ps qc The S&P 500 index rose on Wednesday, propelling the Nasdaq past the 20,000-point mark for the first time, fueled by a tech stock rally following a U.S. inflation report that heightened expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell, pulled down by health insurers amid new legislative moves affecting their profitability, the S&P and Nasdaq saw gains. Preliminary data indicated the S&P 500 gained 49.21 points to close at 6,084.12, with the Nasdaq climbing 347.66 points to 20,034.90. However, the Dow decreased by 94.48 points to 44,153.35. The likelihood of a Fed rate cut next week rose to over 96%, according to CME's FedWatch Tool, spurred by recent job growth data. Key tech stocks, including Tesla, Nvidia, Alphabet, and Amazon, posted gains, whereas health sector stocks like Cigna and CVS Health faced losses. Meanwhile, shares of GameStop and Broadcom improved due to favorable earnings and strategic partnerships, respectively. (With inputs from agencies.)

Valve has officially kicked off the annual Steam Autumn Sale for 2024, with thousands of games heavily discounted. Whether you’re stocking up for the holiday period, or you’re a fellow Aussie who’s recently got hands on the , there’s plenty of fantastic games now going cheap – including new releases, underrated hits, and the best AAAs and indies of the past. At a glance, the spotlight deals are pretty good. is going for AUD $61.53. is AUD $86.21. The early access version of is also on sale, for AUD $39.55. There’s also discounts on , the entire franchise, and more. The best deals beyond these are much harder to spot – they require diving deep into the bowels of Steam, checking out your wishlists, and ruminating on the best releases you might’ve missed this year. To that end, read on. The best deals we’ve spotted in the Steam Autumn Sale 2024 (so far) . You can browse the best deals of the Steam Autumn Sale 2024 for yourself .

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For Elton John, Donald Trump's presidential election victory did not make Broadway great again. In an interview with Time magazine, which named the singer-songwriter its Icon of the Year, John seemed to blame Trump for the epic failure of his new musical "Tammy Faye." The composer, whose pricey show closed a flop on Sunday after just 29 regular performances, called "Tammy Faye" a "political piece of work" that pushed the wrong "buttons" in the days after Nov. 5. 3 Elton John said his flop musical "Tammy Faye" was too political to be embraced by theater critics. Bruce Glikas/Getty Images "It's a shame for everyone who put so much work in it," John, 77, told Time. "But that's what happens when you take a chance." "It's a fairly political piece of work," added John of the show that opened Nov. 14 and closed Dec. 8. "And with that you have to press somebody's buttons. The buttons we pressed last night with the critics weren't the right ones." "Tammy Faye" tells the story of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, the popular 1970s and '80s... Johnny OleksinskiLampkin, Freeman power Syracuse past Bucknell, 75-63 in final nonconference tune-up

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