Cloudflare Announces Date of Investor Day 2025Amber Heard slams social media amid Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni smear campaign allegationsNEW YORK (AP) — An early rebound for U.S. stocks petered out by the end of the day, leaving indexes close to flat. The S&P 500 edged down by 0.1% Thursday, coming off one of its worst days of the year after the Federal Reserve said it may deliver fewer cuts to interest rates in 2025 than earlier thought. The Dow Jones Industrial Average inched up by less than 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite slipped 0.1%. Treasury yields were mixed in the bond market following reports showing the U.S. economy may be stronger than expected, but manufacturing may be contracting again. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are stabilizing Thursday following . The S&P 500 rose 0.2% in late trading, a day after tumbling 2.9% when the Federal Reserve said it next year than earlier thought. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 136 points, or 0.3%, with less than an hour remaining in trading, following Wednesday’s drop of more than 1,100 points. The Nasdaq composite rose 0.3%. Wednesday’s drop took some of the enthusiasm out of the market, which critics had already been warning was and would need everything to go correctly for it to justify its high prices. But indexes remain near , and the S&P 500 is still on track for one of its . Traders are now expecting the Federal Reserve to deliver just one or maybe two cuts to interest rates next year, according to data from CME Group. Some are even betting on none. A month ago, the majority saw at least two cuts in 2025 as a safe bet. Wall Street loves lower interest rates because they give the economy a boost and goose prices for investments, but they can also provide fuel for inflation. Darden Restaurants, the company behind Olive Garden and other chains, helped lift the market after leaping 15.1%. It delivered profit for the latest quarter that edged past analysts’ expectations. The operator of LongHorn Steakhouses also gave a forecast for revenue for this fiscal year that topped analysts’. Accenture rose 6.7% after the professional services company likewise topped expectations for profit in the latest quarter. CEO Julie Sweet said it saw growth around the world, and the company raised its forecast for revenue this fiscal year. Amazon shares added 1.8%, even as workers at seven of its facilities in the middle of the online retail giant’s busiest time of the year. Amazon says it doesn’t expect an impact on its operations during what the workers’ union calls the largest strike against the company in U.S. history. They helped offset a tumble for Micron Technology, which fell 16.7% despite reporting stronger profit than expected. The computer memory company’s revenue fell short of Wall Street’s forecasts, and CEO Sanjay Mehrotra said it expects demand from consumers to remain weaker in the near term. It gave a forecast for revenue in the current quarter that fell well short of what analysts were thinking. Lamb Weston, which makes French fries and other potato products, dropped 22.6% after for profit and revenue in the latest quarter. It also cut its financial targets for the fiscal year, saying demand for frozen potatoes is continuing to soften, particularly outside North America. The company replaced its chief executive. In the bond market, yields were mixed a day after shooting higher on expectations that the Fed would deliver fewer cuts to rates in 2025. Reports on the U.S. economy came in mixed. One showed the overall during the summer, faster than earlier thought. The economy has remained remarkably resilient even though the Fed held its main interest rate at a two-decade high for a while before beginning to cut them in September. A separate report showed last week, an indication that the job market also remains solid. But a third report said manufacturing in the mid-Atlantic region is unexpectedly contracting again despite economists’ expectations for growth. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 4.57% from 4.52% late Wednesday and from less than 4.20% earlier this month. But the two-year yield, which more closely tracks expectations for action by the Fed in the near term, eased back to 4.31% from 4.35%. The rise in longer-term yields has put pressure on the housing market by keeping higher. Homebuilder Lennar fell 4.8% after it reported weaker profit and revenue for the latest quarter than analysts expected. CEO Stuart Miller said that “the housing market that appeared to be improving as the Fed cut short-term interest rates, proved to be far more challenging as mortgage rates rose” through the quarter. “Even while demand remained strong, and the chronic supply shortage continued to drive the market, our results were driven by affordability limitations from higher interest rates,” he said. A report on Thursday may have offered some encouragement for the housing industry. It showed a In stock markets abroad, London’s FTSE 100 fell 1.1% after the Bank of England paused its cuts to rates and on Thursday. The move comes as inflation there moved further above the central bank’s 2% target rate, while the British economy is flatlining at best. The Bank of Japan also kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged, and Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.7%. Indexes likewise sank across much of the rest of Asia and Europe. ___ AP Business Writers Matt Ott and Elaine Kurtenbach contributed. Stan Choe, The Associated PressTweet Facebook Mail Endometriosis sufferers will have access to a new affordable treatment for the first time in 30 