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☆ Household finance outlook hits highest since February 2020 following Trump win, New York Fed survey shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump holds an award during the FOX Nation's Patriot Awards at the Tilles Center on December 05, 2024 in Greenvale, New York. Optimism about household finances hit a multiyear high following Donald Trump's presidential election victory in November, according to a New York Federal Reserve survey released Monday. Even with the increase in sentiment, consumers' inflation outlook is still cautious, according to the New York Fed Survey. Though Trump has made little mention of attacking the government's debt and deficit load, the outlook there improved as well. The median expectation for growth in government debt was at 6.2%, down 2.3 percentage points from October and the lowest level since February 2020.

Persons: Donald Trump, Donald Trump's, Joe Biden, Trump Organizations: FOX, Tilles Center, New York Federal Reserve, White, Republican, New York Fed Survey Locations: Greenvale , New York, New

☆ Juan Soto agrees to 15-year, $765 million contract with New York Mets: Reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( David K. Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The New York Mets and superstar outfielder Juan Soto have agreed on a 15-year, $765 million contract, according to multiple reports Sunday. Cohen had shelled out $130 million for Max Scherzer and $86.7 million for Justin Verlander before he shipped both of the big-name pitchers away in 2023. The Mets have won two World Series (1969 and 1986) since their history began in 1962. Soto's addition is the Mets' most aggressive move yet to wrest the Big Apple spotlight away from the Yankees. He belted a career-high 41 home runs this season (fourth most) to go along with 109 RBIs (sixth most).

Persons: Juan Soto, Soto, Steve Cohen —, Cohen, hasn't, Francisco Lindor, Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander, Pete Alonso, Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, they're Organizations: New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Yankee, The New York Mets, Yankees, Bronx Bombers, ESPN, Citi Field, Mets, MLB, National League, NL East, AL, Dodgers, American League, Bombers, Miracle Mets, Big Apple, Baseball Locations: New York City, Queens

☆ China consumer prices climb less than expected as economy slows amid trade war worries
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | In Ying-Shan-Lee | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

China's producer price index declined for the 26th month. Producer inflation fell by 2.5% year on year in November, less than the estimated 2.8% decline as per the Reuters poll. The persistent near-zero inflation shows that China is still grappling with sluggish domestic demand and deflation at the wholesale level. Liu said China's producer price index inflation will likely remain negative throughout 2025. China is also due to report its trade data for November on Tuesday, and retail sales figures next Monday.

Persons: Becky Liu, Liu, Goldman Sachs, Fitch, Brian Coulton Organizations: National Bureau of Statistics, Reuters, Standard Chartered Bank, Economic Work Conference, Fitch Locations: China

☆ Timeline of how rebels toppled Assad’s regime in less than two weeks
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Antoinette Radford | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Omar Haj Kadour/AFP/Getty ImagesAfter less than two weeks of fighting across Syria’s northwest, rebel groups swiftly seized control of the capital. November 30: Rebels take control of Aleppo cityPosters of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were destroyed as rebel forces swept across the country. I swear to God, we are inside Hama city, we are inside Aleppo city,” a fighter cheered as he filmed himself by a local landmark in Hama. Video Ad Feedback Syrian rebels claim control of third city 00:46 - Source: CNNDecember 7: Homs fallsAfter moving south for days, the HTS quickly took control of Homs. Aref Tammawi/AFP/Getty ImagesEarly on Sunday morning, Syrian rebels declared the capital of Damascus “liberated” after entering the city with very little resistance from regime forces.

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Rice–Eccles Stadium, an outdoor college football venue at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, stands against a stunning mountain backdrop. The video game industry in Utah has become a powerhouse, growing more than 230% in the last decade and bringing in more than $2.3 billion in revenue last year. One of the key drivers behind the growth is the University of Utah's cutting-edge video game program. Inside a classroom in Salt Lake City, students here are immersed in studying video games — not just playing them, but also creating them, fueling an industry that has deep roots at the campus. In the Princeton Review's 2024 rankings for top game design schools, the University of Utah rose to No.

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☆ CNBC Daily Open: Political uncertainty intensifies over the weekend
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. South Korea's president survives impeachment voteSouth Korean president Yoon Seok Yeol has survived an impeachment vote over the weekend after his ruling People's Power Party boycotted the vote. China consumer inflation rate drops to a five-month lowChina's headline inflation rate fell to a five-month low in November and missed expectations. The country's inflation rate climbed 0.2% from a year ago, lower than the 0.5% expected by economists polled by Reuters.

