OurCoverageoftheInvestmentWorldThedeclineofthestockandbondmarketsthisyearhasbeenpainful,anditremainsdifficulttopredictwhatisinstoreforthefuture.ValueandGrowthStocks:Eighttechgiantsarenolonger“puregrowth”stocks,whileExxonandChevronare,accordingtoanewstudy.Hereiswhatthatmeansforinvestors.2023Predictions: ThereareplentyofforecastscomingforwheretheS&P500willbeattheendoftheyear.Shouldyoubepayingattentiontothem?MayISpeaktoaHuman?:Youngerinvestorswhoarenavigatingmarketvolatilityandtryingtosaveforretirementarefindingthatdigitalinvestmentplatformslackthepersonaltouch.TipsforInvestors:Whenyouinvestandwheremattersfortaxes.Butafewrulesofthumbcanstaveoffsomenastysurprises.Infact,thepreferred-stockmarketisasfrozenasaMidwesternwinterorthecurrentstateoftheWashingtonbudgettalks."It❼beenveryslow,"saidJeanneL.Mockard,amanageroftwomutualfundsatPutnamInvestmentsthatspecializeinpreferredstock."Nobodywantstosellatthenewdepressedpricesforpreferred,andnobodywantstobuybecausethetaxadvantagesmaynowbediminished."

    Also,ReeveshasmadehisgrievancesalittletoopublicfortheGiants✩aste.ItwasReeveswholastseasonsaidtheGiantsdidnothandlethesalarycapsituationverywell.

    OfficialssaidtheincreasewouldnotbeusedtooffsetthecostofaFeb.7watermainbreak,whichcutoffwatertotensofthousandsofresidentsforseveraldays.　　WaxmanIndustries,asupplierofhomerepairandremodelingproducts,signedaletterofintentyesterdaytosella75percentstakeinitsconsumerproductsgroupformillion.ThebuyerswouldincludeHIGCapitalManagementofMiamiandcertainmembersofWaxman❼consumerproductsmanagementteam.ThesalewouldenableWaxmantofocusonitsfast-growingBarnettmail-orderandtelemarketingbusiness,aswellastoretireits.2millionofdebt,thecompanysaid.Thecompany❼consumerproductsgroupdistributesitsproductstomassmerchandisersandlargedo-it-yourselfretailers.Waxman,basedinBedfordHeights,Ohio,distributesabroadrangeofplumbing,electricalandhardwareproductstomorethan47,000customersintheUnitedStates.　　BUFFALO-AfloodwatchwaspostedyesterdayinwesternNewYorkStateasarecordsnowfallmelted,andmosthomesandbusinessesstillhadnoelectricity.

    IthasbeenjustsixweekssinceMr.VongerichtenopenedMarket,offtheChamps-Élysées,hisfirstrestaurantinhisnativecountry.SinceheleftFrancemorethan20yearsago,Mr.Vongerichtenhasopenedrestaurantsaroundtheglobe,inplaceslikeHongKong,LasVegas,theBahamasandLondon--andincludingsuchNewYorkrestaurantsasJoJo,VongandtheJeanGeorgesintheTrumpInternationalHotel.Forbesmagazineincludeshimamongthefivehighest-paidandmostinfluentialpeopleinhisprofession.

    Emmy-winning"60Minutes"producersJoelBachandDavidGelberandclimateexpertDanielAbbasiarealsoonthe“YearsOfLivingDangerously"productionteam.

    Commandersusecomputermodelingandmappingandothertechnologyandtechniquestogetafixonhowthefireisburninganditsdirection,butagooddealofguessworkandintuitioncomeintoplay,particularlyatthefrontlines.

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    Republicansarguethatapermanentcutintaxratesisthebestformofstimulus.AllowinganyoftheBushcutstoexpire,JohnBoehner,thetopHouseRepublican,saidinaspeechlastweeklayingouttheparty’seconomicagenda,is“arecipefordisaster.”

    Mr.RadlerpleadedguiltyinSeptembertoUnitedStatesfraudchargesandagreedtocooperatewiththeJusticeDepartment.

    Buttonight❼programclearlystunnedmanyviewersandmayhaveinfluencedsometohardentheirviewsagainstFalunGong.

    Thecompanywasexperimentingwithnewwaystoautomatecomplexcalculations,andMr.Graham,havinguseditsmachinesinanearlierjob,thoughtthebusinesspromising.Inaddition,itsshares,newlyissued,weresellingatanattractivemultipleofaboutseventimesearningsandataboutone-thirdofbookvalue.