Defaults on leveraged loans soar to highest rate in 4 years
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In show of unity, 4 Texas pastors swap congregations
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These 4 Americans moved abroad—and don't plan on coming back anytime soon: 'I'm happier here'
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FDA issues highest-level recall for Costco eggs over salmonella risk
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Latin America’s rise in tuberculosis linked to imprisonment rates
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The big sports quiz of the year 2024
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Year in a word: Bro-caster
The manosphere’s podcasting heroes are the natural successors to radio shock-jocksFinancial Times - 20h -
NFL continues ratings domination with big Saturday showing, CFP first round delivers strong numbers
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Fantasy Football: 4 players with trust issues in Week 17 — can they be locked into championship lineups?
Fantasy football analyst Dalton Del Don breaks out the Trust Meter to see if four playersYahoo Sports - 1d -
FDA raises recall alert to highest level on Costco eggs over risk of severe illness or death
Federal food regulators raised their alarm for recalled eggs sold from Costco stores over possible salmonella exposure, reclassifying the targeted product to its highest risk level.NBC News - 1d -
No. 23 Michigan heads out west for matchup with No. 4 USC to tipoff Big Ten play
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For Brands, 2024 Was the Year of Weird
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Pettersson scores twice 44 seconds apart and Canucks hold off Sharks 4-3
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In a Surprise, the SBA Grants 4 New SBLC Licenses
It’s the second year in a row that the agency has expanded its roster of small business lenders.Inc. - 2d -
Biden administration withdraws student loan forgiveness plans. What borrowers should know
The Biden administration has withdrawn its two major plans to deliver student loan forgiveness to millions of Americans. Here's what borrowers should know.CNBC - 2d -
This Was the Year Elon Musk Took Over Politics
The American public elected Donald Trump to run the federal government. His erratic patron seems to think the job is also his.Wired - 2d -
Nordstrom Family Reaches $4 Billion Deal to Take Retailer Private
The department-store chain agreed to be acquired by members of the founding family and Mexican retailer El Puerto de Liverpool.The Wall Street Journal - 2d -
Kansas State vs. Rutgers prediction, odds, line: 2024 Rate Bowl picks from college football model
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The Juan Soto wealth effect: Soaring athlete salaries attract wealth management firms
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The coming global interest-rate collapse will force the Fed to cut four times in 2025
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Sticky inflation creates rift at Fed over how much to cut rates
Federal Reserve leaders are unified in their resolve to quash the worst bout of inflation in four decades. They just no longer agree on how high to keep U.S. interest rates to achieve their goal.MarketWatch - 1d -
Forget the 4% rule. Consider this new magic number for retirement withdrawals instead.
The economy and your own spending should drive what you take out of your retirement investments, new research says.MarketWatch - 1d -
My grandfather co-signed my cousin’s student loan. After my grandfather died, my cousin skipped town. Will the estate have to pay the debt?
“The loan is now in default, and I have no idea where this grandson is.”MarketWatch - 1d -
UK political photographs of the year – in pictures
The Press Association’s political photographer, Stefan Rousseau, picks his best shots from the past 12 months Continue reading...The Guardian - 1d -
Year in a word: Slop
AI could build a better future — but not without proliferating spam-like, low-grade content firstFinancial Times - 1d -
EU burns through gas storage at fastest rate since energy crisis
Colder weather and lower seaborne imports increase reliance on stored gasFinancial Times - 1d -
Surveillance videos appear to show 2 of 4 missing Ecuadorian kids taken by men in military uniform
Surveillance videos have emerged from the Ecuadorian coastal city of Guayaquil, showing men in military uniform grabbing two boys and driving them awayABC News - 2d -
Here Comes Santa Claus’s Approval Rating
Despite some debates in the news, Americans’ views on Santa haven’t really changed, polls show. Most parents still say he’ll visit on Christmas Eve.The New York Times - 2d -
Biden administration withdraws student loan forgiveness plans. What borrowers should know
The Biden administration has withdrawn two major plans to deliver student loan forgiveness.NBC News - 2d -
4 highlights from the scathing Gaetz Ethics report
The scathing House Ethics Committee report released Monday caps off one of the most extensive investigations into former Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-Fla.) conduct, headlined by findings that Gaetz paid a ...The Hill - 2d -
Highest-paid player in college football history? Transfer QB Darian Mensah's Duke deal is sign of times
$5 million budgets become $15 million and $10 million become $25 million in a market rife with NIL inflationCBS Sports - 2d -
Women's college basketball rankings: USC climbs to No. 4 after UConn win, LSU slips out of top five
Alabama is back in the AP Top 25, while Nebraska dropped outCBS Sports - 2d -
JuJu Watkins, USC move up to No. 4 in women’s AP Top 25 after win over UConn
The Trojans moved up three spots in the AP Top 25 after beating the then-No. 4 Huskies 72-70 on Saturday night in a rematch of last season’s Elite Eight game that UConn won.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Scientists unveil 50,000-year-old baby mammoth
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Watchdog calls for halt to energy loans amid insufficient conflict of interest controls
An internal government watchdog is calling on the Energy Department’s loan office to halt its financing for energy projects, saying there are insufficient controls in place to prevent conflicts of ...The Hill - 2d -
Whooping cough cases reach highest level in a decade
Whooping cough cases have reached the highest annual total in a decade and are more than six times higher than at the same time last year.NBC News - 2d -
BATMMAAN begins: These may be the dominant stocks for next year
A new acronym has been making the rounds since another potential tech kingmaker — Broadcom — began closing in on the $1 trillion market cap club last week.MarketWatch - 2d -
Congress Delays Threatened DJI Drone Ban for a Year
The 2025 National Defense Authorization Act passed without an amendment effectively banning the China-made drones, but left a door open for a prohibition in 12 months.Inc. - 2d -
Women's college basketball Star Power Index: JuJu Watkins excels as No. 7 USC holds off No. 4 UConn
USC rode its superstar to a top-five victory over the HuskiesCBS Sports - 2d
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