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European markets are expected to open in negative territory on Wednesday, with investors looking ahead to more earnings from a number of key companies.European markets are expected to open in negative territory on Wednesday, with investors looking ahead to more earnings from a number of key companies.    European markets are expected to open in negative territory on Wednesday, with investors looking ahead to more earnings from a number of key companies. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 index is expected to open 18 points lower at 8,555, Germany’s DAX down 67 points at 21,439, France’s CAC down 23 points at 7,888 and Italy’s…

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Match Group announced Zillow co-founder Spencer Rascoff as its new CEO in a release Tuesday.Match Group announced Zillow co-founder Spencer Rascoff as its new CEO in a release Tuesday.    FILE PHOTO: Spencer Rascoff, co-founder and executive chairman of dot.LA, speaks during the Montgomery Summit in Santa Monica, California, U.S., on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Match Group announced on Tuesday that Zillow co-founder Spencer Rascoff will serve as its new CEO. Rascoff, who has served as a member of the online dating company’s board since March 2024, will replace Bernard Kim in the…

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The Waffle House restaurant chain is putting a 50 cent per egg surcharge in place temporarily due to the biggest bird flu outbreak in a decade.The Waffle House restaurant chain is putting a 50 cent per egg surcharge in place temporarily due to the biggest bird flu outbreak in a decade.    In an aerial view, a Waffle House restaurant on July 30, 2024 in Miami Gardens, Florida.  Joe Raedle | Getty Images The Waffle House restaurant chain is putting a 50 cent per egg surcharge in place due to the biggest bird flu outbreak in a decade. The 24-7 restaurant…

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Openings slid in December while hiring, voluntary quits and layoffs held steady, the Labor Department reported Tuesday.Openings slid in December while hiring, voluntary quits and layoffs held steady, the Labor Department reported Tuesday.    Job openings slid in December while hiring, voluntary quits and layoffs held steady, the Labor Department reported Tuesday. Available positions tumbled to 7.6 million, the lowest since September, and below the Dow Jones estimate for 8 million, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said in its monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. The decline left the ratio of open jobs to available workers at 1.1 to 1.…

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Rent affordability improved the most in 2024 in Austin, Texas, where the required income to afford the typical apartment was $55,760.Rent affordability improved the most in 2024 in Austin, Texas, where the required income to afford the typical apartment was $55,760.    In January, Redfin released a report on the most affordable U.S. metro areas for renters. To rank the metros, Redfin analyzed the median asking rent for apartments across the United States for a three month period — October to December of 2024. Then they estimated the median incomes of renter households using U.S. Census Bureau data from 2023. Redfin…

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Charlotte Trecartin built her water bottle accessory company CharCharms through TikTok, and took it to a recent episode of ABC’s “Shark Tank.”Charlotte Trecartin built her water bottle accessory company CharCharms through TikTok, and took it to a recent episode of ABC’s “Shark Tank.”    Shortly after graduating from the University of Illinois, Charlotte Trecartin hired a TikTok coach for $400 per month, she says. She wasn’t trying to grow her personal brand: Under the coach’s guidance, Trecartin started posting three times per day about her water bottle accessory company CharCharms. Her account grew to 80,000 followers, grabbing the attention of retailers…

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Post Content    Employees stand near an Iranian national flag at the new Phase 3 facility at the Persian Gulf Star Co. (PGSPC) gas condensate refinery in Bandar Abbas, Iran, on Wednesday, Jan. 9. 2019.  Ali Mohammadi | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trumpon Tuesday restored his “maximum pressure” campaign on Iran that includes efforts to drive its oil exports down to zero in order to stop Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Ahead of his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump signed the presidential memorandum reimposing Washington’s tough policy on Iran that was practiced throughout his first term. As he signed the memo, Trump described it as very tough and said he was torn on whether to make…

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The NFL is removing the “End Racism” phrase from the end zone at Caesars Superdome, where Super Bowl LIX will occur in a match between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. This will mark the first time the stenciled message will not be featured since February 2021. Instead, the NFL will feature the […]The NFL is removing the “End Racism” phrase from the end zone at Caesars Superdome, where Super Bowl LIX will occur in a match between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. This will mark the first time the stenciled message will not be…

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It’s a wrap for Rebecca Minkoff on Bravo’s The Real Housewives of New York City. After one season, the handbag designer is leaving the franchise and starting a new chapter of her life. “2025 is a new beginning for me and with current events in the world, I am reminded the importance of family, friends […]It’s a wrap for Rebecca Minkoff on Bravo’s The Real Housewives of New York City. After one season, the handbag designer is leaving the franchise and starting a new chapter of her life. “2025 is a new beginning for me and with current events in…

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The head of France’s far-right National Rally party said Tuesday he doesn’t support a no-confidence motion filed against the government, making it more likely that the prime minister will remain in office and a 2025 budget will be adopted. A no-confidence vote is scheduled Wednesday in the National Assembly and needs at least half the 577 votes to pass. Hard-left France Unbowed, Communist and Green lawmakers are expected to vote in favor but don’t have the numbers on their own to bring down the centrist government. Jordan Bardella, president of the National Rally, the biggest group in the National Assembly,…

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President Donald Trump’s attack on diversity, equity and inclusion programs have led military and government agencies — along with some private companies — to roll back observances of diversity and celebrations of Black History Month, which goes through February. Brandon Scott is pushing back against that trend. The mayor of Baltimore was the subject of racist attacks online last year after a major bridge collapsed near his city. Online commenters labeled Scott, who is Black, a “DEI mayor” and suggested his race was linked to the fatal accident. Scott saw the attacks on him as part of a broader backlash…

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The Trump administration and the president of El Salvador said Monday that they’d struck a deal allowing the U.S. to ship both detained migrants and imprisoned citizens to the tiny Central American nation, which has suspended some basic rights as it battles powerful street gangs. The U.S. government cannot deport American citizens and Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that “there are obviously legalities involved. ” “We have a constitution,” he acknowledged. ”But it’s a very generous offer … obviously, the administration will have to make a decision.” El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has made the country’s stark, harsh…

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A federal judge on Wednesday is set to hear arguments over temporarily pausing President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for anyone born in the U.S. to someone in the country illegally. Trump’s inauguration week order is currently on temporary hold nationally because of a separate suit brought by four states in Washington state, where a judge called the order “blatantly unconstitutional.” In total, 22 states, as well as other organizations, have sued to try to stop the executive action. U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman is set to hear arguments in Maryland federal court. Bringing the suit…

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