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Tuesday, December 10, 2024
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Good Morning! On this day in 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt became the first American Nobel Prize winner, receiving the Peace Prize for his role in negotiating an end to the Russo-Japanese War.
According to an item in our Holiday Section, Christmas Punch and eggnog are the most popular holiday drinks in the U.S. What’s your favorite seasonal beverage? Do you have a favorite eggnog recipe to share? Hit the reply button and let us know; we’d love to try them!
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 Suspect Held in CEO Murder
Luigi Mangione, designated “a person of interest” in the Manhattan murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was taken into custody in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Monday after being spotted at a McDonald’s.
Mangione was recognized by a fast-food employee and was arrested by local police on a firearm charge. He was carrying a 9mm ghost gun, a silencer, a U.S. passport, and four fake IDs, including one matching a New York City hostel registry.
He also had a three-page handwritten manifesto that included grievances with the US healthcare system, a document that spoke to the suspect’s “motivation and mindset,” officials said.
Mangione grew up in Maryland, where he attended an elite private school before graduating from the University of Pennsylvania with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in engineering. He has not been charged in Thompson’s murder.
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Merger Creates World’s Largest Ad Agency
Global media giant Omnicom is set to acquire Interpublic Group in a stock-for-stock deal that will create the world’s largest ad agency with a combined valuation of nearly $30 billion.
The merger comes as the advertising experts behind the Got Milk? and Mastercard’s Priceless campaigns face increasing competition from sophisticated AI platforms that offer more targeted advertising solutions.
Omnicom is the third-largest advertising holding company in the world by revenue, with reported revenue of $14.7 billion in 2023, followed by Interpublic at $10.9 billion. The new company will keep the Omnicom name and trade under the “OMC” ticker symbol on the New York Stock Exchange.
Shares of Interpublic jumped 10% Monday, while Omnicom’s stock fell more than 6%.
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Penny Not Guilty in NY Subway Death
A Manhattan jury on Monday found Daniel Penny not guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the death of Jordan Neely, a homeless man who Penny placed in a chokehold onboard a New York City subway car last year.
The case drew national attention due to racial implications and a video of Penny, a former Marine, placing Neely in a chokehold after Neely entered a train, shouting death threats while under the influence of a synthetic drug.
Monday’s decision followed five days of deliberations after the jury deadlocked on the more serious manslaughter charge, leading the judge to dismiss it.
The attorney for the Neely family said they will move forward with a lawsuit filed against Penny last week.
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➤ Sens. Joe Manchin and Peter Welch introduced a bill calling for a constitutional amendment to limit Supreme Court justices to one 18-year term, with a new term starting every two years. (More)
➤ Lara Trump, President-elect Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law, announced Sunday that she would resign as RNC co-chair and expressed interest in the Florida Senate seat to be vacated by Sen. Marco Rubio. (More)
➤ Alina Habba, President-elect Donald Trump’s former defense attorney and legal spokesperson, was selected to serve as counselor to the president, Trump announced Sunday. (More)
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➤ The New York Jets were officially eliminated from the playoffs on Sunday, marking the 14th consecutive season for the team without a playoff berth. It is the longest active streak in American professional sports. (More)
➤ The NBA is reportedly in serious conversations with FIBA (the international governing body for the sport of basketball) about starting an NBA-owned league in Europe. (More)
➤ Tennessee is the new No. 1 ranked men’s basketball team in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, replacing Kansas, which dropped to No. 10 after losses to Creighton and Missouri. (See Poll)
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Today’s Holiday section is brought to you by:
 Taste of Home has compiled a list of the most popular holiday cocktails in every state, revealing that Christmas punch and eggnog are the nation’s top drinks. (See Map)
Volunteers have decorated the historic S.S. City of Milwaukee, a steel-hulled car ferry with 2,000 feet of twinkling lights, creating a festive display visible from U.S. 31 and Arthur Street in Manistee Township, Michigan. (See Ship)
A list of the 39 best Christmas movies on Netflix features a mix of nontraditional films like Hot Frosty and The Merry Gentlemen to more traditional family films like Klaus and The Christmas Chronicles. (See List)
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 Daily Market Report 12/09/2024
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NASDAQ
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations |
19,736.69 |
-0.62%
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SPX
S&P 500 |
6,052.85 |
-0.61%
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DJI
Dow Jones Industrial Average |
44,401.93 |
-0.54%
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BTC
Bitcoin |
$97,290.56 |
-3.90%
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GOLD
Per Ounce |
$2,683.00 |
1.68%
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HSY
The Hershey Company |
$193.65 |
+10.85%
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Gold and Bitcoin are traded 24 hours a day.
➤ Big Stock Move: Hershey’s stock jumped 11% Monday on reports that Oreo maker Mondelez is attempting another takeover of the chocolate company. (More)
➤ Comcast stock tumbled nearly 10% after Comcast Cable CEO Dave Watson said he expected to lose over 100,000 broadband customers during the fourth quarter in an “intensely competitive” environment. (More)
➤ The percentage of households expecting their financial situation to be better a year from now jumped to 37.6%, the highest since before the Covid pandemic, according to a New York Fed survey. (More)
➤ American Airlines halted its plans to resume flights to Haiti in February as violence worsened in the country. American stopped flying to Port-au-Prince after Spirit and JetBlue aircraft were hit by gunfire last month. (More)
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➤ The Pentagon has temporarily grounded its V-22 Osprey fleet, citing weakened metal components as a potential factor in a near crash. (More)
➤ A NASA exoplanet-searching satellite has discovered only the fourth known “hot Neptune,” a planet roughly the size of Neptune but orbiting extremely close to its host star. (More)
➤ Mysterious, unidentified drones, some believed to be car-sized, continue to be reported flying over New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania since November, with at least one incident delaying a medevac helicopter. (See Video)
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➤ Frontier Airlines announced it will add first-class seating starting in 2025, replacing the first two rows with roomier seats as the budget carrier attempts to upgrade its customer experience. (More)
➤ Underground cities offered unique advantages in ancient civilizations. Discover Magazine‘s list of five of them highlights centuries-old sites you can visit in Turkey, France, Italy, Poland, and even the U.S. (See Photos)
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➤ The oldest known marble Ten Commandments tablet, dating from 300-800 AD, is expected to fetch up to $2 million at a Dec. 18 Sotheby’s auction. (More)
➤ Pop superstar Taylor Swift’s two-year, 149-show Eras Tour grossed an estimated $2.2 billion, setting a record as the highest-grossing tour in history. (More)
➤ Authorities arrested a 31-year-old man Sunday for allegedly attempting to hijack a Mexican flight to the U.S., attacking a flight attendant, and trying to storm the cockpit. (More)
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Which hot chocolate topping is better?
- Marshmallow
- Whipped cream
- Other
Yesterday’s Results:
Are you interested in the college football playoffs?
- Yes, totally: 35.9%
- Not at all: 31.9%
- Meh: 18.7%
- Just my team: 13.5%
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 Daily Quote
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“It does seem that he had some ill will toward corporate America.”
— New York City police discussing Luigi Mangione, being held in the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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Today’s Trivia
