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‘Mornings with Maria’ panelists react to December’s better-than-expected jobs report, detailing its expected impact on the labor market and U.S. economy.

Retired U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter pilot Lt. Col. Darin Gaub says the only hope to mitigate conflict in the Middle East is for Israel to uphold its defense.

The United States has put Yemen’s Houthis rebels back on its list of specially designated global terrorists

NEW DELHI : India’s horticulture production, including that of vegetables and fruits, was 2.32% higher in financial year 2022-23 at 355.3 million tonnes, according to the agriculture ministry’s third advance estimates issued on Thursday. Production of vegetables is estimated to have increased to 213.88 mt in FY 2022-23 from 209.14 mt in the year prior due to an increase in potato and tomato output. Onion production, however, is estimated to have dropped 4.7% to 30.2 mt in FY23, according to government officials who declined to be identified.

Netflix, Square Enix, Crystal Dynamics, and Legendary Television have teamed up for a whole new animated series that is based on the video game franchise Tomb Raider, with the new series to be out in 2024. Initially made public besides an anime project dedicated to Skull Island in January 2021, Tomb Raider is one of the several video game adaptation projects in development by Netflix.

India will be the fastest growing major economy in the world for the next three years. China's growth has been estimated to slow to 5.4% in 2023 and to 4.6% in 2024 and edge slightly higher at 4.8% in 2025 before settling at 4.6% in 2026-dragged down largely by its property market woes and slowing demand. S&P said it expects Asia-Pacific's growth engine to shift from China to South and Southeast Asia. The decline of China, and at the same time the rise of India, has one common factor: population. Chinese are shrinking in number and aging, which is bad for the manufacturing powerhouse which needs young labour to stay in the leadership position. India, on the other hand, has more than 50% of its population below the age of 25 and more than 65% below the age of 35. SO many young people at work will propel economic growth if the government policies align. Shifting population numbers make India's rise and China's decline inevitable. China's baby problem As per the Chinese government, the population dropped by 2 million people in 2023 in the second straight annual drop as births fell and deaths jumped after the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, AP has reported.

Amazon and Costco have been pushed to second and third place respectively as the most preferred grocery stores of Americans. In a survey conducted by the Retailer Preference Index (RPI), H-E-B has emerged as the top choice for shoppers in the US. They have won this coveted position the third time, beating big names like online giant Amazon and smaller stores like Trader Joe's. With 380 stores in Texas and Mexico, H-E-B made $38.9 billion and were named one of «America's Largest Private Companies» by Forbes in 2022. They were also named Retailer of the Year in 2010 and are one of the «Top 75 North American Food Retailers.»

crypto wallet addresses in 2023, including addresses identified as sanctioned or linked to terrorist financing and scams, crypto research firm Chainalysis said on Thursday. Cryptocurrencies enable people to send money around the world without using the mainstream financial system. The underlying blockchain technology creates a record of transactions where senders and receivers are identified only by their wallet addresses, which are a string of letters and numbers.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. single-family homebuilding dropped sharply in December after a string of strong gains, but new construction remains underpinned by a shortage of previously owned houses for sale.

There were 52 mergers and acquisitions in the RIA industry in the fourth quarter of 2023 and it’s looking likely that activity will remain strong for some time.

Financial advisors using the AssetMark wealth management platform will now have access to a new suite of services to boost tax efficiency and outcomes for their clients’ taxable assets.

Stocks retreated and bond yields climbed on speculation the Federal Reserve will be in no rush to cut interest rates as the economy shows signs of resilience.

A team of veteran financial advisors who previously managed $420 million in client assets at Merrill Lynch have become wirehouse breakaways and launched their own independent firm.

Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya Ram Mandir on January 22 across the country, news agency ANI reported Thursday citing sources The report said at least 9,000 screens are available at railway stations across the country, on which the national transporter plans to live telecast the Pran Pratishtha ceremony. Besides, Indian Railways the DD News and DD National channels of Doordarshan will live telecast the entire event Pran Pratishtha ceremony on January 22. Live telecast arrangements have been made in Ayodhya Dham.

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Wells Fargo (WFC) was downgraded to Hold from Buy at Odeon in a note on Thursday with a $48.80 price target.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level since late 2022, suggesting job growth likely remained solid in January.

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Rapper Kanye West has surprised both his fans and detractors. The 46-year-old rapper took to his Instagram story Wednesday to flaunt his new metallic dentures. The 'Daily Mail' has reported that the dentures are worth a hefty $850,000. In another post, the singer compared his new look to the James Bond villain, Jaws, who had a mouth of metal. Jaws appeared in 1977’s 'The Spy Who Loved Me' and 1979's 'Moonraker'.

Ram temple consecration, according to media reports. The ritual is part of the 11-day Anusthan that Modi is following for the event. Modi even slept on the floor during his recent Kerala visit, news wire agency IANS reported recently. Guest house staff told IANS that even though they had prepared Kerala and north Indian dishes, Modi after reaching the guest house after his roadshow on Tuesday night, first had a tender coconut water drink. For dinner he just had fruits. «Even though the guest house had set up a king sized bed for Modi to sleep on, he rolled out his yoga mat and slept on it on the floor. He got up at 4.30 a.m., had a glass of hot water and later engaged in his daily yoga,» the report added. «Modi, when he left the guest house the next day, thanked the staff for the nice stay he had.