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Europe agreed on world-leading AI rules. How do they work and will they affect people everywhere? 12/11/2023 11:56am • LONDON (AP) — European Union officials worked into the late hours last week hammering out an agreement on world-leading rules meant to govern the use of artificial intelligence in the 27-nation bloc. The Artificial Intelligence Act is the latest set of regulations designed to govern technology in 7 Best Vanguard Funds to Buy and Hold 12/10/2023 07:00pm • For active investors, the path to outperforming the market is fraught with numerous obstacles and inefficiencies. These include not only brokerage commissions and bid-ask spreads but also other sources of drag like transaction costs and taxes on frequent trading. Each of these factors can chip away Amazon asks federal judge to dismiss the FTC's antitrust lawsuit against the company 12/08/2023 08:25pm • Attorneys for Amazon on Friday asked a federal judge to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against the e-commerce giant, arguing the agency is attacking policies that benefit consumers and competition. Amazon’s response came more than two months after the FTC — joined by Stock market today: Wall Street hits 2023 high as it mulls whether economy is too warm or just right 12/08/2023 05:47pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street climbed back to its best level in 20 months on Friday following a stronger-than-expected report on the U.S. job market. The S&P 500 rose 0.4%, enough to clinch a sixth straight winning week for the index, which is its longest such streak in four years. Wall Street†Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is the first tour to gross over $1 billion, Pollstar says 12/08/2023 03:57pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is the first tour to cross the billion-dollar mark, according to Pollstar's 2023 year-end charts. Not only was Swift's landmark Eras Tour the No. 1 tour both worldwide and in North America, but she also brought in a whopping $1.04 billion with 4.35 mi Data Doctors: How to guest-proof your computer and Wi-Fi over the holidays 12/08/2023 03:12pm • Q: What’s the safest way to let guests use my computer and Wi-Fi? A: The holiday season often means guests will be visiting or staying with you, so it’s important to consider security and privacy issues regarding your home network. Depending on the situation, your guests may ask to connect MLS commissioner says 2023 was undeniably the Year of Messi but season also had other high points 12/08/2023 12:24pm • The 2023 Major League Soccer season was undeniably the year of Lionel Messi. The World Cup champion and eight-time Ballon d'Or winner arrived at Inter Miami this summer and changed the league. Sales of pink No. 10 jerseys spiked, subscriptions to MLS games on Apple TV surged and ticket prices for h Menu signed by Mao Zedong brings a quarter million dollars at auction 12/08/2023 10:36am • BOSTON (AP) — An official menu for a state banquet that bears the signature of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong has been auctioned for $275,000. Boston-based RR Auction said the menu auctioned Wednesday was for a banquet held in Beijing on October 19, 1956, and commemorated the first state visit Danish EU commissioner pulls out of the race for the top job at the European Investment Bank 12/08/2023 09:28am • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The European Union’s powerful antitrust chief has withdrawn as a candidate for the presidency of the European Investment Bank, the Danish government said Friday after EU finance ministers gave their support to someone else. Margrethe Vestager, who took unpaid leave in Stock market today: Wall Street rises ahead of Friday's jobs report to snap a 3-day losing streak 12/07/2023 11:11pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street rose Thursday to snap its first three-day losing streak since Halloween. The S&P 500 climbed 36.25 points, or 0.8%, to 4,585.59. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 62.95, or 0.2%, to 36,117.38, and the Nasdaq composite jumped 193.28, or 1.4%, to 14,339.99. Big T Backup QBs Browning and Minshew in spotlight as Bengals host Colts in key AFC matchup 12/07/2023 08:07pm • CINCINNATI (AP) — When quarterback Joe Burrow was lost for the season because of a wrist injury amid a three-game skid, the Bengals playoff hopes seemed to be fading fast. But Jake Browning had something to say about that. The backup quarterback, in just his second NFL start, had a game to remembe 7 Most Active Stocks to Watch 12/07/2023 07:00pm • With the holiday season upon us and the tumultuous year of 2023 drawing to a close, it's time to start thinking about next year. For stock market investors that means deciding which stocks to watch in 2024, and which ones to put on the back burner. One popular metric for determining where to put you 'Country Boy' store in Montgomery Co. hangs up its boots after 68 years 12/07/2023 05:55am • A Montgomery County, Maryland, institution that has been the quick-stop shop for local produce, beer and even landscaping supplies will soon shut its doors. The shuttering of the Country Boy Market will bring an end to a 68-year run for the family-owned business. "It was very difficult to decide 10 Best Investments for 2024 12/06/2023 07:00pm • Heading into the last few weeks of 2023, the S&P 500 seems likely to finish the year with a gain, although it's still below its December 2021 peak.Investors were understandably skittish in 2023, as equity markets rallied back from 2022 losses until August. After three months of declines, trading Republican prosecutor will appeal judge's ruling invalidating Wisconsin's 174-year-old abortion ban 12/06/2023 02:43pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican prosecutor said Wednesday that he plans to appeal a court ruling that Wisconsin law permits abortions, the first step toward a potential showdown in the state Supreme Court over abortion rights. Sheboygan County District Attorney Joel Urmanski issued a statement t