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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose in afternoon trading on Wall Street Friday, keeping the market on track for its fifth gain in a row. The S&P 500 was up 0.4% and is solidly on track for a weekly gain that will erase most of last week's loss. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 351 points, or 0.8%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.2% as of 1:03 p.m. Eastern. Markets have been volatile over the last few weeks, losing ground in the runup to elections in November, then surging following Donald Trump's victory, before falling again. The S&P 500 has been steadily rising throughout this week to within close range of its record. “Overall, market behavior has normalized following an intense few weeks,” said Mark Hackett, chief of investment research at Nationwide, in a statement. Several retailers jumped after giving Wall Street encouraging financial updates. Gap soared 10.6% after handily beating analysts' third-quarter earnings and revenue expectations, while raising its own revenue forecast for the year. Discount retailer Ross Stores rose 3.1% after raising its earnings forecast for the year. EchoStar fell 3.4% after DirecTV called off its purchase of that company's Dish Network unit. Smaller company stocks had some of the biggest gains. The Russell 2000 index rose 1.7%. A majority of stocks in the S&P 500 were gaining ground, but those gains were kept in check by slumps for several big technology companies. Nvidia fell 3.2%. Its pricey valuation makes it among the heaviest influences on whether the broader market gains or loses ground. The company has grown into a nearly $3.6 trillion behemoth because of demand for its chips used in artificial-intelligence technology. Intuit, which makes TurboTax and other accounting software, fell 4.1%. It gave investors a quarterly earnings forecast that fell short of analysts’ expectations. Facebook owner Meta Platforms fell 0.4% following a decision by the Supreme Court to allow a multibillion-dollar class action investors’ lawsuit to proceed against the company. It stems from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm. European markets were mostly higher and Asian markets ended mixed. Crude oil prices rose. Treasury yields held relatively steady in the bond market. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 4.41% from 4.42% late Thursday. In the crypto market, Bitcoin hovered around $99,000, according to CoinDesk. It has more than doubled this year and first surpassed the $99,000 level on Thursday. Retailers remained a big focus for investors this week amid close scrutiny on consumer spending habits headed into the holiday shopping season. Walmart, the nation's largest retailer, reported a quarter of strong sales and gave investors an encouraging financial forecast. Target, though, reported weaker earnings than analysts' expected and its forecast disappointed Wall Street. Consumer spending has fueled economic growth, despite a persistent squeeze from inflation and high borrowing costs. Inflation has been easing and the Federal Reserve has started trimming its benchmark interest rates. That is likely to help relieve pressure on consumers, but any major shift in spending could prompt the Fed to reassess its path ahead on interest rates. Also, any big reversals on the rate of inflation could curtail spending. Consumer sentiment remains strong, according to the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index. It revised its latest figure for November to 71.8 from an initial reading of 73 earlier this month, though economists expected a slight increase. It's still up from 70.5 in October. The survey also showed that consumers' inflation expectations for the year ahead fell slightly to 2.6%, which is the lowest reading since December of 2020. Wall Street will get another update on how consumers feel when the business group The Conference Board releases its monthly consumer confidence survey on Tuesday. A key inflation update will come on Wednesday when the U.S. releases its October personal consumption expenditures index. The PCE is the Fed's preferred measure of inflation and this will be the last PCE reading prior to the central bank's meeting in December.Commission on Audit logo. INQUIRER FILES More than 50,000 entrepreneurship starter tool kits in 2023 that were left undistributed to scholars of one of Technical Education and Skills Development Authority’s (Tesda) programs could lead to wastage that would cost the government at least P152 million, state auditors said. Of the 58,222 undistributed tool kits for Special Training for Employment Program (Step) beneficiaries, 42,080 units, or the majority were worth a total P151.85 million, while the remaining 16,142 units had an undetermined cost due to the agency’s “still unresolved problems on late procurement,” according to the 2023 annual report by the Commission on Audit (COA). Step was implemented in line with Republic Act No. 10931, or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (UAQTEA). READ: Tesda needs big funding to fight proliferation of fake NCs Based on a 2021 circular issued by Tesda, the tool kits would help Step beneficiaries jump-start any income-generating activities they plan to pursue once they graduate. COA also called out Tesda for having produced only 20 