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Nikki Haley says it's not «the end of our story» despite Donald Trump's easy primary victory in South Carolina, her home state where the onetime governor had long suggested her competitiveness with the former president would show. Defying calls from South Carolina Republicans to exit the race, Haley planned to travel Sunday to Michigan, which holds its primary on Tuesday.

Florida is on the verge of passing one of the nation’s most restrictive bans on minors’ use of social media

Two significant political events will intersect Saturday—the South Carolina Republican presidential primary and the second anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. The coincidence goes beyond this weekend. In the grand opera that congressional Republicans have become, no major legislation can pass until Donald Trump sings.

Walmart reported another quarter of stellar results, ending the year on a high note as its low prices attract shoppers looking for deals in an economically challenging environment beset by a recent bout of inflation

By Nate Raymond

NewEdge Wealth has added a new office in Atlanta, Georgia, with the hire of a team formerly with J.P. Morgan Wealth Management.

By Leah Douglas

The disturbance is expected to traverse from the Four Corners region in the Southwest to the southern Plains, disseminating moisture northward across the area starting on Sunday. Stay informed and exercise caution as these weather conditions unfold, prioritizing safety during travel and outdoor activities, according to the FOX Forecast Center.

Memphis residents were urged to boil water and New Yorkers have been warned that roads could be covered with dangerous black ice this weekend as brutal cold and inclement weather continue to sweep across parts of the U.S.Bitterly frigid air spilled into the Midwest from Canada on Friday and several states were under advisories as forecasters warned that wind chills dipping to minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 34 degrees Celsius) could be common through Sunday morning.

Walmart is raising the starting base pay for store managers, while redesigning its bonus plan that will put more of an emphasis on profits for these leaders

By Nate Raymond and David Shepardson

By Sheila Dang

Social media platform X received approval for a money transmitter license in Virginia, the 17th U.S. state to grant approval, as the Elon Musk-owned company advances efforts toward introducing payment features. The Virginia license allows X to facilitate money transfers electronically as of Tuesday, according to the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System & Registry, an online database.

Hutchinson dropped his long-shot bid for the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, ending a candidacy that served as a throwback to an earlier era of the GOP but ultimately failed to resonate in a party now dominated by Donald Trump. Hutchinson's exit came a day after he finished sixth in Iowa's leadoff caucuses, well behind Trump and other top rivals but also behind Ryan Binkley, a pastor who failed to qualify for any of the debates. Hutchinson was the last GOP candidate remaining in the race who was willing to directly take on Trump. «I congratulate Donald J Trump for his win last night in Iowa and to the other candidates who competed and garnered delegate support,» Hutchinson said in a statement. «Today, I am suspending my campaign for President and driving back to Arkansas. My message of being a principled Republican with experience and telling the truth about the current front runner did not sell in Iowa.»

By Tim Reid and Nathan Layne

Market expert D.R. Barton discusses the possibility of a soft landing in 2024, and which job and  financial trends are bolstering his predictions.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in February on whether the Environmental Protection Agency can continue enforcing its anti-air-pollution “good neighbor” rule in 10 states

Coronavirus has not been defeated completely and Covid-19 has not disappeared forever contrary to public belief. The deadly virus that caused the pandemic three years ago is back in a somewhat changed form. It is evident by the fact that the sub-variant of the Pirola strain has spread, with a rise in deaths reported in some countries including a European total of 874 deaths in the seven days up to December 4.

Netflix unveils its line-up for January in the United States. The streaming giant promises an array of licensed and original content, spanning movies, series, and games.

NewEdge Capital Group says that 2023 has been a record-breaking year for growth, with advisors managing $9.6 billion in client assets joining its growing footprint.

The instances of children becoming unwell due to elevated lead levels in apple cinnamon pouches from grocery stores have now reached 64 cases, prompting authorities to investigate the origin of the contamination.