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Lana Del Rey may have a lot to thank Jack Antonoff for when it comes to music, but in a speech at the Variety Hitmakers ceremony over the weekend, the 39-year-old pop star revealed that she’s actually most grateful for the way the producer inspired her to get married to husband Jeremy Dufrene. While presenting Antonoff with the producer of the decade award at the brunch on Saturday, Del Rey — who tied the knot with the alligator tour guide in late September — said that her longtime collaborator’s marriage to actress Margaret Qualley pushed her to wait for the perfect significant other. “Most of all, I’m grateful for him for the example that he gave me in his marriage to Margaret,” she told the crowd in Los Angeles. “I saw the way he looked at her when he met her, and he’s a big reason why I waited so long to get married, and why I met my amazing husband,” the “Summertime Sadness” singer continued at the podium. “I really feel like there’s a singer’s curse around meeting an honest partner who has no skin in the game, no dog in the race.” The 11-time Grammy nominee added, “It’s super nerve-racking to have to hold onto an innocent perception of how things could go when you’re in an industry where maybe your values or your morals don’t quite match up with what’s going on — especially when people think that you probably don’t have any morals or values.” After reportedly first meeting in 2019 when Del Rey took a swamp boat tour with Dufrene as her guide, the couple is believed to have started dating about five months prior to their Louisiana nuptials. In October, the “A&W” musician called her husband her “one and only” in Instagram comments , adding, “We’re very happy.” Del Rey is now gearing up to release her long-awaited studio album The Right Person Will Stay , which Antonoff worked on. Slated for May 2025, the LP is expected to find the star embracing a more country sound, which she first teased at the Billboard x NMPA Songwriter Awards ahead of the 2024 Grammys. “We’re going country!” she said at the time. “It’s happening.” See Del Rey open up about her marriage while presenting to Antonoff at the Hitmakers brunch below. Lana Del Rey says Jack Antonoff is a "big reason why I waited so long to get married and why I met my amazing husband. And I really feel like there's kind of a singer's curse around meeting an honest partner who has no skin in the game, no dog in the race, and it's super... pic.twitter.com/PHA3Pozpic
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Defence Minister Bill Blair on Friday pushed back on U.S. critics of Canada’s defence spending , saying the eight-year plan to reach its NATO commitment was “credible and verifiable” despite reports saying otherwise. Speaking to reporters at the opening of the Halifax International Security Forum, Blair said “nobody has to argue with me” that Canada needs to spend more on defence, and that the federal government was making the necessary investments, but more international and industry collaboration is needed to reach the NATO spending target. “I’ve told (our allies) they are pushing on an open door,” Blair said. “We are going to make those investments. “We know that we need to do more, but it’s (about) getting there in a timely way. It’s going to require cooperation and collaboration with our closest allies, with industry and some really hard work by the Canadian Armed Forces.” Canada is one of just eight NATO members not meeting the alliance’s benchmark of spending at least two per cent of GDP on defence. Its updated defence policy forecasts spending will rise from 1.37 per cent of GDP currently to 1.76 per cent by 2030. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed at July’s NATO summit that Canada’s defence spending will hit two per cent by 2032. Yet the parliamentary budget officer last month said the government’s plan for achieving that is unclear and based on “erroneous” economic projections. The financial watchdog’s report said Canada will have to nearly double its annual military spending to $81.9 billion from current levels to achieve the NATO target. But Blair, who has previously dismissed the PBO’s findings, said Friday the 2032 timeline was “realistic” given how long it will take to deliver on equipment like naval destroyers and F-35 fighter jets. The incoming Donald Trump administration is expected to take a hardline stance on NATO and members’ spending commitments, and will have several allies in the U.S. Congress. Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, who is leading the U.S. delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Alliance meeting in Montreal this weekend, unloaded on Trudeau’s defence policies in an interview with Politico on Friday , using words like “freeloading” and “incredible arrogance” and warning of potential consequences. “You’re being dishonest saying that you’re going to meet a commitment that you don’t,” Turner said. “You are cheating everyone else and that has to be addressed to some extent by everyone else who’s not cheating.” Blair called the comments “unfair” when asked about them in Halifax. “I think we’ve already demonstrated just in the last two years a real commitment to begin the important and necessary work of acquiring new platforms for the Canadian Armed Forces, with planes and ships and submarines and other new technologies, new