years. The drug Visanne will become available under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), with Health Minister Mark Butler set to announce its listing today. The medication can cost between $380 to $800 a year, or $90 for pension and concession card holders. READ MORE: Man, 31, charged with double murder of husband and wife Endometriosis sufferers will have access to a new affordable treatment for the first time in 30 years. (Getty) Visanne, also sold under dienogest, is daily tablet that can suppress and shrink the growth of abnormal tissue by inhibiting ovulation and menstruation using the hormone progesterone. Women with endometriosis typically have tissue that grows outside the womb, causing inflammation, scarring and painful adhesions that join together pelvic organs. The debilitating condition impacts about 1 million Australian women with a diagnosis taking on average six years. READ MORE: Dreary start to summer brings rain, fog to east coast Obstetrician and gynaecologist from the University of Sydney, Professor Jason Abbott, said hospital admissions due to endometriosis had increased by 40 per cent in the past decade. "Subsidised access to this medicine will be very welcome news for a large number of women living with this invisible disease," said Abbott. "There is no cure for endometriosis, and it can last for decades. Affordable access to treatment options to help control symptoms is extremely important for a patient's quality of life. "Even after surgery, patients will require medication to help manage symptoms that could otherwise substantially affect their life, including reduced participation in school, work and social activities." Syl Freedman, who was diagnosed with stage four endometriosis at 21, has welcomed the subsidy. She and her mum Lesley Freedman, co-founded non-profit charity, EndoActive. "This is wonderful news for endo patients. We commend the Federal Government for supporting Australians living with endo," she said. "Endo is a debilitating condition that can impact every facet of life; employment, family, intimate relationships, physical and mental health. "Affordable and equal access to treatment options is incredibly important." DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP : Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the Apple App Store and Google Play .
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TROY, Ala. (AP) — Damien Taylor rushed for 169 yards and three touchdowns, Matthew Caldwell threw for a touchdown and ran for another, and Troy scored 21 points in less than two minutes in the fourth quarter to beat Southern Miss 52-20 on Saturday. Taylor went straight up the middle from 56-yards out to give Troy a 24-8 lead midway through the third quarter. He added a 35-yard scoring run for a 38-20 lead with 5:50 left in the fourth. On the ensuing possession, Ian Conerly-Goodly intercepted a deflected pass and returned it 31 yards for a 25-point lead. Southern Miss quarterback Tate Rodemaker was intercepted again and LJ Green returned it 49 yards to the Golden Eagles' 16-yard line. Jordan Lovett capitalized on the short field by running it in from the 5. Taylor reached the 1,000-yard mark on the season for Troy (4-8, 3-5 Sun Belt Conference). Caldwell was 14 of 26 for 187 yards and he carried it seven times for 30 yards. Rodemaker threw for 234 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions for Southern Miss (1-11, 0-8). Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-footballA 47-foot fin whale that washed ashore near downtown Anchorage last weekend has become what one naturalist described as an ‘icy monument.” Emma Luck, an Alaska-based researcher and naturalist, shared several images of the frozen whale carcass via on Saturday, along with the description: “Whale strandings are not unusual in Alaska—but fin whales are rare in upper Cook Inlet, and winter strandings of any baleen whales in this region are also uncommon. “When I heard this beautiful whale had been found, I was intrigued—how unusual! But I did not give it much thought beyond that. The tide would take her way soon. “It did not. Instead, she froze solid. She has become an icy monument near downtown Anchorage, and the city residents have made the trek out to the frozen mud flats to view her, myself included.” On Friday, the reported that scientists did not know how the young female whale died, but skin samples and organs have been collected. It was unclear how long the carcass will remain on the tidal flats, within view of downtown. “In the meantime, the carcass has become a local attraction, drawing hundreds of people a day to the frosty mudflats,” the Daily News reported. “Social media has been filled with posts about the rare, unique, moving experience of a school bus-sized creature washed up so close to town that it can be touched and photographed.” Barbara Mahoney, a NOAA biologist, told the Daily News that, for now, no attempts will be made to move the carcass. “We’re going to leave it to nature,” she said. Luck continued: “Some people may look at the photos of the crowds by the whale and find it unbecoming. I can understand why, though I don’t necessarily view it that way. We may live in Alaska, but very few of us will have ever seen a fin whale (or any whale at all!) up close and personal. “Indeed, even I have not seen a stranded whale like this before! Many people brought along their young children to see the whale, answering all of their questions, explaining how whales work, and pointing out what the different body parts do. A classroom of sorts. "I have no doubt one of these kids will likely walk away and become a biologist because of this experience.”