Persons: Hayat Tahrir, Sham, Syria's Assad, Bashar Al, Assad, Yoon Seok Yeol, Kospi Organizations: National Syrian Army, CNBC, Tass, RIA, South, People's Power Party, Nasdaq, Federal Reserve, Reuters Locations: Hama, Syria, Russia, Damascus, U.S, China

☆ US military Osprey flights paused again amid safety questions
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Natasha Bertrand | Haley Britzky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The US military is again pausing flights of it troubled V-22 Osprey fleet “to determine if any additional safety measures are necessary,” a Navy spokesperson said Monday. “Today, Naval Air Forces directed an operational pause for all U.S. Navy CMV-22B Ospreys following a recommendation from Naval Air Systems Command,” Cmdr. A Marine Corps spokesperson also said Monday that the Marine Corps implemented a 96-hour operational pause “for non-essential flight operations” of their MV-22 Osprey fleet, which started on December 6. The CV-22 Osprey crash, which occurred in late November 2023, resulted in the deaths of all eight airmen on board. In August 2023, three US Marines were killed in an MV-22 crash — the Marine Corps’ Osprey variant — during an exercise in Australia.

Persons: Cmdr, Tim Hawkins, Brian Taylor, ’ decedents Organizations: CNN, Navy, “, Naval Air Forces, U.S . Navy, Naval Air Systems Command, Air Force, Marine Corps, Air Force Special Operations, US, NATO, Marines, Boeing, Bell Textron Inc, Royce, United States Marines Locations: New Mexico, Japan, Australia, California

☆ Ukraine's changing up its Black Sea attacks on Russia with drone boats armed with machine guns and flying exploding drones
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The naval drones used in these recent engagements were said to have been equipped with new weapons and strike capabilities, highlighting Ukraine's innovation in this space. Ukraine typically loads its naval drones with explosives and drives them directly into targets; they detonate on impact. Докладноhttps://t.co/xGrVFNsBIr pic.twitter.com/WnfNSnYaDl — Військово-Морські Сили ЗС України (@UA_NAVY) December 7, 2024This strategy depicted in the video essentially saw the naval systems converted into drone-carrying motherships. The SBU said that its newly modified Sea Baby drones had been equipped with large-caliber machine guns and automatic target acquisition. Ukraine fields several different variants of its domestically produced naval drones, including the Sea Baby platforms used by the SBU last week.

Persons: ince, Украни вцеадмрал, Олексй Нежпапа Organizations: Russian, Ukrainian Navy, BU, ВМС, ЗС Locations: Ukraine, Moscow, Russian, Crimean, Kyiv

☆ Disney Treasure prepares for its maiden voyage amid major cruise expansion
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Disney Treasure embarks on its maiden voyage later this month. Disney plans to double the size of its cruise fleet in the coming years. AdvertisementThe 1,119-foot-long Disney Treasure is set to make its maiden voyage from Port Canaveral, Florida later this month as the entertainment giant embarks on a major expansion of its cruise operations. The Treasure is one of seven new liners Disney plans to launch by 2031, more than doubling its fleet. AdvertisementThe Disney Treasure was christened in New York City in November 2024.

Persons: Thomas Mazloum, Bob Iger, Singer Jordin Sparks, Craig T Fruchtman, Disney, Iger, Donald Trump Organizations: Disney, Street Journal, Disney Destiny, ABC Locations: Port Canaveral , Florida, New York City, Singapore

☆ How world leaders and countries are reacting to Assad being toppled in Syria
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Western leaders view Assad's fall as a hopeful opportunity, not an outright victory. AdvertisementAs Bashar Assad's regime collapsed over the weekend, world leaders and countries issued statements on Syria. Here's how the world's been reacting to Assad's fall. Russia: Foreign MinistryIn a statement on Sunday, Russia's foreign ministry said it was monitoring Syria "with extreme concern." There is no serious threat to their security at the moment," the foreign ministry said.

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☆ Photographer Anastasia Samoylova captures Florida’s climate anxiety in new exhibitions at The Met and Saatchi Gallery
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

But it addresses very complicated and divisive subjects,” Samoylova told CNN in a video call from her home in Florida. Samoylova's work fuses pastel pink color palettes with images of displace flora and fauna, shown here in "Pink Sidewalk" (2017). Anastasia SamoylovaCracked bubblegum-colored concrete, flooded swimming pools, uprooted palm trees and displaced alligators paint a new, unnerving picture of the climate crisis. "Crabbing, Georgia" (2018) by Anastasia Samoylova. It’s their native habitat, so we are the ones encroaching, not them.”"Park Avenue, Miami Beach" (2018) by Anastasia Samoylova.

