division” of ICE, a current ICE official said. ICE agents arrest a migrant with a criminal conviction in suburban Maryland. The case involved a 2013 incident in which an ICE agent was moving a shackled and handcuffed detainee from one cell to another. The ICE agent was criminally charged, but a judge later dismissed the case. The detainee filed a civil suit against ICE claiming the agent’s behavior was a direct result of agency training.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Trump, Caleb Vitello, Vitello “, Jason Houser, Biden, “, ” Houser, Laura Strickler, ”, Corey Price, Vitello Organizations: Fox News, Customs, ICE, NBC Locations: Maryland, Southern U.S, Fort Benning , Georgia

Phil Murphy, a Democrat, signed a law Monday prohibiting public schools and libraries from banning books and protecting librarians who obey state law. “Across the nation, we have seen attempts to suppress and censor the stories and experiences of others,” Murphy said in a statement. New Jersey is the third state to sign a law prohibiting the banning of books at public schools and libraries, following Illinois and Minnesota. The new law is set to take effect in a year from the governor’s signing. However, the state education commissioner and the New Jersey state librarian are permitted to start implementing it immediately “as may be necessary,” the law states.

Persons: Phil Murphy, ” Murphy, “, Jeenah, Toni Morrison’s “, Maia Kobabe’s, George M, Kevin Dehmer Organizations: New, New Jersey Gov, NBC, Bloomberg, Getty, PEN America, American Library Association, American Locations: New Jersey, New York, . New Jersey, Illinois, Minnesota, ” New Jersey

Merriam-Webster’s word of the year is one that the dictionary suggests unifies both sides of the aisle. The word was frequently used by the media this year, Merriam-Webster noted, and was repeated on networks like MSNBC and Fox News — particularly when describing politics and the presidential election. Several other terms associated with politics — including “democracy” — also made the dictionary’s words of the year list. But this year, Merriam-Webster said the word saw a “rise in lookups” due to “multiple reasons relating to the U.S. election,” including the health of both President Joe Biden and Trump. Meanwhile, Collins Dictionary named “Brat” word of the year, after the Charli XCX album became part of the cultural zeitgeist over the summer.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Webster, ” —, ”, “, Kamala Harris, Tim Walz’s, Walz, Harris ’, Joe Biden, Trump, Jools Lebron, Francis Scott Key, Gen Zers, Alpha, Collins Organizations: Merriam, MSNBC, Fox News, Comcast, NBC News, Black, Minnesota, . Merriam, Oxford University Press Locations: Independence, lookups, Baltimore , Maryland

He did so as the rebels entered and seized Damascus, seemingly with little fightback from Assad’s government forces. Syria dominated international consciousness for almost a decade, its civil war erupting after Assad crushed peaceful protests during the region-wide 2011 Arab Spring. But until last month the conflict had been largely at a stalemate, after Assad’s forces regained control of much of the country. The conflict in Syria partly contributed to a wave of mass migration into Europe, met by a right-wing backlash across the continent that is still reverberating today. Much of this diaspora has also responded to Assad’s downfall with astonished glee, some rushing to return home.

Persons: Dimitry Peskov, Assad, Murat Sengul, gulags, Hayat Tahrir, Abu Mohammad al Organizations: Baath Party, Getty, UNHCR, Amnesty, Al, State Department Locations: Damascus, Aleppo, Hama, Russia, Ukraine, Iran, Israel, Moscow, Syria, U.S, Turkey, Iraq, Anadolu, Europe, London, Berlin, Germany, Al Qaeda

☆ Robots are helping restore lost seagrass meadows
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Michelle Cohan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Winey is a robotics engineer with ReefGen, a company that’s working to repopulate lost seagrass habitats around the globe. Found on seabeds from Alaska to Australia, seagrass meadows are one of the most widespread coastal habitats on Earth. BORIS HORVAT/AFP via Getty Images“Once upon a time, there were about 18 million hectares of seagrass meadows on the planet, and we’ve lost between 30 and 40%,” says Chris Oakes, CEO of ReefGen. “Without the seagrass meadows, we’re going to see more coastal erosion, the loss of coral reefs, the loss of fish stocks, and degraded water quality,” he tells CNN. Robots for restorationSeagrass restoration projects often involve divers planting seeds or shoots on the ocean floor.

