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Ring security cameras are displayed on a shelf at a Target store on June 01, 2023 in Novato, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesAmazon’s Ring is partnering with fire safety product maker Kidde to launch a connected smoke alarm, the company announced Monday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.The companies plan to launch Kidde smoke and carbon monoxide alarms that integrate Ring’s home security technology and can deliver alerts to the Ring mobile app. The Kidde Smart Smoke Alarm with Ring will cost $54.97, while the Kidde Smart Smoke and CO Alarm with Ring will cost $74.97. Both products…

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Jared Goff had an early screen pass intercepted deep in Detroit Lions territory, and a deep ball from his own end zone picked off later. Sam Darnold missed throw after throw for the Minnesota Vikings.The final, most pivotal game of the NFL regular season, the first between teams with 14-2 records, was not the anticipated showcase for the most dominant division in modern league history. But the ramifications were massive just the same.The Pick Six column sorts through the fallout from the Lions’ 31-9 victory, which secured Detroit the NFC North title and a first-round playoff bye as the NFC’s…

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The 10-year Treasury yield has continued its climb to kick off 2025, and Morgan Stanley is recommending that investors stick with quality stocks to manage any ensuing market tumult. Contributing factors behind the benchmark yield’s rise include expectations for a less-dovish policy stance from the Federal Reserve and a rise in term premium – that is, the additional yield investors demand in exchange for the risk of holding fixed income – according to Morgan Stanley’s chief U.S. equity strategist Michael Wilson. “Recently, these drivers have pushed the 10-year yield above 4.50% and the correlation of equity returns to bond yields…

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Reflecting on 2024, Uber Technologies (UBER) was one of our more asked-about stocks. Despite seemingly having buy-in from investors, the stock failed to deliver strong returns. However, in the first days of 2025, UBER has emerged as a top ten performer in the S & P 500, perhaps ushering in a new phase of outperformance. The shift is notable because the major indices have overbought downturns that contrast with UBER’s oversold upturn. The weekly bar chart of UBER reveals a year-long trading range, with a correction having generated oversold conditions near year-end. In December, the DeMARK Indicators signaled downside exhaustion,…

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A huge swath of the U.S. was blasted with ice, snow and wind on Monday as the polar vortex that dipped south over the weekend kept much of the country east of the Rockies in its frigid grip, making many roads treacherous, forcing school closures, and causing widespread power outages and flight cancellations.In Kentucky’s biggest city, Louisville, Hugh Ross used his shovel Monday to break hard sheets of ice as he cleared a driveway. Frozen rain fell atop several inches (centimeters) of snow that fell Sunday, which he said “couldn’t have been worse.””You’ve got to break it up first,” Ross…

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The photo illustration shows the Bitcoin cryptocurrency on November 12, 2024 in Shanghai, China.Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesThe price of bitcoin leapt back above $100,000 to start the first full trading week of the new year.The flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by about 4% at $102,234, according to Coin Metrics. The broader crypto market, as measured by the CoinDesk 20 index, gained more than 3%. Bitcoin and ether are coming off their best weeks since Dec. 6, while Solana had its best week since Nov. 22.”Overall, we are in a bullish environment and traders appear to be…

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LOS ANGELES — It was one week into his new job as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers when JJ Redick had a sudden rush of horror.He had just hired his first two assistant coaches, and he couldn’t have been more pleased. Nate McMillan had 19 years of NBA head-coaching experience. And Scott Brooks spent 12 years as an NBA head coach. Both played point guard in the NBA, McMillan for 12 seasons and Brooks for 10. They had a combined 1,281 wins as coaches.It was the perfect blend of experience, knowledge and credibility that Redick felt he needed beside…

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Mr. Trudeau will remain in both roles until he is replaced as the head of the Liberal Party, a process that could take several months. His successor would then become prime minister, at least until federal elections are held.The abrupt and acrimonious resignation of an influential Trudeau deputy last month highlighted his deep unpopularity after nearly a decade in power.Here’s what to know about Mr. Trudeau’s rise and fall, and what could happen next.What will happen to Canada’s government?Mr. Trudeau has asked for Parliament to be suspended until late March — a process known as prorogation — creating a lengthy…

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Wall Street loves a 140-year-old original blue chip that pays a 4.9% dividend as trading in the new year kicks off. Wells Fargo named AT & T a top telecommunications idea for 2025, citing expectations for double-digit earnings per share growth by 2027 fueled by its fiber-to-the-home broadband internet buildout. “We believe T is poised to reap the benefits from refocusing to being a dedicated comm[unications] provider,” wrote analyst Eric Luebchow. “T’s long-term guidance provided at its Investor Day in December 2024 provided clarity on its plans to deliver $40B in shareholder return from 2025-2027,” he said. AT & T…

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