weapons systems, ammunition,” Blair said. “All of that work is is well underway.” The minister pointed to the Canadian Armed Forces’ “very credible plan to significantly accelerate” recruitment as an example of how Canada is taking its defence commitments seriously. Another was the timeline on acquiring a new submarine fleet, after Blair would only say the government was “exploring” it during April’s unveiling of the defence policy update. “Everybody rolled their eyes and said, you’re just kicking the can down the road,” Blair said. “Two months later, the prime minister announced that we were going to acquire 12 of them. Two months after that, we went into the market with an RFI. “I hope that sends a signal.” At the same time, Blair said more work and collaboration with industry partners and allies is needed to speed up procurement, though he said there were “many opportunities for us to accelerate” the 2032 timeline. He also said Canada shares “a certain frustration” with how long it’s taken to deliver military aid to Ukraine, which is set to be a major topic of discussion at the Halifax forum. Friday saw a notable example of those delays, when Blair announced a new U.S.-built air defence missile system had arrived in Ukraine — nearly two years after Canada purchased it for $406 million. Blair said that was accelerated from the four-to-five-year timeline Canada was first given by its industry partners, before the U.S. government “stepped up” and helped prioritize the procurement. “It still took two years,” Blair said. “I think that is part of the conversations we need to have here with industry, and not just here, but ongoing with how we accelerate production.” Blair has previously testified that production delays held up the missile system Canada ordered. The minister said speeding up production and delivery was more crucial than ever as adversaries and competitors like China rapidly build up their own forces. “We have to keep up, not in order to engage in conflict, but to prevent conflict,” he said. Blair also acknowledged that his message was quite different from his speech at the Halifax forum a year ago, when he underscored the need for Canada to put “resources ... behind our aspirations” when it comes to defence. “I came here last year and said, we need to spend more money, we needed to do more,” he said. “We’ve been working tirelessly over the past 12 months to do just that. “I’ve now got a substantial new budget. I’ve also got commitments from my government and the investments we have to make. And we have what we think is a timeline on when we can get that done.”
By Anna Helhoski, NerdWallet The battle to get here was certainly an uphill one, but people are generally feeling better about the economy and their finances than they once did. On top of that, the economy has been easing into an ideal, Goldilocks-like position — not running too hot or cooling too quickly. Throughout 2024, consumer sentiment data showed people were fairly positive about the economy and their own finances, even if there’s remaining frustration over elevated prices compared to four years ago. Looking ahead, households are feeling more optimistic about their personal finances in the next year, as the share of those expecting to be in a better financial situation a year from now hit its highest level since February 2020. Combine positive personal vibes with a strong economic picture and it looks like 2024 wasn’t so bad for consumers, after all. But that doesn’t mean there weren’t bumps in the road or potential roadblocks ahead. To cap off the year, NerdWallet writers reflect on the top trends in personal finance and the economy this year — and what they think might be ahead in 2025. Elizabeth Renter, NerdWallet’s economist What happened: In 2024, U.S. consumers have proven resilient following a period of high inflation and ongoing high interest rates. Wage growth has been strong, owing in part to rising productivity. This has driven robust spending throughout the year, which has kept the economy growing at a healthy pace. The labor market has remained steady, though cooler than 2023, and price growth continues to moderate towards the Federal Reserve’s 2% inflation goal. What’s ahead: Barring significant changes to economic policy and significant shocks, the U.S. economy is expected to grow at a moderate rate in the coming year. Inflation will continue to moderate and the labor market will remain relatively healthy, all due in part to continued slow and deliberate rate cuts from the Fed. However, there are risks to this path. Higher tariffs and tighter immigration policies are likely, but the extent of these changes are yet unclear. The potential policy scenarios are many, and the economic outcomes complex. Increased tariffs are generally inflationary, and stricter immigration policies could impact the labor supply and economic growth. Consumers and small business owners with their eyes to the new year should focus on the things within their control. Margarette Burnette, consumer banking and savings writer What happened: High-yield savings accounts and certificates of deposit offered elevated rates in 2024, rewarding savers with strong returns. Following the Federal Reserve rate cuts in the second half of the year, high-yield accounts had modest rate decreases, but they continued to outperform traditional savings accounts and CDs. What’s ahead: We’re watching for further Federal Reserve rate cuts, which could lead to more decreases in savings rates. Sara Rathner, credit cards writer What happened: Credit card debt levels hit record highs, with consumers turning to credit cards to pay for necessities. While the economy is doing well, many individuals have struggled to make ends meet, as incomes haven’t kept up with certain costs. What’s ahead: We may see some policy and regulation changes with the incoming administration that could affect folks when it comes to credit cards, debt and consumer protections. Ryan Brady, small business writer What happened : New businesses continued to blossom in 2024 as business applications remained well above pre-pandemic levels. Confidence in the future state of the U.S. economy also spiked after the presidential election, but that optimism was tempered by concerns over rising costs and labor quality. What’s ahead: All eyes are on the incoming administration as small-business owners brace for turbulence resulting from potential tariffs, tax policy changes and dismantled government regulations. We’re also watching the possibility of interest rate cuts in 2025 and small-business owners’ growing reliance on new technologies, such as AI. Holden Lewis, mortgages writer What happened: Home buyers struggled with elevated mortgage rates, rising house prices and a shortage of homes for sale. On top of that, a new rule required buyers to negotiate their agents’ commissions. What’s ahead: The Federal Reserve is expected to cut short-term interest rates, but mortgage rates might not necessarily fall by a similar amount. Buyers will probably have more properties to choose from, and the greater supply should keep prices from rising a lot. Interest rates on home equity loans and lines of credit should fall, making it less expensive to borrow to fix up homes — either to sell, or to make the home more comfortable and efficient. Sam Taube, investing writer What happened: The stock market had a great year. The S&P 500 is up more than 25% due to falling interest rates, fading recession fears, AI hype, and the possibility of lighter taxes and regulations under the new administration. Cryptocurrency also saw big gains in 2024; the price of Bitcoin crossed the $100,000 mark for the first time in December. What’s ahead: A lot depends on how fast the Fed reduces rates in 2025. Another key unknown is Trump’s second term. Regulatory rollbacks, such as those he has proposed for the banking industry, could juice stock prices — but they also could create systemic risks in the economy. His proposed tariffs could also hurt economic growth (and therefore stock prices). Finally, it remains to be seen whether trendy AI stocks, such as NVIDIA, can continue their momentum into next year. It’s the same story with crypto: How long will this bull market last? Caitlin Constantine, assistant assigning editor, insurance What happened: Many people saw their home and auto insurance premiums skyrocket in 2024. In some states, homeowners are finding it harder to even find policies in the first place. Meanwhile, life insurance rates have started to decrease post-pandemic. We also saw more insurers offering online-only policies that don’t require a medical exam. What’s ahead: Auto and home insurance costs will likely continue to rise, although auto premiums may not rise as dramatically as they have over the past few years. And if you’re in the market for life insurance, expect to see competitive life insurance quotes and more customizable policies. Eliza Haverstock, student loans writer What happened: Borrowers received historic student loan relief, but lawsuits derailed an income-driven repayment plan used by 8 million whose payments are indefinitely paused. Uncertainty will carry into 2025 as a result of the presidential administration change. What’s ahead: Trump has pledged to overhaul higher education and rein in student loan relief. The fate of the SAVE repayment plan, student loan forgiveness options, FAFSA processing and more remain in the balance. Meghan Coyle, assistant assigning editor, travel What happened: People are willing to pay more for big and small luxuries while traveling, and airlines and hotels are taking note. Many airlines raised checked bag fees early in 2024, credit card issuers and airlines invested in renovated airport lounges, and major hotel companies continued to add luxury properties and brands to their loyalty programs. What’s ahead: Southwest will say goodbye to its open seating policy and introduce new extra-legroom seats, a major departure for the airline. Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines will unveil a unified loyalty program in 2025. Spirit Airlines may attempt to merge with another airline again after its 2024 bankruptcy filing and two failed mergers under President Biden’s administration. Travelers will find that they’ll have to pay a premium to enjoy most of the upgrades airlines and hotels are making. Laura McMullen, assistant assigning editor, personal finance What happened: This year, dynamic pricing expanded beyond concerts and travel to online retailers and even fast-food restaurants. This practice of prices changing based on real-time supply and demand received plenty of backlash from consumers and prompted the Federal Trade Commission to investigate how companies use consumers’ data to set prices. What’s ahead: Beyond an expansion of dynamic pricing — perhaps with added oversight — expect subscription models to become more prevalent and demand for sustainable products to grow. Shannon Bradley, autos writer What happened: New-car prices held steady in 2024 but remained high after a few years of sharp increases — the average new car now sells for about $48,000, and for the first time ever the price gap between new and used cars surpassed $20,000 (average used-car prices are now slightly more than $25,000). Overall, the car market returned to being in the buyer’s favor, as new-car inventories reached pre-pandemic levels, manufacturer incentives began making a comeback and auto loan interest rates started to decline. What’s ahead: The future of the car market is uncertain and depends on policies implemented by the incoming administration. Questions surround the impact of possible tariffs on car prices, whether auto loan rates will continue to drop, and if federal tax credits will still be available for electric vehicle buyers. Jackie Veling, personal loans writer What happened: Buy now, pay later continued to be a popular payment choice for U.S. shoppers, even while facing headwinds, like an interpretive ruling from the CFPB (which determined BNPL should be regulated the same as credit cards) and Apple’s discontinuation of its popular Apple Pay Later product. Large players like Affirm, Klarna and Afterpay continued to offer interest-free, pay-in-four plans at most major retailers, along with long-term plans for larger purchases. What’s ahead: Though more regulation had been widely anticipated in 2025, the change in administration suggests the CFPB will play a less active role in regulating BNPL products. For this reason, and its continued strength in the market, BNPL will likely keep growing. Taryn Phaneuf, news writer What happened: Easing inflation was a bright spot in 2024. In June, the consumer price index fell below 3% for the first time in three years. Consumers saw prices level off or decline for many goods, including for groceries, gas and new and used vehicles. But prices haven’t fallen far enough or broadly enough to relieve the pinch many households feel. What’s ahead: The new and higher tariffs proposed by the Trump administration could reignite inflation on a wide range of goods. Taryn Phaneuf, news writer What happened: Rent prices remain high, but annual rent inflation slowed significantly compared to recent years, staying around 3.5% for much of 2024, according to Zillow, a real estate website that tracks rents. A wave of newly constructed rental units on the market seems to be helping ease competition among renters and forcing landlords to offer better incentives for signing a lease. What’s ahead: If it continues, a softening rental market could work in renters’ favor. But construction is one of several industries that could see a shortage of workers if the Trump administration follows through on its promise to deport undocumented immigrants. A shortage of workers would mean fewer houses and apartments could be built. Anna Helhoski, news writer What happened: After a contentious presidential campaign, former President Donald Trump declared victory over Vice President Kamala Harris. While on the campaign trail, Trump promised to lower inflation, cut taxes, enact tariffs, weaken the power of the Federal Reserve, deport undocumented immigrants and more. Many economists have said Trump’s proposals, if enacted, would likely be inflationary. In Congress, Republicans earned enough seats to control both houses. What’s ahead: It’s unclear which campaign promises Trump will fulfill on his own and with the support of the new Congress. He has promised a slew of “day one” actions that could lead to higher prices, including across-the-board tariffs and mass deportations. Most recently, Trump pledged to enact 20% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, as well as an additional 10% tariff on China. He has also promised to extend or make permanent the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; many of its provisions expire by the end of 2025. Anna Helhoski, news writer What happened: Fiscal year 2023-2024’s funding saga finally came to an end in March, then six months later, the battle to fund the fiscal year 2024-2025 began. The Biden Administration waged its own war against junk fees . Antitrust enforcers pushed back against tech giants like Amazon, Apple, Google, and Meta; prevented the Kroger-Albertsons merger; nixed the Jet Blue-Spirit Airlines merger; and moved to ban noncompete agreements. The Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, as well as a challenge to abortion pill access. SCOTUS also overruled its landmark Chevron case, which means every federal regulatory agency’s power to set and enforce its own rules are now weaker. What’s ahead: The election’s red sweep means the GOP will control the executive and legislative branches of government. They’ll face the threat of at least one more potential government shutdown; a debt ceiling drama comeback; and the beginning of the debate over extending or making permanent provisions of the expiring 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. More From NerdWallet Anna Helhoski writes for NerdWallet. Email: anna@nerdwallet.com. Twitter: @AnnaHelhoski. The article What Trended in Personal Finance in 2024? originally appeared on NerdWallet .