graduates in its five-year implementation of the UAQTEA despite having an allocation of P276.37 million and a total of 2,071 filled slots for scholarship. The graduates obtained a three-year diploma in hotel and restaurant technology. The Sariling Sikap Program (SSP), a revolving fund meant to enable Tesda to become a self-sufficient and income-generating entity, was also found with irregularities, as its accumulated balance remained high at P631.1 million at the end of 2023. This balance resulted in the “improper utilization” by Tesda operating unit of the SSP funds that amounted to P28.6 million, “which are not related to training-cum-production activities and contrary to the purpose of the SSP fund as provided under EO No. 939,” COA examiners said, referring to the executive order that created the program. In the Metro Manila office alone, charges or disbursements under the SSP fund “soared so high which resulted [in] negative operating results or surplus deficit” in 2023,” government auditors pointed out. Subscribe to our daily newsletter By providing an email address. 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US proposes voluntary guidelines for self-driving vehicles in waning days of Biden administrationNolte: MSNBC Paints Laken Riley’s Murderer as Political VictimWhen the United States imposed sanctions on four Pakistani entities - including National Development Complex (NDC) - this week to target the country's long-range missile program, one question remained unanswered: why the US is after Pakistan's ballistic missile program. It was often said that Pakistan's missile and nuclear programs didn't fit into US' larger geostrategic objectives. The other factor for the US opposition to Pakistan's missile and nuclear programs was because of the country's economic, security and political vulnerabilities. The US is thought to have conducted war-games on how to secure Pakistan's nuclear assets in case the South Asian nation slipped into chaos or any rouge elements took over. However, for the first time a senior US official made a stunning claim about Pakistan's long-range missile program. A senior White House official on Thursday said nuclear-armed Pakistan is developing long-range ballistic missile capabilities that eventually could allow it to strike targets well beyond South Asia, making it an "emerging threat" to the United States. Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer's surprise revelation underscored how far the once-close ties between Washington and Islamabad have deteriorated since the 2021 US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. It also raised questions about whether Pakistan has shifted the objectives of nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs' long intended to counter those of India, with which it has fought three major wars since 1947. Speaking to the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Finer said Pakistan has pursued "increasingly sophisticated missile technology, from long-range ballistic missile systems to equipment, that would enable the testing of significantly larger rocket motors". If those trends continue, Finer said, "Pakistan will have the capability to strike targets well beyond South Asia, including in the United States". The number of nuclear-armed states with missiles that can reach the US homeland "is very small and they tend to be adversarial", he continued, naming Russia, North Korea and China. "So, candidly, it's hard for us to see Pakistan's actions as anything other than an emerging threat to the United States," Finer said. His speech came a day after Washington announced a new round of sanctions related to Pakistan's ballistic missile development program, including for the first time against the state-run defence agency that oversees the program. There was no immediate official reaction to the latest claims by the US official. However, privately officials strongly dismissed the US concerns as "absurd". One official explained that Pakistan's nuclear and missile programs were only aimed at thwarting India. Pakistan's ballistic missile program, according to the official, was part of the country's overall deterence to ward off any misadventure from neighbouring India. "The claim that our missile program is a threat for the US is simply bizarre," said another official. Pakistan is developing long-range ballistic missile system in order to neutralise the Indian defense shield. As part of the program, Pakistan conducted the first test of Ababeel in January 2017, followed by its second test six years later in October 2023. During these six years, continuous work on this technology has been ongoing at NDC. Ababeel has a range of 2,200km and can carry more than one war heads both nuclear and conventional. Pakistan also successfully tested Shaheen-III which has a range of 2,750km. Experts say none of the long-range missiles has a range beyond India. But to target US or its interests, Pakistan requires a missile that ranges over 10,000km. One official said how on earth Washington has come to this conclusion that first Pakistan manufactures long-range missile and then hit the targets in the US. Another fear of the US, some observers think, is that Pakistan's missile program could pose a threat to its ally Israel. The real target of the US sanctions is to target Pakistan's space program. The US is worried that Pakistan