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Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise, boosted by Wall Street records as Tesla zooms 07/02/2024 11:45pm • TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher on Wednesday after Tesla shares zoomed up more than 10%, helping to drive U.S. benchmarks to new records. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.9% in morning trading to 40,425.27. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained nearly 0.3% to 7,740.00. South Korea's European Union accuses Facebook owner Meta of breaking digital rules with paid ad-free option 07/01/2024 08:46am • LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators accused social media company Meta Platforms on Monday of breaching the bloc's new digital competition rulebook by forcing Facebook and Instagram users to choose between seeing ads or paying to avoid them. Meta began giving European users the option in Novem DC punk progeny take the stage: 'I want to diverge from the path that was set out for me' 07/01/2024 06:05am • A lot has changed in the 44 years since four teenagers in a D.C. punk band called Teen Idles recorded their unpolished and eponymous song, with the lyrics: "Hours in front of a TV set / We're as idle as teens can get." In 2024, young people are more likely to spend time engrossed in their phones 6 of the Best AI ETFs to Buy Now 06/30/2024 08:00pm • If you're considering enhancing your investment portfolio's exposure to artificial intelligence (AI) stocks, you might think that just buying a technology sector exchange-traded fund (ETF) would do the trick, right? Consider the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (ticker: XLK) which, for a low 0.09% Rain doesn't stop the reign for the Panthers, who celebrate their Stanley Cup with parade and rally 06/30/2024 04:28pm • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk was soaked. Such is life when you're out in an absolute downpour for a few hours. He did not seem to be bothered by this whatsoever. And as the star Florida forward looked out at the crowd of people, tens of thousands of them, packed onto Fort Lauderdal Farmers markets dot the DC-area weekend landscape — and are 'fantastic for everyone involved' 06/29/2024 07:06pm • In the D.C. area, the weekend is the time for farmers markets, both big and small, as customers can peruse and purchase a variety of products ranging from fruits and vegetables to meat, poultry, eggs — and even baked goods and specialty foods. "It always just feels like what I'm buying at t Today in History: June 29, Apple releases first iPhone to consumers 06/29/2024 12:05am • Today in History Today is Saturday, June 29, the 181st day of 2024. There are 185 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 29, 2007, the first version of the iPhone went on sale to the public; over 2.3 billion iPhones have been sold to date. Also on this date: In 1520, Monte Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña misplays pop fly while taking part in an in-game TV interview 06/28/2024 09:07pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña misplayed a fly ball Friday night in a game against the New York Mets while participating in an in-game interview. Peña was involved in an interview with Apple TV+ just before New York's Jeff McNeil popped up toward the shortstop area with one Stock market today: Stocks edge lower on Wall Street, ending a 3-week winning streak for the S&P 500 06/28/2024 05:34pm • Stocks on Wall Street gave up early gains and finished lower Friday, ending a three-week winning streak for the S&P 500. A flurry of selling late in the day left the benchmark index 0.4% lower and in the red for the week. The Nasdaq composite fell 0.7%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average end Warren Buffett donates again to the Gates Foundation but will cut the charity off after his death 06/28/2024 04:05pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Investor Warren Buffett announced another $5.3 billion in charitable gifts Friday, but in a major shift of his longtime giving plan he said he plans to cut off donations to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation after his death and let his three children decide how to distribut 7 Best Long-Term ETFs to Buy and Hold 06/27/2024 08:00pm • Over the last decade or two, many financial advisors have stopped trying to convince investors to frantically move their money around. Instead they have been recommending a more hands-off approach. That's because the numbers make it hard to argue that a different course of action will realistically Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly lower ahead of key US inflation report 06/27/2024 12:27am • BANGKOK (AP) — Shares fell Thursday in most Asian markets ahead of a key U.S. inflation report due Friday that might point the way ahead for interest rates. Benchmarks fell more than 1% in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney. Oil prices and U.S. futures also declined. The markets' big focus this week is Mark Rutte is named NATO chief. He'll need all his consensus-building skills from Dutch politics 06/26/2024 10:54pm • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics, Mark Rutte got to know a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners. Now he will bring the experience of leading four Dutch multiparty governments to the internationa Amazon joins exclusive club, crossing $2 trillion in stock market value for the first time 06/26/2024 05:21pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon joined the exclusive $2 trillion club Wednesday after Wall Street investors pushed the value of the e-commerce giant's stock past that threshold. Shares in Amazon.com Inc. finished the day up almost 4%, giving the Seattle-based company a stock market valuation of $2.01 trill All eyes are on Nvidia's stock, so what's been going on? 06/25/2024 08:15pm • Nvidia shares rebounded Tuesday, halting a three-day skid that had surprised many investors and wiped away more than $400 billion in market value. Early last week, Nvidia overtook Microsoft as Wall Street’s most valuable public company. Then it fell 13% over three days, its worst such stretch sin