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Keyshawn Johnson breaks down how the Daniel Jones saga is hurting the New York Giants' future, highlighting their failed evaluation and costly decisions. Stephen A. Smith launched into a rant about the New York Giants on "First Take" that went viral Friday. Smith claimed the Giants had reached out to ESPN complaining about Elle Duncan’s segment on Daniel Jones . In a post on X, Pat Hanlon, the Giants' senior vice president of communications, took exception to Duncan’s segment. However, the New York Post reported that nobody from the Giants actually reached out to ESPN about the segment. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Stephen A. Smith in 2021. (Imagn) "The New York Giants, respectfully, shut the hell up. Y’all are awful as an organization. You won a Super Bowl in 2007. You won a Super Bowl in 2011. Outside of that, since 2011, that’s 13 years. The Giants have made the playoffs twice. They’ve won one playoff game," Smith said. "And you’ve got the nerve to sit up there and call the offices and complain to executives about somebody that went on national television to do their job. Why don’t you do your damn job as an organization? ESPN'S ELLE DUNCAN CLAPS BACK AT GIANTS FANS IRKED BY DANIEL JONES CRITICISM "This is a performance-based business," Smith said. "Nobody is talking about your personal life. Nobody has gotten into anything. Your performance was put on public display, and you were 20 games under .500. You have been abhorrent. You have been awful as the quarterback for the New York Giants, and, on top of it all, they let go of Saquon Barkley to make sure they took care of you. They gave you the bag instead of him, which is another blemish." During the rant, Duncan smirked and sipped from her mug as Smith came to her defense. Host Elle Duncan speaks during the 2024 espnW New York Summit at 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge May 9, 2024, in Brooklyn, N.Y. (John Lamparski/Getty Images) Hanlon said it was "mind boggling" "that an #ESPN personality would mock Daniel Jones’ statement." "Given what has happened at that company over past few years, tone deaf," Hanlon wrote. Duncan’s segment criticizing Jones aired on Thursday during "SportsCenter." "We normally reserve ‘Taking the Elle’ for Fridays, but Giants quarterback Daniel Jones just did something so inexplicable that we made an exception. After being benched this week, Jones took to the podium to say goodbye to the franchise and fans but with, like, seven games left in the season," Duncan said in a mocking tone. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP "I’m sorry, you have to write this down? Didn’t you go to Duke ? "Do you guys think he had this saved in his notes since, like, 2020? In all seriousness, DJ, I could have saved you like 90 seconds. A re-write: ‘Sorry you paid me $108 million for one playoff win. And I look forward to reviving my career as Brock Purdy’s backup.’ The end." Duncan came under fire on social media for her segment and clapped back on X Saturday morning. New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones attends a news conference after a practice in Munich, Germany,Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Lennart Preiss) "It started flurrying this morning after a surprising amount of snow on my drive yesterday. I guess you could say I can’t seem to escape all these snowflakes," Duncan wrote. Jones was officially released Saturday and can sign with another team as soon as Tuesday if he clears waivers Monday. Tommy DeVito will start for the Giants when they take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday, and Drew Lock will be the backup quarterback. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X , and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter . Ryan Canfield is a digital production assistant for Fox News Digital.