Latest news with #HappyFriday
Yahoo
22-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Here's the Roundup for the Week Ending March 21
Happy Friday to all who celebrate. In this week's edition of stories we didn't write up for one reason or another, we see a couple of stories from Poynter reminding us we can't always go all in on new tech and that politicizing weather and science could actually kill people. Here's the stuff: When viewers tune into their local television station for the weather report, chances are that the forecast they see was made possible by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Through agencies like the National Hurricane Center and the Weather Prediction Center, NOAA collects observational data, runs models, develops forecasts and issues warnings - information that broadcast meteorologists use to create weather forecasts Those agencies are currently being targeted for cuts by billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Governmental Efficiency. Click here for the story. Retired KDKA reporter Jon Delano received a special honor from Pittsburgh City Council members on Tuesday. Click here for more. An Italian newspaper launched a generative AI experiment. It's not going well. Click here to read about it. For 12 years, Kris Betts was behind the news desk and in front of the action every chance she could get during natural disaster events and more as an Emmy-award winning journalist whose career has stretched from Texas to New York. But for the last three years, she has taken that passion for storytelling and transitioned it into doing it through a different medium in her own interior design business. Here's the story.
Yahoo
16-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Gold Price RECAP February 10-14
Happy Friday, traders. Welcome to our weekly market wrap, where we take a look back at these last five trading days with a focus on the market news, economic data, and headlines that had the most impact on gold prices and other key correlated assets— and may continue to in the future. Gold prices are falling back on Friday morning and are likely to close the session with an intraday loss. But the fact that gold's late-week slide is from a new all-time high and comes at the tail of another strong rally means the yellow metal is still positioned for a seventh-consecutive week-over-week gain. Condensing what's been an energetic week of trading, we would say that the last five days have seen the more recent driver of gold pricing— the direct focus on the FOMC's rate policy for 2025 and beyond, given the expectation of lower rates is a positive signal for the value of precious metals— has taken a back seat to gold's more historical investment thesis: as a direct hedge against inflation and fears of economic uncertainty. Before determining this would be the week's trend, it seemed Wednesday's CPI number could drive a strong sell-off in gold spot prices or at least add a strong enough headwind to keep a low ceiling on any rally. Gold had surged on Monday to new highs above $2930/oz as traders had the first opportunity to trade in real-time comments that the US President made over the weekend promising/threatening extensive new tariffs on imported goods. That prices eventually stalled after making the new high water mark, in what's become its own mini-trend this week, triggered a rush of profit-taking liquidations, and the yellow metal began to slide late Monday and through Tuesday until settling back near $2890 ahead of Wednesday's inflation report. On its face, we would have predicted that the increase in consumer price inflation reported in the CPI data (core CPI up +3.3% YoY vs. +3.1% exp.) would pull the table out from under gold as it's a clear signal affirming the FOMC's plans to slow the pace of interest rate cuts to just two in 2025. Instead, after some pre-market volatility when the report first printed, we saw gold resume its rally and climb steadily higher through the Wednesday and Thursday US sessions, even notching another all-time high at $2935/oz in the spot market. The initial rally was evidently backed by investors' shock and concern about re-heating inflation; not only how higher price pressures might destabilize what currently feels to be a very fragile global economy, but how the risk of the Federal Reserve needing to resume monetary tightening may as well. Fuel was added to the fire on Thursday, as the US administration again threatened to impose 'reciprocal' tariffs on trading partners by April. In Friday's trading so far, with little in the way of new inputs to market narratives and trends, we've again seen gold's rally tailing off in the thin bidding above $2925 and traders selling off their positions for profit as a result. This liquidation has been more concentrated and steeper as a result, cutting gold's spot price back to $2880. This could indicate some heavier resistance, for the time being, at $2900. Whether we see another attempt towards an eye-watering bid at $3000/oz next week will depend primarily on headline flow out of Washington and potentially the Fed. The macroeconomic calendar is light, thanks in part to Monday's US market holiday, the main event being Wednesday's release of FOMC minutes. In the meantime, traders, I hope you can get out and safely enjoy your weekend for the next couple of days. After that, I'll see you back here next week for another market recap. Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
14-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Social Rundown: Catch Jalen bust a move at Dancing For The Stars
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — Welcome back to the Social Rundown, where you can learn about the online trends happening globally and in Texoma, too! Want to get the latest tea or news on what's trending on social media? Tune in daily! Big Brothers Big Sisters 10th Anniversary Dancing For The Stars: KFDX's Jalen Wells will bust a move to raise money for the youth Happy Friday and Happy Valentine's Day! One of our local non-profit organizations' most significant annual events here in the Falls is tonight. Our very own Jalen Wells will participate in the Kisses and Cocktails-themed Dancing For The Stars event tonight, Friday, January 14, beginning at 6 p.m. There are still tickets available, so go snag one up while they last and support this great organization! Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