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☆ European markets set for a flat to lower start to the new trading week
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

European markets are expected to start the new trading week on a somber note, looking set to open in flat to lower territory Monday. Traders will be assessing geopolitical upheaval in the Middle East after the ousting of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad over the weekend. South Korea's Kospi stock index fell over 2% after President Yoon Suk Yeol survived an impeachment vote over the weekend. The November consumer price index, due out Wednesday, is expected to show a slight uptick in pricing pressures. Economists polled by Dow Jones expect a 0.3% and 2.7% monthly and yearly increase, respectively.

Persons: Germany's DAX, Bashar al, Assad, Yoon Suk Yeol, Dow Jones Organizations: France's CAC, IG, Traders, Nasdaq Locations: Europe, Asia, Pacific

☆ Melbourne, Australia: Adass Israel Synagogue attack to be investigated as a terrorist incident
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Edward Szekeres | Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —An arson attack on a synagogue in Melbourne last week is being investigated as terrorist incident, Australian officials said Monday, as the government announced it was establishing a new task force to combat antisemitism. The Adass Israel Synagogue in the city’s south – one of Australia’s most significant Jewish centers – burst into flames early on Friday sending worshippers fleeing during overnight prayers. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday’s fire at the Melbourne synagogue was the third antisemitic attack in recent months. “Unfortunately, in Australia today those of Jewish ethnicity and religion are being targeted because of who they are,” he said. “The AFP will not tolerate crimes that undermine Australia’s security or our way of life.”A policewoman stands guard at the scene of a fire at the Adass Israel Synagogue in Ripponlea, Melbourne, Australia, on December 6, 2024.

Persons: Shane Patton, Monday, Patton, Anthony Albanese, Reece Kershaw, ”, “, Con Chronis, Albanese, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel ‘, Ayelet Shaked, Shaked, – Organizations: CNN, Victoria Police, Australian Federal Police, AFP, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, Australian, Reuters, United, Labor, Israel, UN, “ Locations: Melbourne, Israel, Sydney, Australia, Adass, Ripponlea, Gaza, Israeli, United Nations, “, Palestinian, “ Australia

☆ Oppenheimer issues the highest forecast for 2025 on Wall Street
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Hakyung Kim | In Hakyungkim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Oppenheimer initiated the highest 2025 year-end forecast for the S & P 500 among the big names on Wall Street so far. The firm's 7,100 target for the broad market index for 2025 implies 16.7% upside potential from Friday's close at 6,090.27, and 6,200 for the end of this year. Artificial intelligence is a "watershed point" for tech and the economy that could parallel the way cars revolutionized peoples' lives and the economy in the 1920s, Stoltzfus added. He believes all sectors of the market will benefit from the increased productivity from AI advancements. To be sure, while Stoltzfus believes tech will "share center stage" in the year ahead, he advocates for diversification across all market sectors.

Persons: Oppenheimer, John Stoltzfus, Stoltzfus, — CNBC's Michael Bloom

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Geopolitical uncertainty intensifies over the weekend
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. South Korea's president survives impeachment voteSouth Korean president Yoon Seok Yeol has survived an impeachment vote over the weekend after his ruling People's Power Party boycotted the vote. Court upholds law ordering TikTok sale in U.S.A federal appeals court upheld a law requiring China-based ByteDance to sell social media app TikTok next month or face an effective ban in the U.S. TikTok said that it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the appeals court decision.

Persons: Bashar al, Assad, Syria's Assad, Bashar Al, Yoon Seok Yeol, TikTok Organizations: CNBC, Tass, RIA, South, People's Power Party, U.S, Supreme, Nasdaq, Federal Reserve, Dow Jones Locations: Hama's, Russia, Damascus, Syria, China, U.S

☆ CD, Checking, and Savings Rates Today: Secure Top Rates
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

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‘You’re bound to make mistakes’Former FBI profiler Mary Ellen O’Toole said determining his identity should come soon. “I’m thinking we’re going to know who this is within a matter of a few more days, if that,” O’Toole told CNN. NYPD officials said they believe the suspect left the city on an interstate bus, after video cameras showed him entering the George Washington Bus Terminal on 178th street but not leaving. After inspecting a backpack police sources said may have belonged to the shooter, authorities determined no gun was inside. Surveillance images released by authorities show the suspect riding an electric bike toward Central Park.

Persons: CNN —, Brian Thompson, Mary Ellen O’Toole, “, we’re, ” O’Toole, “ He’s, ”, Peter Young, ” Young, O’Toole, “ It’s, Tommy Hilfiger, Joseph Kenny Organizations: CNN, FBI, Police, Greyhound, George Washington Bus, Starbucks, New York Police Department, Authorities, NYPD, WABC, NYPD . Police Locations: New York City, Midtown Manhattan, Atlanta, Central Park, New

☆ 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.

