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According to AJ Bell's Dividend Dashboard, dividends from FTSE 100 in 2024 will stand at £78.5bn, representing almost no growth on 2023's levels, and much below the £85.2bn record six years ago. «A Santa rally may add to the final haul, but the FTSE 100 is up by just over 7% in 2024, and is offering a forecast dividend yield of some 3.6%,» noted Russ Mould, AJ Bell's investment director. FTSE 100 dividend forecasts flatten in 2024 «Relative to available returns on cash, government bonds and inflation, that is more than respectable, but many investors may still, admittedly, be tempt...

Fed Chair Jerome Powell has left little chance for a Santa rally in global equity markets. While the Dow Jones recorded its worst day in over four months, the Sensex fell more than 1,100 points, nearing the 79,000 mark. The market had already priced in the impact of a 25 basis point rate cut but was left concerned after the dot plot was revised significantly higher, with only two cuts now forecast for 2025, half of what was expected in September. According to the current projections, 2026 is also likely to see just two cuts, down from four previously.

The gift-bearing legend of Santa was introduced to the United States by immigrants, much like many other holiday customs. Our Santa is a cross between the Dutch Sinterklaas, England's Father Christmas, and the Green Saint Nicholas, as quoted in a report by Today. Many children in the United States go to Santa for pictures and to give him their Christmas wishes. They then wait patiently or not for the big day, which is December 25, to see if their wishes are fulfilled.

Prime Video, Peacock, Max have new movies for subscribers to watch this week. At least four films will be released on Prime Video, Peacock, Max. It was easy to miss Clint Eastwood’s «Juror No. 2» in cinemas, but the 94-year-old’s latest arrives Friday, December 20 on Max. And “Juror No. 2,” despite its small theatrical footprint, has been much praised by critics. In it, Nicholas Hoult plays a juror in a murder trial who’s struggling with a moral dilemma. What goes on inside the Vatican before white smoke flows out of the Sistine Chapel? “Conclave” (streaming now on Peacock), about the election of a new pope, is a gripping thriller that imagines how the gathering of cardinals could go. The film, directed by Edward Berger and based on Robert Harris’ 2016 novel, stars Ralph Fiennes as the cardinal tasked with running the conclave. Nominated for six Golden Globes, “Conclave” is a major Oscar contender and one of the rare recent adult-oriented dramas to succeed at the box office.

More than 100 kids have been treated to an airplane flight and visit to a hangar at Denver International Airport that was transformed into the North Pole

A tweet from a financial advisor in Arizona, Adam Harding, went viral this summer when he shared a conversation he had with a client with a healthy bank account in her 70s. He had encouraged her to share that wealth with her kids and grandkids before she died. The more than 1,500 responses showed the extraordinary divide between the generations, with many gen Zers and millennials saying that baby boomers especially are hanging on to their money too long and boomers saying that’s their right.

foreign institutional investors (FIIs) are taking reverse steps to buy back more than what they sold last month. As against the $2.5 billion sell-off seen in November, FIIs have already bought Indian stocks worth around $3 billion in the first 10 days of the December month. As a result, the Nifty is already up around 2% this month with bulls betting that the momentum could turn into a strong Santa rally and take the market to new record peaks in the next few weeks before the Budget.

Secret Santa gift exchanges among friends, family or co-workers can be a fun way to get in the holiday spirit

Since 1943, the people of Appalachian Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee have looked forward to Santa’s arrival

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez’s novel One Hundred Years of Solitude is considered a literary masterpiece in the magical realism style. The 1967 Spanish language novel, which tells the story of seven generations of the Buendia family, has now been adapted into an 16-episode (over two seasons) Netflix series, premiering on 11 December.

FII selling that has wiped off nearly Rs 50 lakh crore from the Indian stock market ever since the bull market ended less than two months ago is now giving early signs of a U-turn before the Santa rally season begins in December-end. The pace of sell-off decreased to just about Rs 2,500 crore in the second week of the month after the first week saw foreigners decamping with nearly Rs 20,000 crore.

Canada Post workers officially went on strike Friday after failing to reach an agreement with the Crown corporation.

Brian Cox, known for his role in Succession, will voice Santa Claus in Netflix’s animated holiday movie That Christmas. The film is an adaptation of a children’s book trilogy by Richard Curtis, known for films like Love Actually and Notting Hill. Curtis makes his animation debut with this festive project.

Lakshmi Puja on Sharad Purnima or the autumn full moon. At the turn of the 20th century, there would have hardly been a Bengali house without an evening puja for the goddess of good fortune and abundance being conducted by the matriarch of the family. It could be described as Bengal's Thanksgiving Day, asking for Ma Lakshmi to shower divine benevolence on all. Whether She is represented as a figurine or painted on a clay plate (shora), Ma Lakshmi is adorned with flowers, and alponas featuring conch shells and lotuses are drawn on the floors with rice flour paste, with the goddess's feet etched at every doorway to welcome her. Similar to the more widely known Santa story, "Kojagori" Lakshmi is supposed to come late at night to see who is still awake and bestow her blessings on them. Durga Puja became a largely community celebration by the 19th century, barring those in the homes of rajas and zamindars, but Lakshmi Puja remained a family affair till the end of the 20th century. And, importantly, it was most often woman-led. Nearly every Bengali has memories of grandmothers, aunts and mothers prepping for the evening puja, making narkel naru (coconut-jaggery ladoos), arranging fruits and flowers, keeping fasts and reciting the panchali.

The choices on the movie marquee this weekend included Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker, a film about Donald Trump, a “Saturday Night Live” origin story and even Pharrell Williams as a Lego

action-comedy, which stars Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans. The plot follows their mission to rescue Santa Claus. It blends humor and action in an engaging holiday-themed adventure. The film is set for release in theaters on November 15.

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Paris Paralympics came to a close with a glittering closing ceremony on Sunday. Starting off the ceremony, French singer Santa performed Johnny Hallyday's iconic track «Vivre pour le Meilleur». Several video sequences and images from the previous three Paralympic Games accompanied her melodic voice. However, the couldron flight was not happening due to weather conditions.

Rio de Janeiro police carried out 16 search warrants targeting the claw machines that elicit exhilaration among children and adults alike across the city

Venice is wrapping up a pilot program charging day-trippers a 5-euro entrance fee

Colombia witnessed dramatic scenes when the pilot decided to take it back to the holding area to deboard two passengers. The two passengers included a 10-year old boy who refused to wear the seat belt and sit down and his father who was trying to control him. This resulted in a delayed take off leaving the passengers fuming. Latam Airlines 4049 was traveling on the Santa Marta to Bogota sector. The flight was delayed by an hour. This incident comes in the midst of various other flights across the world running into rough weather. The importance of the seat belt is back in the forefront of aviation safety.