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Brussels AP — The European Union on Friday indefinitely froze Russian assets in Europe to prevent Hungary and Slovakia, which have Russia-friendly governments, from blocking billions of euros from being used to aid Ukraine. The EU has used special economic emergency procedures to block Russia’s assets until it abandons its war against Ukraine and pays for the enormous damage it has caused to its neighbor over almost four years. EU Council President Antonio Costa said in October that European leaders “committed to locking up Russian assets until Russia ends its war of aggression in Ukraine and compensates for the damage…

Consumers are still eating out, but many are ordering more appetizers instead of more expensive entrees. While food inflation and affordability dominate conversations about U.S. consumers, new restaurant purchasing data shows that even among Americans who go to restaurants, many are considering eating less.”Entree orders are up 20% year-over-year, even though entrees and desserts are mostly flat or down,” said Jim Pazanese, executive vice president of global strategic sourcing at Buyer’s Edge Platform, which tracks supply chain data within the restaurant industry. “We’re seeing changes at the item level,” he said, with some popular appetizer sales for restaurateurs seeing growth…

Jerusalem — In another major expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, Israel’s cabinet on Thursday approved the legalization and establishment of a number of settler outposts, according to Israeli officials familiar with the matter. The decision authorizes 19 outposts across the West Bank, including two that were evacuated in the 2005 withdrawal plan. According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, in response to news of the decision, Palestinian Presidential Spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh said, “All Israeli settlement activities are illegal and constitute a violation of international law and international legitimacy resolutions.” The outposts are not only illegal…

A cluster of new homes is visible along Boulder City Parkway on January 11, 2022 in Henderson, Nevada.George Rose | Getty ImagesHome prices have been trending downward for much of this year, with previously huge annual gains now down to zero. As a result, homeowners are losing capital.Borrower capital in the third quarter of this year decreased by 2.1% year-on-year, or a total of $373.8 billion, according to a Kotality report. This comes after years of skyrocketing home prices and record stock prices. Even after the decline, homeowners still have $17.1 trillion in total net equity in their mortgaged homes.…

The S&P 500 hit a wall on Friday, ending the week lower just one day after closing at a record high. The rotation of tech stocks that supported the Dow was on full display. Wednesday’s all-out rally after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the third time this year has long been forgotten. .SPX .IXIC,.DJI 5D Mountain Last week’s S&P 500, Nasdaq, Dow Over the week, the broader market S&P 500 fell about 0.6%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 1.6%, ending a two-week winning streak. A sector shuffle, with weekly winners in materials, financials and industrials and weekly losers…

“Then something happened when I was in Venice,” he explained. “I was there with my sister, my mom, and my dad, and during that applause, I saw them standing behind me, and I saw my agent, who I’ve known for 10 years, and I looked around and realized that I was exactly where I was meant to be all my life. And every day since I made this movie, I feel a kind of great peace in this industry that I’m in the right place, I’m meant to be here.” Director Guillermo also praised Jacob’s powerful performance, especially regarding the…

Everything is bigger in Texas. This also applies to data center demand in the Lone Star State, where project developers are rushing to cash in on the artificial intelligence boom. A combination of cheap land and cheap energy is drawing a slew of data center developers to the state. Energy experts say the potential demand is so huge that it will be impossible to meet it by the end of 2010. Speculative projects have clogged the pipelines that connect to the power grid, making it difficult to determine how much demand will actually be realized. However, if demand forecasts inflate…

Emilia Clarke’s brain aneurysmEmilia Clarke, who filmed battle scenes for Game of Thrones, published an essay in The New Yorker in 2019 titled “A Battle for My Life.”After suffering a severe headache at the gym, the actress writes, “I made it to the bathroom and fell to my knees feeling very, very sick.” “During that time, the pain was getting worse with shooting, stabbing, squeezing pain. On some level, I knew what was happening: my brain was damaged.”She was taken to the hospital for a brain scan.”The diagnosis was swift and ominous: a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a life-threatening type…

Despite Costco’s “down” year, Jim Cramer is urging investors to stick with the company, one of the world’s largest retailers. “If you really want to oppose Costco, give them another funeral notice,” Jim said on Friday’s show “Squawk on the Street.” His sharp comments came after the bell Thursday, a day after Costco reported strong financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2026. The retailer saw strong sales and bottom line growth due to increased membership fees, increased net sales, and healthy profits. But the stock fell about 0.8% on Friday, indicating the positive news wasn’t enough to sway…

london — Buckingham Palace said on Saturday that King Charles III would be “hugely encouraged and deeply moved” by the response to a video message detailing his cancer experience, Britain’s PA media news agency reported. In a pre-recorded video for Stand Up for Cancer, which will be broadcast on British network Channel 4 on Friday, the British monarch shared the “good news” that cancer treatments are set to be reduced in the new year as a result of “early diagnosis, effective intervention and compliance with ‘doctor’s orders'”. Mr Charles, 77, described the recovery milestone as a “personal blessing” before praising…