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Chase Herbstreit, Son of ESPN Personality and Former OSU QB Kirk, Commits to MichiganJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Clarke Reed , a Mississippi businessman who developed the Republican Party in his home state and across the South starting in the 1960s, died Sunday at his home in Greenville, Mississippi. He was 96. Reed was chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party from 1966 to 1976, beginning at a time when Democrats still dominated in the region. During the 1976 Republican National Convention, delegates were closely divided between President Gerald Ford and former California Gov. Ronald Reagan. Reed united the Mississippi delegation behind Ford — a move that created a decadeslong feud with William D. “Billy” Mounger, another wealthy businessman who was prominent in the Mississippi Republican Party. Reed recalled in a 2016 interview with The Associated Press that delegates faced considerable pressure. Movie stars visited Mississippi's 30 delegates to push for Reagan, and Betty Ford called on behalf of her husband. Reagan met twice with the Mississippi delegation — once with his proposed running mate, Pennsylvania Sen. Richard Schweiker — and once without, according Haley Barbour, who was executive director of the Mississippi Republican Party in 1976 and served as the state's governor from 2004 to 2012. “Everybody was coming to see us," Reed said. “These poor people had never seen this before, the average delegate.” Mississippi delegates were showing the stress at a meeting away from the convention floor in Kansas City, Reed said. “I looked out, and about half of them were crying," he said. Reed initially supported Reagan, but said he moved into the Ford camp because he thought Reagan made “a hell of a mistake” by choosing a more liberal northeastern running mate in a gambit to win support of the unpledged Pennsylvania delegation. “In my opinion, Reagan was the best president of my lifetime. I didn’t know that then,” Reed said in 2016. “And had he been elected with Schweiker, he might’ve gotten a bullet one inch over and Schweiker would’ve been president.” Ford won the party nomination during the convention, then lost the general election to Jimmy Carter, the Democratic former governor of Georgia. Reed was born in Alliance, Ohio, in 1928, and his family moved to Caruthersville, Missouri, when he was about six months old. He earned a business degree from the University of Missouri in 1950. He and Barthell Joseph, a friend he had met at a high school boarding school, founded an agriculture equipment business called Reed-Joseph International, which used technology to scare birds away from farms and airports. Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi said Monday that Reed was “a mentor, supporter and advisor to me for over 56 years." Wicker said he was 21 when Reed put him on the Republican Platform Committee in 1972. “There is no more significant figure in the development of the modern day Mississippi Republican Party than Clarke Reed,” Wicker wrote on social media. “Our state has lost a giant."
