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Hispanorism | E+ | Getty ImagesExperts expect supply to increase in the used car market this year, but consumers probably won’t find much comfort in pricing.Dealer inventories continue to improve gradually, but the combination of high-priced cars on the used car market and wholesale prices that rose in January could limit the amount of additional supply that translates into cheaper cars.According to the Consumer Price Index, used car prices in January fell by 1.8% compared to December, and by 2% compared to the same month last year, but they are slowing down from their record highs. According to J.D. Power,…
Jim Cramer’s CNBC Investment Club hosts a “Morning Meeting” livestream every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET. A recap of Tuesday’s big moments. 1. Stock prices are little changed to start the shortened business week, with the Nasdaq, S&P 500, and Dow all trading near the flatline. The Dow and S&P 500 are coming off their fourth of the past five weeks of declines, while the Nasdaq just posted its fifth straight negative week. This decline is due to volatility in software names such as Salesforce, CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, and ServiceNow. The weakness extended to blockbuster tech trading on Tuesday,…
caracas, venezuela — It’s been less than two months since U.S. special forces captured Venezuela’s longtime authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro in a nighttime raid in Caracas, but it’s difficult to overstate how different the South American country feels right now. There’s a new buzz and optimism that, frankly, we’ve never seen before. I moved to Caracas in 2016. Over the next decade, Venezuela saw it all. A quarter of the population escaped a devastating economic collapse. Crime rates exploded, but gradually declined in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. Anti-Maduro protesters have taken to the streets every year, only to…
Henry Arundel, who avoided a red card in England’s Guinness Six Nations defeat to Scotland, will play on a free transfer against Ireland on Saturday.Arundel were shown two yellow cards in the first half of their 31-20 loss to Murrayfield in the second round, the second of which resulted in a 20-minute red card and was cited. However, at a disciplinary hearing held on Tuesday, it was decided that “the player’s sending off is a sufficient sanction, and no further sanction is appropriate.” Arundel were initially penalized for breakdown offense and given their marching orders just before half-time for taking…
Amazon is rolling out a new user interface for its Fire TV streaming devices designed to put more focus on content while simplifying navigation. The update will initially be available to Fire TV owners in the United States and is the first major Fire TV redesign in years. This change comes as the explosion of streaming content makes it increasingly difficult to know what’s available on which services, and streaming platforms like Fire TV need to act as discovery hubs rather than just tools to launch streaming apps. The company first previewed the new design at the Consumer Electronics Show…
After the rest of the world outperformed the US in 2025, Rob Citron predicts that the country’s stocks will become even more relatively weak going forward. The billionaire hedge fund manager said he is short the U.S. market and long stocks in certain international markets. Appearing on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Tuesday, the Discovery Capital Management founder and portfolio manager explained why he believes overseas emerging markets, particularly some markets in Latin America, have further upside potential in 2026. Some of that is simply the already high valuations of U.S. stocks, he said. “The U.S. is trading at a premium…
The 1980s brought revolutionary wars, CIA-sponsored conflicts, and the violent birth of a new democratic era.Episode 2: The war began with Nicaragua’s Sandinista revolution, which promised egalitarian change through a literacy movement. However, the administration of U.S. President Ronald Reagan secretly supported the Contra rebels, sparking a civil war that plunged the country into chaos and suffering.Panama has gone from Omar Torrijos’ diplomatic victory over the Panama Canal to Manuel Noriega’s sinister collaboration with both the CIA and drug cartels. Hugo Spadafora’s murder began his brother’s campaign to focus American public and political attention on Panama, ultimately leading to the…
Nottingham Forest’s new manager Vitor Pereira says his existing relationship with owner Evangelos Marinakis will help the pair steer the club towards Premier League safety.The Portuguese becomes Forest’s fourth manager this season, with Sean Dyche following in the footsteps of Nuno Espirito Santo and Ange Postecoglou when Marinakis moved to avoid Premier League relegation. Pereira has previously worked with the Greek owner, leading Olympiakos to a league and cup double in 2015, and believes he is well suited to handle the pressures that come with the role. “He’s ambitious, he wants to win, he’s emotional and I know him very…
WordPress.com, Automattic’s website hosting platform, will now include the WordPress AI assistant, the company announced Tuesday. This feature is designed to work within a website and understand its content and layout, allowing site owners to make changes using natural language commands. With new tools, you can issue commands to your AI assistant to adjust your site’s layout, style, and other patterns, and watch your changes reflected on your site as you work. These instructions don’t have to be precisely customized prompts, the company says. Instead, you can use more general language such as “make this section feel more modern or…
Jeanie Buss, owner of the six-time NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, said new majority owner Mark Walter’s access to capital would allow the team to best compete with the NBA’s top franchises, and said her late father, Jerry Buss, would have supported the sale. “What was important to him was that the Lakers remain at the top of the NBA, and to stay at the top of the NBA you need the resources,” Bass said. “Everyone needs to come together. And he’s going to want the Lakers[for]him, because the Lakers are his legacy.”The NBA has a salary cap that limits…