US markets today: Wall Street holds near record highs in holiday-thinned trade; stocks mark time as Christmas closure nears

US stocks were largely steady on Wednesday, hovering close to record levels as investors navigated a holiday-shortened session ahead of the Christmas break.In early trade, the S&P 500 was flat, a day after closing at its latest all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 51 points, or 0.1%, while the Nasdaq composite slipped…

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Alexandr Wang and other billionaire entrepreneurs who dropped out of college: What they did differently

Every few years, a familiar story resurfaces and sparks debate: a young entrepreneur drops out of college and goes on to build a billion-dollar company. From Bill Gates leaving Harvard to start Microsoft, to Mark Zuckerberg quitting campus life as Facebook took off, these stories have become part of modern business folklore.Now, Alexandr Wang has…

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‘People with BJP, except Bangladeshi infiltrators’: Assam CM hits out at Congress as Gogoi eyes change | India News

GUWAHATI: While Congress-led opposition alliance vows to oust the Assam chief minister and the BJP-led NDA government from power in the state, Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that the opposition has no agenda and the people of the state are completely with the ruling party, except “Bangladeshi infiltrators”.The Assam chief minister on Wednesday said that they…

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Two Army personnel killed as vehicle plunges into ditch in Arunachal Pradesh | India News

Two Army personnel, including a Naib Subedar, were killed after their vehicle plunged into a ditch in Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Subansiri district, according to a defence official cited by PTI.The accident occurred on March 7 near Reddi village, close to the India–China border, while the vehicle was travelling from Gelemo to Taksing for operational duty…

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‘Will knock out every power plant’: Trump warns Iran again; US delegation going to Pakistan for talks on April 20

US president Donald Trump on Sunday said a US delegation will travel to Islamabad for fresh talks with Iran, days after an earlier round of negotiations failed in the Pakistani capital.“My representatives are going to Islamabad, Pakistan. They will be there tomorrow evening, for negotiations,” he wrote on Truth Social. Watch Iran Marks Army Day…

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Is Shai Gilgeous Alexander playing tonight vs the Los Angeles Lakers? Latest update on the Oklahoma City Thunder star’s injury report (February 9, 2026) | NBA News

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Image via Getty) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will not play when the Oklahoma City Thunder face the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday, February 9, 2026. The team has ruled him out with an abdominal strain, and he is expected to remain sidelined until after the NBA All-Star break.His absence leaves Oklahoma City without its leading…

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ED raids at I-PAC: After getting detained, Mahua Moitra says ‘Bengal will teach them a lesson’; accuses Centre of targeting TMC | India News

Mahua Moitra along with other TMC leaders protested outside Amit Shah’s residence (ANI image) NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Friday accused the Centre of misusing central agencies after she was detained by Delhi police while protesting outside union home minister Amit Shah’s office against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids on political consultancy…

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