Nita Simpson has lived more lives than many. She’s coached basketball. She’s coached volleyball. She’s coached boxing. She’s run a record label. She’s been a radio personality. All of these phases of her life have allowed her to find her purpose. Simpson is the founder and chief executive officer of Battle Tested Kids , a nonprofit organization that formed in 2019 and provides mentorship and sports training for low-income and underserved youth in Oakland. During the fifth annual Juneteenth in Oakland’s Town Jubilee, Simpson was recognized with the Town Hero award for her efforts. “It’s being able to see what a person is lacking and what a situation is lacking,” Simpson said, “and then being able to fill those gaps. That seems to be my gift. Giving people my work ethic, tapping into the mind, that seems to be the gift that God gave me.” With that gift, Simpson and her organization have been able to influence members of the next generation. Like Jamahl Foster, one of the first people who Simpson ever mentored. Simpson, having shared a church with Foster’s parents, has known Foster his entire life. When she began coaching him in basketball when he was in the eighth grade, she wasn’t afraid to challenge him. Foster recalls learning the importance of “extreme numbers” like making 1,000 shots per day and, on one occasion, running around a gym while carrying a rice bag. Simpson connected the work ethic needed to succeed in basketball with the work ethic necessary to succeed academically. Upon graduating from KIPP King Collegiate in San Lorenzo, Foster graduated with a degree in kinesiology at Cal State East Bay. Currently, the 29-year-old works as a financial consultant and personal trainer while serving as an assistant coach for Battle Tested Kids. “Some of these kids don’t really know work ethic,” Foster said. “So, we really try to teach these kids work ethic. They think they know with their little big heads, but then they get into our program. Then, they’re like, ‘Oh, I don’t know.’” Like Shariff Salzman, who was, by his own admission, “going down the wrong path” when he met Simpson at 16. Before working with Simpson, Salzman recalls “not really doing anything with my life.” He relied on marijuana to deal with childhood trauma. What Simpson provided was structure. Fresh off graduating high school, Salzman now has his hand in several businesses and makes music under the moniker Young Legend. “I would just be hanging out, not taking school seriously,” Salzman said. “I was failing my classes. When I joined the program, now I had to do (well) in school. She helped me get more laser focused, not just in basketball, but in life.” Like Yuniqque Robinson, who won a state championship under Simpson last season at Oakland High. If not for Simpson, Robinson might have quit on basketball entirely. Robinson recalled having a lack of motivation as she entered her senior year of high school. She didn’t want to play basketball. She didn’t want to run track. During early-season basketball practices, Robinson would storm off the court when she felt frustrated. Simpson, an honorable mention selection by this publication last season for coach of the year , was always there to provide equanimity, and Robinson believes she would’ve quit if not for Simpson’s influence. “She would sit me down and talk to me and tell me, ‘It’s OK, you’re not going to be perfect the first time you try it. Just keep going,’” said Robinson, who’s in her freshman year at Alabama A&M. “She motivated me to do better and keep trying and not give up on myself, because there was a time I wanted to quit basketball because I felt like I wasn’t good enough to play.” The path to forming Battle Tested Kids started, in essence, when Simpson was entering high school. Simpson grew up in East Oakland, but instead of attending an Oakland-area high school, she elected to attend Marin Academy, a private college preparatory school in San Rafael. Simpson, who attended public schools leading up to high school, knew that attending high school in Marin County would be starkly different compared to Oakland. But even as a preteen, she understood the value of branching out. “I remember my parents asked, ‘Are you sure you want to go there? This is the one?’ I told them, whoever offers the most money, that’s the place I’ll go,” Simpson said. “The reality was when you look at the population at the time, it is predominantly white. So, for me, as someone who wanted to operate in high places, it was a replica of what I would be dealing with in the real world.” From Marin Academy, Simpson attended Whittier College. Along with majoring in business, Simpson started her first business, Prime Dymes Entertainment, with her friend, Rita Forte. Simpson served as a personality on Whittier’s college radio station, which allowed her to become familiar with working with record labels. That experience set the stage for her to run Rah Muzik, otherwise known as Black & White Entertainment, from 2004 to 2007, their main artist being legendary Oakland rapper Keak Da Sneak. Following her time in the music industry, Simpson found her way back to the sporting world, spending time coaching basketball at Marin Academy, AIMS College Prep (both boys and girls) and, now, Oakland High School, which Simpson led to a state title in her first season as head coach. It was the totality of these lived experiences that set the stage for Battle Tested Kids to come into formation. Simpson’s ambitions, though, only begin here. She envisions one day having a dedicated facility, one that will allow the organization to stop renting out other spaces. From there? She wants a full-blown campus. “I want so much technology in (my facility). People will probably think, ‘She’s crazy.’ I am a little bit of that,” Simpson says with a smile. “There’s not even a professional facility that has what I want in mind. But this is the mecca of technology, so why can’t I have it? It’s just a matter of getting in the room with the right people to be able to make it happen.” If history is any indicator, doubt Simpson at your own risk. For more information, and to donate, go to sharethespiriteastbay.org/donate . Donations will help Battle Tested Kids to offer camp to 150 underserved youth, and to support and fund three paid internships for at-risk youth wanting to pursue careers in sports, social media management, photography, web design, entrepreneurship or marketing.
