Luxe Getaways for Less with Expedia’s Black Friday Sale • The Blonde Abroad

🎶 The hills are alive with the sound of music 🎶••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Love the Sound of Music? What if I told you that you can visit the real Von Trapp family’s lodge from the famed musical starring Julie Andrews in the quiet town of Stowe, Vermont? Day 7 of my Autumn New England Road Trip (with a […]

2024 Holiday Gift Guide: Women

A rollneck sweater for her to cozy up in, $62, plus leather gloves (she can still send you flirty texts while wearing them). Pretty bonbons with flavors like sea salt caramel, wild strawberry, and Santa’s milk and cookies. From $32. A new pair of favorite leggings for her 2025 walks and workouts, $128. (Or a […]

Fed officials see interest rate cuts ahead, but only ‘gradually,’ meeting minutes show

Federal Reserve officials expressed confidence that inflation is easing and the labor market is strong, allowing for further interest rate cuts albeit at a gradual pace, according to minutes from the November meeting released Tuesday. The meeting summary contained multiple statements indicating that officials are comfortable with the pace of inflation, even though by most […]

KSS, BBY, ZM, STLA and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Kohl’s — Shares tumbled 18% after the retailer cut its sales outlook amid an uncertain holiday backdrop . The latest quarter’s earnings and sales fell short of Wall Street analysts’ estimates, and the CEO will step down in January. Amgen — The biotech fell more than […]

Databricks closes in on multibillion funding round at $55 billion valuation

Ali Ghodsi, co-founder and chief executive officer of Databricks Inc., speaks during a Bloomberg Technology television interview in San Francisco on Oct. 22, 2019. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images One of the world’s most valuable private tech companies is raising billions more in cash and is in no rush to go public, […]

How President-elect Trump may impact investors in these 8 market sectors

Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images As Inauguration Day nears, investors are trying to unravel what booms or busts lay ahead under President-elect Donald Trump. Trump’s campaign promises — from tariffs to mass deportations, tax cuts and deregulation — and his picks to lead federal agencies suggest both risks and rewards for […]