Persons: Nastasia Winey, BORIS HORVAT, we’ve, ”, Chris Oakes, Oakes, ReefGen, Tom Chi, ” Oakes, Cora, we’re, Joel Fodrie, ” Fodrie, “, ’ ” Organizations: Morehead City , North Carolina CNN, Grasshopper, Getty, CNN, Google, Grasshopper –, Grasshopper isn’t, University of North, UNC, Institute of Marine Sciences, UNC Institute of Marine Sciences, UNC's Institute of Marine Sciences Locations: Morehead City , North Carolina, seabeds, Alaska, Australia, AFP, Hawaii, Banks , North Carolina, North America, Europe, Southeast Asia, Wales, University of North Carolina, North Carolina, Banks

☆ Barry Keoghan hits back over ‘disgusting’ online abuse
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Irish actor Barry Keoghan has retaliated against what he describes as “inhumane” online trolling and accused people of intimidating his family. Absolute lies, hatred, disgusting commentary about my appearance, character, how I am as a parent and every other inhumane thing you can imagine,” said Keoghan. Keoghan said people had been “knocking on my grannies door” and “sitting outside my baby boy’s house intimidating them. He spoke extensively about the damaging impact of online trolling in a wide-ranging interview on “The Louis Theroux Podcast” released in November. “I’m like, well until you’ve walked a day in my shoes growing up as a kid, then you can comment… There’s a lot online.

Persons: Barry Keoghan, deactivating, it’s, ”, Keoghan, Oscar, Critics, Brando, Sabrina Carpenter, Louis Theroux, ” Keoghan, “, you’ve, ’, ” CNN’s Issy Ronald Organizations: CNN, “ Locations: Irish, Dublin, Ireland, American

☆ I dropped out of high school before becoming a millionaire at 39. I don't buy things for my kids so they learn how to save and invest.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

It was normal for kids to leave school in grade 10 or 11, get a job, get married, and have a baby. I started working three jobs when I left school: at the local vineyard, in retail, and at a pub. Despite not having a high school or college degree, I started working for a major international corporation and climbed the corporate ladder. The business started having $100,000 AUD (about $65,000 USD) months and never went back. Both my kids, who are 12 and 10, are enrolled in a business school for kids that teaches them about founding companies.

Persons: Sophie Musumeci, it's, we're Organizations: Real, New, Nintendo Locations: South Australia, Gold, Australia, Sydney, New York City

☆ Life after Google: 8 laid-off employees reflect on being let go, what they did next, and their advice for others
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Jane Zhang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +25 min

Google said it provided impacted employees with outplacement support and invited them to apply for open roles across the company. I miss a lot about Google, but more about the early days when it felt like a family. AdvertisementAnonymous Google employeeA senior software engineer who was laid off in January 2024 secured another job at Google a few weeks later. I had to take medical leave for depression at another fast-paced Big Tech job I'd worked; at another job, things felt like they moved at a glacial pace. Losing a job is traumatic, but it's humbling to think about how much Google transformed my life.

Persons: Jonea Gordon, Philadelphia Jonea Gordon Gordon, We'd, I'd, — I'd, Lois, Kyongsook, Kim, Seoul Lois Kim Kim, who'd, I've, Joe's, didn't, there's, Sylvia Duran, Sylvia Duran Chen Duran, I'm, Aaron Gabriel Neyer, Boulder , Colorado Aaron Neyer Neyer, Eric Wages, Massachusetts Eric Wages Ilene Perlman, — I'm, they've, who's, would've, Shao Chun Chen, Singapore Shao Chun Chen Chen, —, weren't, Camila Ferraz, Zurich Camila Ferraz Ferraz, Paolo, it's Organizations: Google, Big Tech, Philadelphia, Meta, Amazon, Facebook, Toyota, Hanmi Group, Starbucks, US, San, YouTube, Ivy League, LinkedIn, Intuit, University of Colorado Boulder's Atlas Institute, Boulder City Council, Human Relations, Idealum Solutions, National University of Singapore Locations: Seoul, Korea, Korean, San Francisco, Idaho, Florida, San Diego, YouTube Mexico, Singapore, Seattle, Boulder , Colorado, Boulder, Massachusetts, Silicon Valley, Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Japan, Miami, Zurich, Brazil, Google's San Francisco

☆ Polarization: Merriam-Webster’s word of year is 2024 in a nutshell
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Karina Tsui | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A word that has been used incessantly to describe the fraught state of American politics and society is Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of year. “The online dictionary tells us which words are being looked up, but also in what volume. “And polarization is the term that has been used by everyone.”Other contenders for word of the year included “totality,” following an April solar eclipse that drew astronomical excitement, and “fortnight,” the primarily British word that’s also a Taylor Swift song. Merriam-Webster is one of the final few English-language dictionary platforms to release its annual word. Earlier in December, Oxford Dictionary announced that “brain rot” was its word of the year, while Cambridge Dictionary declared “manifest” its lead word for 2024.