is trying to build a Space Launch Vehicle. The space launch vehicle has duel use. It can be used for satellite launch but at the same time for Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), which can have range from 8000 to 15000km. But officials rubbished such claims, saying Pakistan's space program was meant for peaceful use. Some observers think that the US, under the pretext of Pakistan's missile program, is targeting the Chinese interests. The US has long feared that China is helping Pakistan's missile and nuclear programs, a claim strongly dismissed by both sides. The latest US move is reminiscent of the sanctions imposed on Pakistan after the US withdrawal in 1989 in wake of Soviet troops ouster from Afghanistan. The Pressler Amendment, which was passed in 1985 to keep an eye on Pakistan's nuclear program, was finally invoked by the US President in 1990. Senior Bush refused to certify that Pakistan was not developing nuclear weapons, leading to cutting of all security and other assistance. Officials said such moves by the US would only deepen trust deficit and lend credence to voices who believe that Washington has never been a trustworthy partner of Islamabad. They added that previously Pakistan had shown that such sanctions made little impact and the latest one would also prove to be counterproductive. COMMENTS Comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive. For more information, please see our
Mikel Arteta hailed the best away European performance of his Arsenal reign after watching his side dismantle Sporting Lisbon 5-1. The Gunners delivered the statement Champions League victory their manager had demanded to bounce back from a narrow defeat at Inter Milan last time out. Goals from Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz, Gabriel Magalhaes, Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard got their continental campaign back on track, lifting them to seventh place with 10 points in the new-look 36-team table. It was Arsenal’s biggest away win in the Champions League since beating Inter by the same scoreline in 2003. “For sure, especially against opposition we played at their home who have not lost a game in 18 months – they have been in top form here – so to play with the level, the determination, the purpose and the fluidity we showed today, I am very pleased,” said Arteta. “The team played with so much courage, because they are so good. When I’m watching them live they are so good! They were all exceptional today. It was a big performance, a big win and we are really happy. “The performance was there a few times when we have played big teams. That’s the level that we have to be able to cope and you have to make it happen, and that creates belief.” A memorable victory also ended Sporting’s unbeaten start to the season, a streak of 17 wins and one draw, the vast majority of which prompted Manchester United to prise away head coach Ruben Amorim. The Gunners took the lead after only seven minutes when Martinelli tucked in Jurrien Timber’s cross, and Saka teed up Havertz for a tap-in to double the advantage. Arsenal added a third on the stroke of half-time, Gabriel charging in to head Declan Rice’s corner into the back of the net. To rub salt in the wound, the Brazilian defender mimicked Viktor Gyokeres’ hands-over-his-face goal celebration. That may have wound Sporting up as they came out after the interval meaning business, and they pulled one back after David Raya tipped Hidemasa Morita’s shot behind, with Goncalo Inacio netting at the near post from the corner. But when Martin Odegaard’s darting run into the area was halted by Ousmane Diomande’s foul, Saka tucked away the penalty. Substitute Trossard added the fifth with eight minutes remaining, heading in the rebound after Mikel Merino’s shot was saved. A miserable night for prolific Sporting striker Gyokeres was summed up when his late shot crashed back off the post.Ogie Diaz Sets Record Straight on Chloe San Jose & Viral Blind Item RumorsKennesaw State Researchers Innovate Healthcare TechnologyRichard Parsons, prominent Black executive who led Time Warner and Citigroup, dies at 76
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), 83, is working from home on Thursday because of stiffness in his leg, according to the senator’s spokesperson. McConnell fell on Tuesday and continued a pattern that raised alarms in 2023. The scary incident occurred after the Senate Republican Conference’s weekly lunch, where he addressed the group, Breitbart News reported . Images captured McConnell with a brace on his wrist, a bruised hand, and bandages on his finger and face. “After tripping on Tuesday, Leader McConnell is experiencing leg stiffness and will work from home today,” per the spokesperson, CNN reported Thursday. McConnell’s injuries come after he was treated for a concussion in 2023. That injury occurred upon falling at a hotel in Washington, DC. It was one fall of many in 2023, CNN reported . McConnell also froze twice while speaking to reporters. The moments raised questions as to his mental ability to remain Republican Leader. RELATED: Mitch McConnell Freezes Mid-Speech, Led Away from Podium Wendell Husebo is a political reporter with Breitbart News and a former RNC War Room Analyst. He is the author of Politics of Slave Morality. Follow Wendell on “X” @WendellHusebø or on Truth Social @WendellHusebo.