I scoured thousands of Amazon deals: These are the best sales to shop this week
Happy Friday! I don't know about you, but I'm already starting to plan my weekend. What's on the docket? Well, as a resident of Philly, I'll need to hustle to secure my Super Bowl snacks before the rest of the city snags all the cheesesteaks (go Birds!). But in the meantime, I'll take advantage of the calm before the storm and check some items off my shopping list. I won't have to spend a lot, either; I sought out the best Amazon deals, and the ones I spotted this week are *chef's kiss*. Have anything on your wishlist? I'm seeing some all-time low prices on brands like Apple, iRobot and Beats — time to rev up that cart! Popular Amazon deals Apple AirPods Pro (2nd Generation) for $169 (was $249): Rare sale iRobot Roomba Robot Vacuum for $130 (was $250): All-time low Apple iPad (10th Generation) for $279 (was $349): Rare sale Apple AirTags, 4-Pack for $70 (was $99): All-time low Tempur-Pedic Tempur-Adapt Mattress Topper, Queen for $198 (was $419): Over 50% off Beats Solo 4 Headphones for $100 (was $300): All-time low Shark 2-in-1 Pet Pro Cordless Vacuum for $100 (was $150): All-time low Here's a little peek: The latest Apple AirPods Pro are on rare sale for $80 off — you'll want to scoop those up for sure. And on the home appliance front, both a hands-off iRobot Roomba and a lightweight Shark cordless stick vacuum are down to their lowest prices ever. Talk about cleaning up! There's a lot more where those came from, so keep scrolling to see what else is on mega markdown. Happy saving! In this guide: Best Amazon deals overall | 70% off or more | 50% off or more | $25 and under | All-time low prices | Rare Amazon deals | Best home deals | Best outdoor deals | Best tech deals | Best fashion deals | Best beauty and wellness deals If you have Amazon Prime, you'll get free shipping, of course. Not yet a member? No problem. You can sign up for your free 30-day trial here. (And by the way, those without Prime still get free shipping on orders of $35 or more.)
Yahoo
31-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Gold Price RECAP January 27-31
Happy Friday, traders. Welcome to our weekly market wrap, where we take a look back at these last five trading days with a focus on the market news, economic data, and headlines that had the most impact on gold prices and other key correlated assets— and may continue to in the future. Gold prices on Friday morning are making an effort to hold onto and consolidate gains above the record level of $2800/oz at the tail end of a volatile week of trading. Independent of how the yellow metal would trade in the following days, Monday was as ugly a moment for gold pricing as it was for many other major asset classes. The tech sector-led collapse in two of the three key US stock market indexes turned most financial media coverage for the day into a sea of red. With traders and portfolio managers around the globe being pushed to make margin requirements, gold positions were the first opportunity for relief for many. The heavy liquidation of gold positions for cash weighed greatly on the metal's pricing, dropping bids from the opening line at $2765 to a weekly trough of $2730/oz. Despite the rough start, and even with a generally accepted presumption that the FOMC would not deliver another consecutive rate cut this week, there was little concern that Monday's slide presaged a whole week of ugly losses for gold. This is because the market still expected that a key driver of valuations across all assets— but particularly the US Dollar and its Treasury paper— would be reactions to a continuing stream of announcements and actions taken by the new US administration in its second week. The estimation turned out to be true, and the consistent thrum of global economic uncertainty created by the Trump White House allowed gold to rebound slightly Monday afternoon and then hold a steady level at $2740/oz through Tuesday and Wednesday morning's pre-FOMC trading. The FOMC did broadly deliver as expected, although what was a generally hawkish tone, objectively speaking, to the committee's decision and statement was parsed to pieces by inversions and traders and ultimately spun into a modest tailwind for gold. The Fed announced no change to policy rates, standing pat for the first time in three meetings. Crucially, the committee's statement highlighted a rosier view of the current labor market (removing what would be a point of pressure to ease further) and removed a remark about making 'progress' towards the Fed's mandated inflation target (underlining stubbornness if not a risk of resurgence, in inflation pressures.) In a vacuum, we would have expected this to be another strike against gold's recent surge to record highs as it pushes farther away the probability of the FOMC deciding to make more than the two rate cuts it currently projects for 2025. However, Fed Chairman Powell, in his usual post-meeting Q&A, highlighted the market's uncertainty about Washington's near-term changes to economic policy— particularly tariffs— and their potential impact in the US and around the globe. At the same time, on Wednesday afternoon, the market evidenced that investors, too, are concerned about this risk above all else. This started up another strong flow away from US Dollar positions, with gold being a prime beneficiary of the risk-off swing, rising to $2775 and near new all-time highs late Wednesday. The selling of US Dollars and the flush of bids into new or growing gold positions really accelerated on Thursday, post-FOMC, with Asian markets carrying gold spot to new highs above $2790 and the earliest hours of US trading carried the yellow metal to the doorstep of $2800/oz. Friday's trading has seen spot breach that major psychological threshold, but as we start to look towards next week it's at this lofty level that gold's buyers seem to have thinned out. Challenges to gold's positive repricing will come next week in the form of updated ISM Surveys and the January Jobs Report on Friday. Public commentary from Fed officials is also expected to be a major player in tandem with continuing reporting and announcements out of Washington. In the meantime, traders, I hope you can get out and safely enjoy your weekend for the next couple of days. After that, I'll see you back here next week for another market recap. Sign in to access your portfolio
