Stock market today: Wall Street ticks modestly higher in premarket, seeking first gains of 2024

Markets on Wall Street drifted higher early Thursday in search of their first gains of the new year.

Southern California mayor says he wants to ‘purge’ homeless population by giving them ‘all the fentanyl they want’
"Quite frankly, I wish that the president would give us a purge. Because we do need to purge these people," Parris said.
Amazon still expanding in NYC with Bryant Park lease
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Andrew Cuomo threatens suit against sex-harass accuser Charlotte Bennett — before New York can pass law blocking cases targeting alleged victims
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared war plans in second Signal chat: report
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared details of a March attack on Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis in a message group that included his wife, brother...
Hug wins 8th Boston Marathon wheelchair title
Marcel Hug of Switzerland blitzed to the front of the field to win his eighth Boston Marathon wheelchair title, claiming the victory Monday in the...
Arkansas parents handed 70-year prison sentence for trapping their 4 children in hot car — killing toddler — as another perished from malnutrition
"This case is one of the most disturbing and heartbreaking our office has ever encountered."