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Will the Stock Market Crash in 2024? 6 Risk Factors 01/31/2024 07:00pm • Slivers of sunlight have finally pierced through the clouds in America, as the nation's gross domestic product grew by an annual rate of 3.3% in the fourth quarter of 2023. That news should help the U.S. stock market, which has gained 1.6% as measured by the S&P 500 index on a year-to-date basis Powell: Federal Reserve is on track to cut rates, though not likely for months 01/31/2024 05:13pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Interest rate cuts are coming. Just not yet. The Federal Reserve delivered that message Wednesday, first in a policy statement and then in a news conference at which Chair Jerome Powell reinforced it. The Fed did signal that it’s nearing a long-awaited shift toward cutting rate Georgia district attorney prosecuting Trump has been subpoenaed over claims of improper relationship 01/31/2024 04:51pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and a special prosecutor she hired for the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump have been issued subpoenas by a defense attorney who has alleged Willis and the prosecutor had an inappropriate romantic re Cal Ripken Jr. and Grant Hill are part of the investment team that has agreed to buy the Orioles 01/31/2024 04:38pm • Cal Ripken Jr. and Grant Hill are part of the investor group that has agreed to buy the Baltimore Orioles, and so are former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke. The group is headed by Baltimore native David Rubenstein, co-founder of the Carlyle Group. Additional Move to strip gender rights from Iowa's civil rights law rejected by legislators 01/31/2024 04:37pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa lawmakers on Wednesday declined to advance a bill that would have stripped gender identity from the state’s civil rights law, a proposal that opponents said could have subjected LGBTQ+ Iowans to discrimination in education, housing and public spaces. The bill has bee Credit Acceptance: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 01/31/2024 04:22pm • SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) — SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) — Credit Acceptance Corp. (CACC) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $93.6 million. The Southfield, Michigan-based company said it had net income of $7.29 per share. The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of th Melinda Wilson, wife, manager and 'savior' of musician Brian Wilson, is dead at 77 01/31/2024 04:06pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Melinda Ledbetter Wilson, the longtime wife and manager of Brian Wilson whom the Beach Boys co-founder often credited for stabilizing his famously troubled life, has died at age 77. Wilson died Tuesday at the couple's home in Beverly Hills, California, Brian Wilson announced onl Tunisia wants to borrow billions from its central bank to address deficits. Experts call that risky 01/31/2024 03:40pm • TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Cash-strapped Tunisia wants to take the unprecedented step of borrowing billions from its central bank to address budget deficits and bandage its economic crisis, a step that experts warn could bring inflation and lessen faith in institutions. In an emergency meeting behind c Tips for avoiding headaches this tax season 01/31/2024 03:30pm • Doing your taxes, even if you don't have a filing requirement, is essential to getting tax credits that you wouldn't get otherwise, D.C.'s taxpayers advocate said. Currently in D.C., about 30% of taxpayers who qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit don't take advantage of it because they don't (Base) Path of totality: Guardians' home opener on collision course with solar eclipse in Cleveland 01/31/2024 03:26pm • CLEVELAND (AP) — Talk about high drama. By the time the first pitch is thrown at the Cleveland Guardians' home opener on April 8 at Progressive Field, fans will have seen something more unusual than a no-hitter, more rare than a perfect game and astronomically more exciting than an unassisted trip The origins of Groundhog Day and Punxsutawney Phil 01/31/2024 12:06pm • KUTZTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The spotlight will be on Gobbler’s Knob in western Pennsylvania early Friday morning, when handlers of a groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil will announce whether he saw his own shadow and predicts six more weeks of winter or an early spring. Thousands are expected to attend t US worker paycheck growth slowed late last year, pointing to cooling in a very strong job market 01/31/2024 10:48am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Pay and benefits for America’s workers grew in the final three months of last year at the slowest pace in two and a half years, a trend that could affect the Federal Reserve's decision about when to begin cutting interest rates. Compensation as measured by the government's Emp An Alabama draft pick has never scored in a Super Bowl. That won't change this year. 01/31/2024 10:46am • Inside the Numbers dives into NFL statistics, streaks and trends each week. For more Inside the Numbers, head here. ___ Few college programs have had as much success or produced as many star players in the NFL as Alabama. Amazingly, there is still something no player who ended his college career pla Today in Sports - Jazz guard John Stockton passes Magic Johnson's all-time NBA assists mark of 9,221 01/31/2024 10:00am • Feb. 1 1913 — Jim Thorpe, star of the 1912 Olympics, signs to play baseball with the New York Giants. 1914 — The Chicago White Sox and New York Giants play an exhibition game to promote baseball in Egypt. The game ends in a 3-3 tie. 1950 — Green Bay Packers founder, player and coach Curly Lamb Maximize your credit card rewards with minimal effort 01/31/2024 09:12am • Credit card rewards can help you get some money back on every dollar you spend, but they can also be confusing. First, there’s deciding which card to apply for if you don’t yet carry a rewards card. Then, there’s how and where best to use it. And finally, the good stuff: cashing in your earned