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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on Sept. 23, 2024.Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesU.S. stock futures were little changed Monday after the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average posted new record closes.Futures tied to the 30-stock Dow slipped 36 points, or 0.08%. S&P 500 futures inched down 0.09%. Nasdaq 100 futures dipped 0.14%.Earlier in the day, the S&P 500 rose 0.28% and the Dow added 0.15%, resulting in closing records for both indexes. The Nasdaq Composite ended the session up 0.14%.The gains were modest but appeared to be a continuation…

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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event at a farm, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, in Smithton, Pennsylvania.Alex Brandon | APFormer President Donald Trump on Monday threatened John Deere with a 200% tariff if the agricultural manufacturer moves production to factories in Mexico.”They’ve announced a few days ago that they’re going to move a lot of their manufacturing business to Mexico,” the Republican nominee said at a policy roundtable in Smithton, Pennsylvania, hosted by the Protecting America Initiative.”I’m just notifying John Deere right now: If you do that, we’re putting a 200% tariff on everything that…

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Sometimes it takes a while before it hits us what we’re watching.One minute, we’re just doing what we do, tuning into baseball in 2024. The next, it begins to dawn on us. We’re witnessing something special.Then we ask: Just how special? Next thing we know, we’ve taken a trip back in time, to that place where legends dwell. And that’s where Aaron Judge and Juan Soto have taken us.It never feels comfortable to do what we’re about to do. But we’re about to do it anyway. As they near the finish line of an astonishing season in the modern-day incarnation…

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Investors are still expressing signs of concern despite the stock market hitting all-time highs, according to Deutsche Bank. After the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a half percentage point last week, the S & P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit new milestones , topping 5,700 and 42,000, respectively, for the first time. Together with the Nasdaq Composite, all three major averages scored weekly gains of more than 1%. The S & P and the Dow weren’t alone in their milestones. Gold prices also notched a new all-time high following the supersized Fed cut, crossing the $2,600…

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Mark Robinson, lieutenant governor of North Carolina and candidate for governor, speaks prior to Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaking at a campaign event at Harrah’s Cherokee Center in Asheville, North Carolina, on Aug. 14, 2024.Grant Baldwin | Getty ImagesThe political network largely funded by billionaire industrialist Charles Koch has been quietly backing North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson despite a litany of controversies, according to records uncovered by CNBC.The Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity ran digital advertisements supporting Robinson as recently as this month. It’s also funded pro-Robinson door knocking, launched a website that encouraged voters to thank…

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It was a meeting of the Premier League’s two best teams, a battle of tactical masters, a clash of technical brilliance and pure drama.Manchester City versus Arsenal just five games into the season lived up to its billing in many of the conventional ways and served up a memorable ending.Yet it also proved that no heavyweight contest cannot be enhanced by a bit of s***housing (or, to be more precise, a whole lot of s***housing).There was plenty of time for it. The match lasted 109 minutes and 17 seconds, which surpassed the previous day’s 109-minute, eight-second epic between Aston Villa…

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ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via EmailCNBC Crypto World features the latest news and daily trading updates from the digital currency markets and provides viewers with a look at what’s ahead with high-profile interviews, explainers, and unique stories from the ever-changing crypto industry. On today’s show, Rich Rines of Core DAO breaks down the latest price moves for bitcoin and ether, and where crypto markets could be headed by 2025. Source link

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With the August sell-off fading from view and the U.S. presidential election still more than a month away, this may be the right time for investors to buy some protection against volatility, according to Goldman Sachs. The CBOE Volatility Index , or VIX, fell below 16 on Monday and is now flirting with its lowest level since the July doldrums. The index, often called Wall Street’s “fear gauge,” is a measure of expected volatility over the next 30 days based on market pricing of S & P 500 options. Its current level is a stark retreat from the 65 mark…

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Nearly three years ago, with a conference title on the line, Baylor’s defense turned into a brick wall.In the final minute of the 2021 Big 12 Championship Game, Oklahoma State had four tries to get 2 yards and a go-ahead touchdown. The Bears allowed just 1 3/4, and Baylor won the Big 12 crown in coach Dave Aranda’s second season.On Saturday night at Colorado, Baylor needed another game-sealing stop in the final minute, with lower stakes (the teams’ Big 12 opener) and much more wiggle room: 45 yards to defend and only two seconds for the Buffaloes to cover them.…

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