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Fed’s Waller: Interest rates are likely high enough …

FILE - Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Christopher Waller poses for a photo on May 23, 2022, in Washington. Waller said Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023 that the U.S. economy is cooling and inflation is steadily slowing, suggesting that the Fed's interest rate policies are succeeding in getting price increases back to the central bank's 2%. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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Stock market today: Wall Street rises following strong …

A man passes the "Fearless Girl" statue in front of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Friday, November 3, 2023. Shares opened lower in Europe after a mixed day in Asia on Tuesday as investors waited for updates on inflation and how American consumers are feeling about the economy. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

American consumers more confident in November as holiday …

A customer turns away after looking at big-screen televisions on display in a Best Buy store Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023, in southeast Denver. On Tuesday, the Conference Board reports on U.S. consumer confidence for November. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

The worst-performing major economy also faces a budget …

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, at the podium left, delivers a speech about Germany's budget crisis at the parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. With its economy already struggling, Germany now is wrestling to find a way out of a budget crisis after a court struck down billions in funding for clean energy projects and help for people facing high energy bills because of Russia's war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly higher ahead of …

A currency trader passes by the screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), center, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, right, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday after Wall Street benchmarks edged lower as investors waited for updates on inflation and how American consumers are feeling about the economy. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Ukraine has a new way to get its grain to the world despite …

Birds fly around a grain handling and storage facility in central Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. In recent months, an increasing amount of grain has been unloaded from overcrowded silos and is heading to ports on the Black Sea, set to traverse a fledgling shipping corridor launched after Russia pulled out of a U.N.-brokered agreement this summer that allowed food to flow safely from Ukraine during the war. (AP Photo/Hanna Arhirova)

Eminent domain case involving Georgia railroad could have …

Benjamin Tarbutton III, the president of the Sandersville Railroad, testifies on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, during a Public Service Commission hearing in Atlanta. The railroad is seeking permission to condemn property to build a 4.5-mile railroad line near Sparta, Ga., over opposition from property owners (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)

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Argentina’s right-wing president-elect to meet with …

Argentina's President-elect, Javier Milei, left, visits the Montefiore Cemetery after praying next to Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis at the resting place of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, in the Queens borough of New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Cyber Monday marks the year’s biggest online shopping …

FILE -In this Dec. 12, 2016, photo, a person searches the internet for sales, in Miami. Consumers are scouring the internet for online deals as they begin to cap off the five-day post-Thanksgiving shopping bonanza with Cyber Monday. Cyber Monday –- a term coined back in 2005 by the National Retail Federation –- continues to be the biggest online shopping day of the year, thanks to the deals and the hype the industry has created to fuel it. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

EU regulators say Amazon’s acquisition of vacuum …

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Why do they give? Donors speak about what moves them …

Alicia Bailey poses for a photo in Chicago, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. Bailey is the head of production at the National Association of REALTORS. She is a founding member of a giving circle hosted at the Chicago Foundation for Women, where she is also a board member. The circle combines the donations of its members and gives grants to organizations that support women and girls in Chicago's South Side.. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

US airports saw record passenger volumes, but fewer …

FILE - Travelers walk through Miami International Airport ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023, in Miami. A record number of passengers traveled through U.S. airports over Thanksgiving weekend, the Transportation Security Administration said Monday, Nov. 27. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Supporting nonprofits on GivingTuesday this year …

FILE - A pallet of food awaits processing as volunteers work in the background to label cans of beans for redistribution at Roadrunner Food Bank in Albuquerque, N.M., Thursday, May 7, 2020. Supporting nonprofits on GivingTuesday this year could have a bigger impact than usual as nonprofits and industry groups say donations so far are down compared with previous years. Many organizations will be looking to make up the difference on GivingTuesday, which is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, Nov. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)