Persons: ” Forbes, ” Merriam, Webster, ” Peter Sokolowski, ”, Taylor, “, Jools Lebron Organizations: CNN, Merriam, MSNBC, Associated Press, Oxford, Cambridge Locations: Merriam

But then, during the summer, Mangione appeared to stop posting online, prompting worried messages from some of his friends. In this photo released by the Altoona Police Department, Luigi Mangione is seen in a holding cell after being taken into custody. Soon after Mangione moved to Hawaii, Martin said, Mangione did a surf lesson and ended up “in bed for about a week” with back pain. R.J. Martin, Mangione's former roommate, speaks to CNN on Monday. In late November, just weeks before the shooting, another user posted at Mangione, “thinking of you and prayers everyday in your name.

Persons: Luigi Mangione, Mangione, “ Nobody, ”, Brian Thompson, R.J, Martin, ” Mangione, Nicholas Mangione, Mary, “, it’s, Maryland State Delegate Nino Mangione, Nino Mangione’s, Danny Freeman, ” Martin, Mangione's, CNN Martin, “ I’m, Lyme, Stefan Jeremiah, Ted Kaczynski, –, Kaczynski, commenter, Michael Pollan’s, Joe Rogan, Edward Snowden, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Curt Devine, Scott Glover, Rob Kuznia, Holmes Lybrand, Daniel A, Medina Organizations: CNN, Ivy League, Altoona Police Department, Baltimore Sun, Health Systems, Gilman School, University of Pennsylvania, Phi Kappa Psi, “, Stanford University, Maryland State Delegate, Republican, Loyola University in, CNN Health, Monday, New York Locations: Midtown Manhattan, Baltimore, Hawaii, Altoona , Pennsylvania, America, Maryland, Cockeysville , Maryland, Loyola University in Maryland, Honolulu, midtown Manhattan, Mangione

☆ Oracle shares slide on earnings and revenue miss, disappointing forecast
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Revenue in Oracle's cloud services business jumped 12% from a year earlier to $10.81 billion, accounting for 77% of total revenue. Oracle's biggest growth engine has been cloud infrastructure, where it is competing with Amazon , Microsoft and Google as businesses move workloads out of their own data centers. Oracle said revenue in its cloud infrastructure unit soared 52% from a year earlier to $2.4 billion. "Oracle Cloud Infrastructure trains several of the world's most important generative AI models because we are faster and less expensive than other clouds," Oracle founder Larry Ellison said in a statement. In September, Oracle raised its fiscal 2026 revenue guidance to $66 billion, which was about $1.5 billion more than what analysts projected.

Persons: Larry Ellison Organizations: Oracle, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Meta, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Nvidia Locations: San Francisco

☆ What to watch for in 2025 housing market predictions
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Ana Teresa Solá | Ana Teresa Solá Is A Personal Finance Reporter For Cnbc. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

“If the housing market were going to crash, it would have already crashed by now,” said Daryl Fairweather, chief economist at Redfin. “The housing market has been so resilient to interest rates going up as high as they have.”Here are five housing market predictions for 2025, according to Fairweather and other economists. If fewer homes are built in a supply-constrained market, prices might grow much higher, said Channel. More than 21 million renter households are “cost-burdened,” meaning they spent more than 30% of their income on housing costs, according to 2023 U.S. Census data. “Rent prices typically decline in the colder months of the year,” as fewer people are apartment hunting in the late fall and winter seasons.

Persons: Redfin, ”, Daryl Fairweather, Fairweather, Selma Hepp, Donald Trump, Jacob Channel, ” Redfin’s Fairweather, “, Hepp, CoreLogic, Donald Trump’s, ” Jessica Lautz, ” Fairweather, CoreLogic’s, “ We’ll, Redfin’s Fairweather, What’s, Milton Organizations: U.S, Redfin, LendingTree, ”, D.C, LendingTree’s, National Association of Realtors, CNBC, “ Locations: U.S, Austin , Texas, Seattle , Washington, New York City, Florida , California, Texas, California, Florida, Asheville , North Carolina

☆ Brother of murdered Washington D.C. woman won’t give up on quest for answers four decades later
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Anna Turning | Anna Turning Is An Associate Producer With Dateline Nbc. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

The Charles County Sheriff’s Office details the events that followed on their website. According to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office website, “Two hunters were operating a four-wheel-drive vehicle in a wooded area off Sharpersville Road in Charles County looking for a place to hunt deer. And then when those officers got to the scene, they realized there’s a creek that separates our county, Charles County, and Prince George’s County,” he said. “Technology has advanced quite significantly.” As of yet, it has not provided the answers Deborah’s family so desperately wants. Anyone with information is asked to contact Charles County Crime Solvers by calling 1-866-411-TIPS, by texting CHARLES + your tip to CRIMES (274637), or by submitting a web tip.

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