NEW YORK (AP) — Romad Dean had 16 points in Fordham's 87-72 victory against Maine on Sunday. Dean also had five rebounds and four steals for the Rams (6-5). Jackie Johnson III had 16 points and six assists. Abdou Tsimbila finished with 10 points and eight rebounds. The Black Bears (6-5) were led by AJ Lopez with 24 points. Keelan Steele added 10 points and two steals. Christopher Mantis scored eight. Fordham took the lead with 18:36 left in the first half and never looked back. Dean led their team in scoring with nine points in the first half to help put them up 37-23 at the break. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .
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This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? You can subscribe here . > 24/7 San Diego news stream: Watch NBC 7 free wherever you are Nvidia shares fall after China opens investigation Shares of artificial intelligence darling Nvidia were under pressure after a regulator in China said it was investigating the chipmaker over possible violations of the country's antimonopoly law. This investigation was in relation to Nvidia's 2020 acquisition of Israeli firm Mellanox and some agreements made during the acquisition, the Chinese government said Monday. 26-year-old detained by police in connection with fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO University of Pennsylvania graduate Luigi Mangione was detained by police as a "strong person of interest" in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson after police found him carrying a pistol, a silencer, a mask and fake identification cards. Mangione had in his possession a suspected "ghost gun" — which lacks a serial member — capable of firing 9 mm rounds, authorities said. China trade in November misses expectations China's exports and imports both missed expectations in November, fueling worries over the health of the Chinese economy. Exports rose 6.7% in U.S. dollar terms from a year ago, sharply lower than the 12.7% growth in the previous month and missing forecasts of a 8.5% rise. Import data surprised with a decline of 3.9%, compared to a 0.3% rise expected by economists. Most Asia markets gain, breaking ranks with Wall Street Most markets rose in Asia , shrugging off the weaker close overnight on Wall Street. South Korea's Kospi led gains, rising 2.4%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite pulled back from record highs Monday, with tech shares lagging. The tech-heavy Nasdaq shed 0.62%, while the S&P fell 0.61%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined by 0.54%. [PRO] Investing in mid-caps may be the way to go in 2025 Mid-cap stocks could be the sweet spot for investors in 2025, having been outperforming recently. Many investors expect further gains for mid-caps, which offer better quality businesses than small-caps, as well as stronger growth prospects than large-caps. Money Report ‘White gold' seen as pivotal to Europe's massive trade deal with South America Is this London's best kept cultural secret? A royal palace turned parking lot is reinventing itself — again Technology stocks have underpinned the impressive rally in US stocks this year. But they are not immune from the laws of gravity. Monday's session saw large technology stocks underperform the broader market. Oracle missed forecasts and AMD was downgraded by Bank of America . But perhaps the biggest news of the day concerned Nvidia, whose shares have surged an astounding 188% this year. China's State Administration for Market Regulation opened an investigation into the chipmaker in relation to the acquisition of Mellanox and some agreements made during the acquisition. The news prompted Nvidia's shares to fall 2.6% overnight. The development suggests that while the year is ending, the fight for tech dominance around the world may just be intensifying. Competition between the U.S. and China over chipmaking is rising, with the Biden administration on Dec. 2 announcing a slew of curbs targeting semiconductor toolmakers. China then retaliated by banning exports of critical minerals such as gallium, and on the same day, four of the country's top industry associations said Chinese companies should be wary of buying U.S. chips as they were "no longer safe" and buy locally instead. Previous trade skirmishes have centered on areas such as metals, farm products, and automobiles. With a tougher stance on China expected from the incoming Trump administration, could the next trade war instead be focused around chips, which arguably have permeated every facet of our lives? — CNBC's Samantha Subin contributed to this report. Also on CNBC Tech firms in the spotlight Political uncertainty intensifies over the weekend Global political uncertainty intensifies over the weekend5 Of The Best Non-Samsung Android Phones You Can Buy