Dec 14, 2023

A holiday season stock rally

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a record high yesterday after Fed Chair Jerome Powell hinted at potential rate cuts in 2024.

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Why gas prices are trending downward

by Mitchell Hartman

Dec 14, 2023

Several factors are keeping prices at the pump low — including the greater number of EVs and hybrids on the road.

Gas inflation is down nearly 9% year-over-year.

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Inside Malaysia's $100 billion "ghost city"

by Nick Marsh

Dec 14, 2023

In 2016, Country Garden unveiled a $100 billion project in Malaysia called Forest City. It was supposed to accommodate nearly 1 million people. Eight years on, the complex is virtually empty.

Forest City, a development in Malaysia that was supposed to house nearly 1 million people, now sits largely empty.

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Leanna Byrne Host, BBC

Kelly Silvera Executive Producer

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

Ariana Rosas Producer

Dylan Miettinen Digital Producer

Jesson Duller Media Producer

Nick Esposito Media Producer

Nic Perez Director/Producer

James Graham Producer, BBC

Jo Critcher Producer, BBC

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