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Tyrone GAA winning the war against streaming piratesNEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed close, as gains for tech stocks nudged the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq to more records. The S&P 500 eked out a gain of under 0.1% Tuesday, while the Nasdaq composite rose 0.4%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2%. Treasury yields held relatively steady after a report showed U.S. employers were advertising slightly more job openings at the end of October than a month earlier. The value of the South Korean won sank against the dollar after its president declared martial law and then later said he’ll lift it. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting around their records on Tuesday as Wall Street's white-hot rally lets off the accelerator. The S&P 500 was virtually flat in afternoon trading, a day after rising tech stocks helped it set an all-time high for the 54th time this year. It's climbed in nine of the last 10 days and is on track for one of its best years since the turn of the millennium. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down by 56 points, or 0.1%, with 45 minutes remaining in trading, while the Nasdaq composite added 0.2% to its own record set a day earlier. AT&T rose 3.9% after it boosted its profit forecast for the year. It also announced a $10 billion plan to send cash to its investors by buying back its own stock, while saying it expects to authorize another $10 billion of repurchases in 2027. On the losing end of Wall Street was U.S. Steel, which fell 7.9%. President-elect Donald Trump reiterated on social media that he would not let Japan’s Nippon Steel take over the iconic Pennsylvania steelmaker. Nippon Steel announced plans last December to buy the Pittsburgh-based steel producer for $14.1 billion in cash, raising concerns about what the transaction could mean for unionized workers, supply chains and U.S. national security. Earlier this year, President Joe Biden also came out against the acquisition. Tesla s sank 2.1% after a judge in Delaware reaffirmed a previous ruling that the electric car maker must revoke Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar pay package. The judge denied a request by attorneys for Musk and Tesla’s corporate directors to vacate her ruling earlier this year requiring the company to rescind the unprecedented pay package. In the bond market, Treasury yields held relatively steady after a report showed U.S. employers were advertising slightly more job openings at the end of October than a month earlier. Continued strength there would raise optimism that the economy could keep avoiding a recession that many investors had earlier thought was inevitable. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 4.22 from 4.20% from late Monday. Yields have seesawed since Election Day amid worries that Trump's preferences for lower tax rates and bigger tariffs could spur higher inflation along with economic growth. But traders are still confident the Federal Reserve will cut its main interest rate again at its next meeting in two weeks. They’re betting on a nearly three-in-four chance of that, according to data from CME Group. Lower rates can help give the economy more juice, but they can also give inflation more fuel. The key report this week that could guide the Fed’s next move will arrive on Friday. It’s the monthly jobs report , which will show how many workers U.S. employers hired and fired during November. It could be difficult to parse given how much storms and strikes distorted figures in October. Based on trading in the options market, Friday's jobs report appears to be the biggest potential market mover until the Fed announces its next decision on interest rates Dec. 18, according to strategists at Barclays Capital. Since his victory, Trump has broadcasted his plans for tariffs , including for goods coming from China . Trade relations between the U.S. and China took another step backward after China said it is banning exports to the U.S. of gallium, germanium, antimony and other key high-tech materials with potential military applications. The counterpunch came swiftly after the U.S. Commerce Department expanded the list of Chinese technology companies subject to export controls to include many that make equipment used to make computer chips, chipmaking tools and software. The 140 companies newly included in the so-called “entity list” are nearly all based in China. In financial markets abroad, the value of South Korea's currency fell 0.9% against the U.S. dollar following a frenetic night where President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law and then later said he'd lift it after lawmakers voted to reject military rule. Stocks of Korean companies that trade in the United States also fell, including a 1.3% drop for SK Telecom. Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumped 1.9% to help lead global markets. Some analysts think Japanese stocks could end up benefiting from Trump’s threats to raise tariffs on China and other countries. Indexes rose 1% in Hong Kong and 0.4% in Shanghai amid unconfirmed reports that Chinese leaders would meet next week to discuss planning for the coming year. Investors are hoping it may bring fresh stimulus to help spur growth in the world’s second-largest economy. In France, the CAC 40 rose 0.3% amid continued worries about politics in Paris , where the government is battling over the budget. AP Business Writers Yuri Kageyama and Matt Ott contributed.

