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  • Derek COPY v1 OF The 70 best Black Friday tech deals you can still get under $50

    We found dozens of electronics that we've tested ourselves on sale for Black Friday and Cyber Monday -- and all are less than $50 each.

  • Mortgage rates fall for third consecutive week to average 6.6%

    The average rate on a 30-year mortgage fell again to 6.6%, according to Freddie Mac.

  • 2 ways Trump's immigration proposals affect commercial real estate

    President-elect Donald Trump talked about his plans for immigration reform at the New York Stock Exchange when he rang the opening bell Thursday morning after being named Time's "Person of the Year" for the second time. Trump's proposed mass deportations could have a complex impact on the real estate market. Marcus & Millichap (MMI) CEO Hessam Nadji sits down with Catalysts Co-Hosts Seana Smith and Madison Mills to discuss the expected impact of Trump's second term and immigration policy on the commercial real estate market. "It has two different aspects to it," Nadji says, pointing to two big factors: the workforce housing renter and increased construction costs. "The workforce housing renter tends to have a very large migrant population. If the threats of deportation and so on really do play out at the scale that Donald Trump is talking about, that would affect a lot of gateway markets, [such as] Class B and [class] C apartment renters," the CEO adds. "And then on the other side of the equation, not just on the construction labor force, which would be affected, of course, but also when you hear things about tariffs and trade conflict with our trading partners, that affects supply, that affects lumber prices, that affects all kinds of aspects of new construction." Nadji notes the uncertainty still surrounding all of this: "What people say versus what they're able to actually execute are often two different things. So the market isn't panicking about that. Our clients certainly aren't overly concerned." To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Catalysts here. This post was written by Naomi Buchanan.

  • Chelsea ‘B team’ overcome minus 11 temperatures to beat Astana

    Amid the abnormalities of Chelsea’s 16-hour round trip to Kazakhstan to face Astana, the one customary occurrence was their straight-forward victory.

  • FBI did not send undercover operatives to join Jan. 6 attack, watchdog says

    The FBI did not send undercover agents to participate in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and did not authorize its informants to enter the building or engage in violence, the U.S. Justice Department's internal watchdog said on Thursday. The findings by Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz run counter to far-right conspiracy theories by supporters of President-elect Donald Trump who have repeatedly made baseless claims suggesting that FBI operatives were secretly involved in the Capitol riot.

  • Rich Rodriguez is returning to West Virginia for a second stint as head coach

    Athletic director Wren Baker announced the hiring on Thursday, 17 years after Rodriguez made a hasty exit for what became a disastrous three-year experiment at Michigan. “We are thrilled to welcome Coach Rich Rodriguez and his family back home,” Baker said in a statement.

  • Newly elected West Virginia lawmaker arrested and accused of making terroristic threats

    A newly elected state lawmaker in West Virginia is facing at least one felony and is accused of making terroristic threats. Joseph de Soto, 61, was arrested by state police Thursday in Martinsburg following an investigation that found he made “several threatening/intimidating threats against government officials," according to a statement from Lt. Leslie T. Goldie Jr. of the West Virginia State Police. One of de Soto's alleged targets was West Virginia Republican Speaker of the House Roger Hanshaw, the television station WVDM reported, citing a criminal complaint.

  • Mortgage rates slide, Broadcom earnings on deck: Yahoo Finance

    The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has dropped to 6.60%, marking its lowest point since late October, according to Freddie Mac. This decline from last week's 6.69% rate signals potential breathing room for homebuyers in the current market. Meanwhile, investors are awaiting earnings reports from Costco Wholesale and Broadcom after the market closes. Trending tickers featured on the Yahoo Finance platform include Uber Technologies, Tesla, and CVS Health. Key guests include:3:05 p.m. ET Meera Pandit, J.P. Morgan Asset Management Global Market Strategist3:15 p.m. ET José Torres, Interactive Brokers Senior Economist3:30 p.m. ET Sebastian Siemiatkowski, Klarna Co-Founder and CEO4:05 p.m. ET Chris Barto, Fort Pitt Capital Group Senior Investment Analyst4:40 p.m. ET McKeel Hagerty, Hagerty CEO

  • Jamie Lee Curtis Says Husband Christopher Guest ‘Still Makes Me Laugh’ as Couple Celebrates 40-Year Wedding Anniversary

    "I’m like the most immature guest you’ve ever had. So how is it possible that I am married 40 years?" the actress said on the 'Today' show

  • Hunger strike mother steps up action in bid to free son jailed in Egypt

    Alaa Abd El-Fattah has spent most of the past decade in prison because of his criticism of Egypt’s rulers.