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☆ College Football Playoff: Oregon takes top spot while Alabama left off bracket
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Andrew Greif | Andrew Greif Is A Freelance Sports Journalist. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The 12-team College Football Playoff that will eventually crown a national champion was unveiled Sunday, with top-seeded Oregon, Georgia, Boise State and Arizona State earning the top-four seeds and first-round byes in the bracket. As part of the playoff’s expansion from four teams to 12 this season, its 13-member selection committee selected the five highest-ranked conference champions, plus seven at-large teams. Only the four highest-ranked conference champions were eligible to earn a top-four seed and the reward of a bye into the quarterfinals. Ultimately, SMU became one of the bracket’s biggest winners when the playoff selection committee included the Mustangs despite its title-game loss, leaving out perennial powerhouse Alabama. The dates of the rest of the College Football playoff:Semifinals: Jan. 9-10, at the Cotton Bowl and Orange Bowl.

Persons: Warde Manuel Organizations: Football, Arizona State, Boise State, Penn State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, SMU, Clemson, Michigan, Saturday’s ACC, Alabama, Oregon, Texas, SEC, Iowa State, UNLV, Texas Indiana, Notre Dame SMU, Penn State Tennessee, Ohio, Fiesta, Rose, Indiana, Penn, College Football, Cotton, Orange Bowl, Mercedes, Benz Locations: Oregon, Georgia, Boise State, Texas, Tennessee, Indiana, Alabama, Atlanta

☆ Read the full transcript: President-elect Donald Trump interviewed by "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +111 min

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President-elect Donald Trump’s wide-ranging interview with “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker that aired Sunday touched on just about every major policy he has proposed for his second term, including imposing new tariffs, tackling inflation and mass deportations. “They deleted and destroyed all evidence of — that they found.”In the interview, Welker pointed out that Democrats deny this. According to Thompson, those agencies, and another House committee, continue to have access to the files and information the Republicans have argued was deleted, since the House committee didn’t archive them pending White House and DHS review. Tariffs, jobs and inflationTrump misconstrued the potential economic realities of tariffs, the taxes charged to importers on goods coming into the U.S. from abroad. In the interview, Trump said he’d be open to eliminating childhood vaccines “if they’re dangerous for the children.”“When you look at what’s going on with disease and sickness in our country, something’s wrong,” Trump said.

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☆ Trump’s FBI pick co-hosted a show for a conspiracy-filled, far-right media organization
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Brandy-Zadrozny-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Brandy Zadrozny | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +14 min

Such were the weekly topics on “Kash’s Corner,” the eponymous online show hosted by President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI. The show, available only to Epoch Times subscribers, could receive fresh scrutiny as Patel faces Senate confirmation hearings. The details of Patel’s contract with The Epoch Times aren’t known. Jekielek and The Epoch Times did not respond to requests for comment. “What, is the FBI going to come around and say, ‘Now, oh, we were just spending government dollars to help safeguard a nation’?

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At least 1,572 defendants have been charged and more than 1,251 have been convicted or pleaded guilty in the attack. Those transcripts remain with the agency, White House and a separate House committee continue to have access. “Honestly, they should go to jail,” Trump said about the committee members, insisting he would not direct his appointees to arrest them. Trump’s view on DOJ, FBIThe interview offers an in-depth look at Trump’s thoughts on the Justice Department and FBI. “I’m not looking to go back into the past,” Trump said when asked whether he would go after outgoing President Joe Biden.

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In an interview with Kristen Welker, moderator of NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” Trump also said he’ll work to extend the tax cuts passed in his first term. Trump said he would fulfill a campaign promise to levy tariffs on imports from America’s biggest trading partners. “Well, I don’t know that you’ll see it at all,” Trump said, adding that health care experts are studying possible alternatives. Foreign policyLater Friday after the interview, Trump flew to Paris for a ceremony marking the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral, which had been devastated by a fire. On another foreign policy front, Trump expressed doubt that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will be able to remain in power.

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☆ Syrian rebels advance into Damascus, claiming they seized control of the capital
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-08 | by ( Ammar Cheikh Omar | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Carol-Lee-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Rebel fighters claimed they captured the Syrian capital of Damascus early Sunday as government forces loyal to the country's president, Bashar al-Assad, were routed in a mater of days. The rebels' claim would open a new chapter in the 13-year-long civil war that has ravaged the ancient land. The Syrian government has detained thousands at the military prison on the outskirts of Damascus, according to Reuters. HTS rebels claimed Saturday that they had captured the city, a day after also claiming to have seized the city of Daraa. A 2020 ceasefire left Assad in control of 70% of Syria, but some 6.8 million Syrians have fled the country.

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