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre actually danced in the House of Commons today, as jabs were made at NDP leader Jagmeet Singh. Poilievre was again trying to get an election on the books, with another non-confidence vote in the House. This time, Poilievre’s motion focused on previous words from Singh, who said he had “ripped up” his supply and confidence agreement with the Liberal government. “The NDP leader continues to hold Canada hostage with his game of hokey pokey to secure his pension,” said Conservative Barrie-Innisfil MP John Brassard. “First, he put himself in a coalition with the Liberals, then he took himself out, ripping up the agreement while shaking his fist all about, now he’s put himself back in — taping the agreement together, turning himself around.” The House of Commons camera then panned wide to show Poilievre, who appeared to start singing and dancing to the “Hokey Pokey” tune. Following a few more comments, the official vote was taken, shortly before 3:30 p.m. Members of the Conservative Party and Bloc Québécois in attendance voted in favour of the non-confidence vote. Members of the Liberals and some NDP and Green Party also voted against the motion. The motion was defeated 180-152. Following the vote, Poilievre stood up to admonish Singh for walking in during the vote. “Mr. Speaker, you went out of your way to point out before the vote that members are not allowed to come and go during the vote,” Poilievre said. “I note the NDP leader came in right in the middle of the vote, having missed the fact the vote was on his own words. Call him to order.” “Indeed, the fault is mine as speaker for not making it clear for the purposes of electronic voting, there is a possibility as all members know, they are able to come in for the purposes of electronic voting,” Speaker of the House Greg Fergus said. Following that vote, Singh tried to get a permanent goods and services tax (GST) rebate approved, applying to more household items, such as internet, and applying to all Canadians, including seniors. His motion read: “That, given that Canadians are facing an affordability crisis and need more than temporary relief, the government’s $250 Working Canadians Rebate would exclude many workers and other Canadians who need it the most, the 2021 Conservative Party platform included a one-time GST holiday, the House call on the government to: permanently remove the GST from essential goods, including home heating, grocery meals, internet and mobile phone bills, diapers and kids’ clothes; expand the rebate to include all adults whose income is under the threshold and did not earn employment income in 2023, so that people like recent graduates trying to enter the workforce, retired seniors, people with disabilities, injured workers, workers on parental leave and long-term sick leave, and others in need are included; and pay for that measure by putting in place an excess profit tax targeting the largest and most profitable corporations.” That motion was also defeated, 303 to 28. In late November, a GST/HST tax break was approved, with Canadians saving the tax on a handful of items starting Dec. 14. A proposal to provide a separate $250 rebate to who earned less than $150,000 in 2023 is still a proposal that has not made its way to vote yet. Sorry, there was an error processing your request. There was a problem with the recaptcha. Please try again. You may unsubscribe at any time. By signing up, you agree to our and . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google and apply. Want more of the latest from us? Sign up for more at our .

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Springboks crush hapless Wales 54-12THEY may be loves of my life but I’ll never forgive the grandkids for giving me Christmas shopping anxiety. Hitherto I was blessed with a late dash-and-grab approach to buying presents, leaving purchases to the last minute. Every shop assistant’s dream is the Christmas Eve late afternoon desperate bloke fresh from the pub. Occasionally, that was me and no Tiny Tim of mine ever woke on the 25th to an empty stocking. It’s a myth Oliver Cromwell banned Christmas but curbing carnal and sensual delights was a Puritan goal, replacing drunkenness and debauchery with fasting and prayer. Unremarkably, this proved unpopular with the great unwashed during an otherwise regrettably ­­short-lived Republic of 1649-60. And who could blame common folk brightening miserable winters – thicker gruel and snogging toothless neighbours under mistletoe a more uplifting celebration than hunger and boredom. Yet in the unlikely event I was to be Cromwell’s belated successor as Lord Protector, top of my decrees would have been banning decorations, festive pub menus, playing Slade’s Merry Xmas Everybody, John Lewis saccharine adverts and, particularly, shopping until the start of December. Until this year, I started seeing and acquiring gifts for Little L and Canny C from September. Santa Granda’s first inkling of change was popping into an old-school Whitley Bay hardware store and walking out with a present for Little L. I won’t spoil his surprise by disclosing what was bought but the pressies will thrill him and altered my approach, probably forever. Christmas really is about kids and grandkids, and the thought of Little L and Canny C smiling as they excitedly unwrap their gifts left under the tree is heartwarming. No way is some bearded, tubby, red-suited stranger sneaking down a chimney stealing credit for the fruits of my changed life.None

WASHINGTON (AP) — Working-class voters helped Republicans make steady election gains this year and expanded a coalition that increasingly includes rank-and-file union members, a political shift spotlighting one of President-elect Donald Trump’s latest Cabinet picks: a GOP congresswoman, who has drawn labor support, to be his labor secretary. Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer narrowly lost her bid for a second term this month, despite strong backing from union members, a key part of the Democratic base but gravitating in the Trump era toward a Republican Party traditionally allied with business interests. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.London Bound British Airways Flight BA9250 Returns from Athens After Emergency