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People walk near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 2, 2024. Benoit Tessier | ReutersCongressional leaders on Tuesday evening released the text of a short-term bill to keep the federal government open until March 14, rolling it out just days ahead of a key deadline to prevent a shutdown and after numerous delays.Funding expires at the end of Friday, when the House and Senate are hoping to adjourn for the Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year holidays.The package includes $100.4 billion for disaster relief funding to address damage caused by hurricanes Helene and Milton in places like western North Carolina and…

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When Royals pitcher Alec Marsh proposed to his longtime girlfriend Makenna Harper in mid-November 2023, the rush was on. Not to get married, but to set a date.Harper met Marsh at Arizona State University, where she played softball and he was on the baseball team. She knew what all baseball significant others know: There are only two months for a baseball wedding, November and December. Securing a date — not just for prospective venues, but to work around other engaged baseball couples — is nearly its own sport.By the time they started looking, November 2024 was already filled up. Harper…

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Fashion tour de force Diane von Furstenberg spoke exclusively with CNBC’s Tania Bryer at her home in Venice, Italy. In this CNBC Conversation, she discussed the 15th anniversary of the DVF Awards and the enduring success of her iconic wrap dress, which celebrated 50 years in 2024. Tania also spoke to honorees and attendees at the awards, including Oprah Winfrey and Graça Machel, founder of The Graça Machel Trust.More than just a designer, the entrepreneur established her label in the early 1970s, an era when fashion was primarily run by men. Now a multimillion dollar company available in over 70…

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Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you a first look at tomorrow and last look at today. Sign up for free to receive it directly in your inbox. Here’s what CNBC TV’s producers were watching as the Dow Jones Industrial Average posted its longest losing streak since 1978, and what’s on the radar for the next session. The Dow The 30-stock Dow is now down nine days straight. It is down 3.5% since then. The biggest drag is UnitedHealth . It is down 20.5% in nine days. Sherwin-Williams is down 7.5% in that time period.…

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ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via EmailFast MoneyCNBC’s Deirdre Bosa sits down with Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi to talk its mega funding round, what it means for AI enthusiasm and more.05:323 hours ago Source link

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A man walks out of the building where the headquarters of Kioxia, the world’s third largest manufacturer of NAND flash memory chips, is located in central Tokyo on August 23, 2024.Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty ImagesShares of Japan computer memory manufacturer Kioxia rose 2.69% on its debut in Tokyo after the company raised over just over 120 billion yen ($800 million) in its initial public offering.Shares were trading at 1,484 yen at 9:14 a.m. Tokyo time, slightly higher than the offer price of 1,455 yen per share, the midpoint of its IPO price band ranging from 1,390-1,520 yen.Kioxia…

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MINNEAPOLIS — An hour before the Minnesota Vikings kicked off against the Chicago Bears on Monday night, I conducted a test.Upon walking onto the main concourse at U.S. Bank Stadium, into a sea of Vikings fans filing in to cheer on a team fighting for the No. 1 seed in the NFC, how long would it take for me to spot a No. 84 jersey? Randy Moss has been retired for 12 years. He has not worn purple since an ill-fated second marriage with the Vikings lasted four games in 2010.And still, the stopwatch on my iPhone made it to…

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Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 17, 2024.NYSEThis report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? You can subscribe here.What you need to know todayDow drops for the ninth dayOn Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.61%, marking a nine-day losing streak. The S&P 500 slipped 0.39% and Nasdaq Composite retreated 0.32%. Europe’s regional Stoxx 600 index dropped 0.42%, weighed down by a 1.4% decline in banking stocks. Europe’s tech…

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