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Speculation about eventual rate cuts is rising, but Fed is set to leave interest rates unchanged 12/11/2023 11:37am • WASHINGTON (AP) — With inflation edging closer to the Federal Reserve's 2% target, its policymakers are facing — and in some cases fueling — hopes that they will make a decisive shift in policy and cut interest rates next year, possibly as soon as spring. Such a move would reduce borrowing co The Golden Globe nominees are out. Let the awards season of Barbenheimer begin – Analysis 12/11/2023 11:34am • NEW YORK (AP) — Early honors in Hollywood's unfurling awards season have gone to films like Celine Song's tender relationship drama “Past Lives," Jonathan Glazer's piercing Holocaust film “The Zone of Interest” and Martin Scorsese's sprawling Osage murders epic “Killers of the Flower Moon. This Week in Business: consumer prices, wholesale inflation, Lennar earnings 12/11/2023 03:00am • INFLATION WATCH The Labor Department on Tuesday issues its November report on prices at the consumer level. Long past its painful peak, inflation in the United States may be heading steadily back toward its pre-pandemic levels. Overall inflation didn’t rise from September to October, the first tim 'Thankful' Bronny James makes college debut in loss for USC nearly 5 months after cardiac arrest 12/11/2023 12:39am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bronny James showed off his defensive skills in his college debut for Southern California nearly five months after he suffered cardiac arrest and expressed gratitude for the doctors and family who supported him. He had four points, three rebounds and two assists on Sunday, comin Ethereum ETF: How BlackRock's Proposal Affects Crypto's Outlook 12/10/2023 07:00pm • At $9.4 trillion in assets under management, U.S. investment behemoth BlackRock Inc. (ticker: BLK) is the largest money manager in the world. Just about all of that money percolates in traditional financial market channels, like stock, bonds, funds, currencies, derivatives, real estate and commoditi 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 San Francisco native Devin Haney wins WBC belt in front of hometown crowd 12/10/2023 01:36am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Devin Haney beat Regis Prograis by unanimous decision in his division debut to win the WBC super welterweight title in his hometown on Saturday night. Haney (31-0) remained unbeaten with a slow but dominant victory over Prograis in front of a sellout crowd at Chase Center in S Aston Villa beats Arsenal, 'lucky' Liverpool leads the EPL and more misery for Man United 12/09/2023 03:56pm • MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Unai Emery came back to haunt Arsenal on Saturday as Aston Villa cut another English Premier League title challenger down to size. A 1-0 win at Villa Park set a new club record of 15 straight home victories in the league and moved Emery's team to within two points of fi Ukraine says any Russian presidential voting in its occupied regions would be 'null and void' 12/09/2023 03:31pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Saturday condemned Russia’s intention to organize presidential election voting in occupied Ukrainian territory next year. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said any such balloting held in the occupied regions in the country would be “null and void” and pledged t Oregon's Bo Nix, UCLA's Laiatu Latu headline AP All-Pac-12 honors 12/08/2023 08:44pm • Oregon quarterback Bo Nix is The Associated Press Pac-12 offensive player of the year and UCLA's Laiatu Latu is the defensive player of the year. Washington's Kalen DeBoer earned Pac-12 coach of the year honors and Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders is the newcomer of the year in the team released 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� After scary health ordeal as a player, Savannah Rennie returns to Cal as assistant volleyball coach 12/08/2023 02:05pm • BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — A bouquet of bright yellow sunflowers recently arrived at Savannah Rennie's office from a friend at USC who supported her through a life transition last year. “Just because,” the assistant volleyball coach at the University of California explained with a smile. Just as TD-scoring Texas DT T'Vondre Sweat and Oklahoma State RB Ollie Gordon top AP All-Big 12 team 12/08/2023 12:00pm • Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon II is The Associated Press Big 12 offensive player of the year and touchdown-scoring, 362-pound Texas tackle T'Vondre Sweat is the league's top defensive player. Third-year Texas coach Steve Sarkisian was voted the league's top coach after the third-ranked L Baldur's Gate, The Legend of Zelda and Cocoon shine brightest in a stellar year for video games 12/08/2023 11:04am • It’s been a terrific year for video games. Developers hit their stride on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox X/S consoles, unleashing massive adventures big enough to satisfy gamers for weeks. The Switch is at the end of its lifespan, but Nintendo debuted two spectacular games on its way out. And indie st Analysis: If a kicker once won the AP NFL MVP award, Tyreek Hill or another non-QB can win it 12/08/2023 06:00am • On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here. ___ Tyreek Hill’s record-breaking pace this season has led to a persistent question that’s become a hot topic on debate shows. Can Hill become the first wide receiver to win the AP NFL