  • Indian teen Gukesh Dommaraju becomes the youngest chess world champion after beating Chinese rival

    NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest chess world champion Thursday after beating the defending champion Ding Liren of China in the final match of their series in Singapore.

  • European Union and Switzerland "very close" to new trade deal, official says

    The European Union and Switzerland are "very close" to finalising a new agreement to overhaul their trade relationship, a senior EU official said on Thursday. Bern and Brussels have been negotiating since March to craft a deal aimed at deepening their economic ties and hope to conclude the process by the end this year. "We are very close to the finish line," the EU ambassador to Switzerland, Petros Mavromichalis, said at an event in Bern.

  • Player Ratings: Wonderkid Shines as Chelsea Beat Astana in Europa Conference League

    Astana 1-3 Chelsea: Blues Secure European Progress with StyleChelsea made light work of their UEFA Europa Conference League clash against Astana, sealing a 3-1 win to book their spot in the last 16. E...

  • US grid-scale energy storage sees record installations, deployments in Q3

    This was a 80% and 58% increase, respectively, from a year earlier, the report, which was developed in partnership with the American Clean Power Association, showed. U.S. grid connection queues have been continuing to rise as network operators grapple with a huge number of clean power applications and dwindling transmission capacity. The Energy Department said its National Transmission Planning Study found the U.S. will need to double or triple transmission capacity in the three decades to 2050 in order to meet demand growth and reliability needs.

  • What's the right crypto allocation in your portfolio?

    Bitcoin (BTC-USD) is trading above $100,000. WisdomTree global head of research Chris Gannatti joins Wealth! Host Brad Smith to discuss how much of a portfolio should be allocated to crypto. "What we tend to see is somewhere between 1 and 5%, depending on the needs and the situation of the investor," Gannatti reports. He adds, "You're starting to see institutions even take the plunge and gain at least some exposure. It'll be fascinating. There are these institutional consultants that basically, in the past, came up with the quote-unquote, 60% equity, 40% bond allocations. Maybe one day, they're recommending a 2% or 3% or 4% [crypto portfolio allocation]. They don't do it yet." To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Wealth here. This post was written by Naomi Buchanan.

  • The ex-glamour model at war with villagers over her ‘s--t show’ farm

    “Welcome to the s--t show!” reads the black and white flag flying merrily over the gates of Fripps Farm Animal Rescue. In any other hands, this might have suggested that a cool, post-modern kind of wit lingered in the air of this sanctuary housing up to 600 animals, from dogs, cats and rabbits to llamas, marmosets and deer. Not quite. For Fripps was founded in 2020 by former glamour model Jodie Marsh – and she’s festooned the exterior of the estate’s semi-rural property with a quirky assortment

  • Biden pardons 39 people, commutes sentences of 1,500 others

    (Reuters) -Outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he was pardoning 39 people convicted of non-violent crimes and commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 others who were serving long prison terms. Officials said last week that the White House was listening to demands for Biden to extend the same grace to thousands of people wronged by the U.S. judicial system. The commutations on Thursday were announced for those who were placed on home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Warning of a ‘tidal wave’ of flu as cases rise significantly in a week

    Health leaders said that the rise was ‘concerning for patients and the NHS’.

  • Furey says new Churchill Falls deal changes everything and ‘rights a historic wrong’

    The deal between Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec that was signed in 1969 was not due to end until 2041, but a tentative agreement has been reached now, said Premier Andrew Furey — 17 years early, that could see almost $200 billion flow into N.L. coffers over the next 50 years.

  • Former Trump attorney lashes out at 'lawfare' after court appearance in Wisconsin fake electors case

    MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s former Wisconsin attorney lashed out Thursday at the state’s Democratic attorney general for filing felony charges against him and two others related to the 2020 fake electors scheme, saying after their initial court appearance that he was the victim of “lawfare” that wreaked havoc on his life.