The S&P 500 fell less than 0.1% after spending the day wavering between small gains and losses. The tiny loss ended the benchmark index's three-day winning streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.1%. Trading volume was lighter than usual as U.S. markets reopened following the Christmas holiday. Semiconductor giant Nvidia, whose enormous valuation gives it an outsize influence on indexes, slipped 0.2%. Meta Platforms fell 0.7%, and Amazon and Netflix each fell 0.9%. Tesla was among the biggest decliners in the S&P 500, finishing 1.8% lower. Some tech companies fared better. Chip company Broadcom rose 2.4%, Micron Technology added 0.6% and Adobe gained 0.5%. Health care stocks were a bright spot. CVS Health rose 1.5% and Walgreens Boots Alliance added 5.3% for the biggest gain among S&P 500 stocks. Several retailers also gained ground. Target rose 3%, Ross Stores added 2.3%, Best Buy rose 2.9% and Dollar Tree gained 3.8%. Traders are watching to see whether retailers have a strong holiday season. The day after Christmas traditionally ranks among the top 10 biggest shopping days of the year, as consumers go online or rush to stores to cash in gift cards and raid bargain bins. U.S.-listed shares in Honda and Nissan rose 4.1% and 16.4%, respectively. The Japanese automakers announced earlier this week that the two companies are in talks to combine. All told, the S&P 500 fell 2.45 points to 6,037.59. The Dow added 28.77 points to 43,325.80. The Nasdaq fell 10.77 points to close at 20,020.36. Wall Street got a labor market update. U.S. applications for unemployment benefits held steady last week, though continuing claims rose to the highest level in three years, the Labor Department reported. Treasury yields mostly fell in the bond market. The yield on the 10-year Treasury slipped to 4.58% from 4.59% late Tuesday. Major European markets were closed, as well as Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia. Trading was expected to be subdued this week with a thin slate of economic data on the calendar. Still, U.S. markets have historically gotten a boost at year's end despite lower trading volumes. The last five trading days of each year, plus the first two in the new year, have brought an average gain of 1.3% since 1950. So far this month, the U.S. stock market has lost some of its gains since President-elect Donald Trump's win on Election Day, which raised hopes for faster economic growth and more lax regulations that would boost corporate profits. Worries have risen that Trump's preference for tariffs and other policies could lead to higher inflation, a bigger U.S. government debt and difficulties for global trade. Even so, the U.S. market remains on pace to deliver strong returns for 2024. The benchmark S&P 500 is up 26.6% so far this year and remains near its most recent all-time high it set earlier this month — its latest of 57 record highs this year. Wall Street has several economic reports to look forward to next week, including updates on pending home sales and home prices, a report on U.S. construction spending and snapshots of manufacturing activity.fortuner q interior 。

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The festival also marks the release of the highly anticipated "ShenLiKeSha 8: Turbocharged Edition," an enhanced version of the latest installment in the series. Packed with new content, improved graphics, and enhanced performance, this edition is set to take the racing simulation genre to a whole new level.BOISE — Not everyone spent Christmas at home this year, but kids at the Ronald McDonald house still got presents from Santa. Leilani Gianchetta, 11, spent this Christmas with her mom at the Ronald McDonald House located at 139 E. Warm Springs Ave. in Boise. In August, Leilani was diagnosed with C3 glomerulopathy, a rare kidney disease that affects the small filters in kidneys and the immune system. There is no cure for C3 glomerulopathy. The Idaho Ronald McDonald House, which turned 50 this year, is a nonprofit organization that helps house families who have sick children who are frequently hospitalized at St. Luke’s. “We exist to provide comfort and resources to families with ill or injured children during times of medical need,” Idaho Ronald McDonald House Executive Director Nancee Bakken said. “We really wrap our arms around these families to make sure that they have the resources and the care that they need to focus on what matters the most, which is the health and well-being of their child.” Leilani and her mother, Audrey, came to the Ronald McDonald House on Dec. 16 and celebrated Christmas there while her three siblings and dad, Jeremy, were in Mountain Home. Leilani is the oldest of four kids, but her siblings — 8-year-old D’agnilli, 5-year-old Santino and 2-year-old Gietano — typically stay home while Leilani is at the Ronald McDonald House. To celebrate Christmas, the kids and Jeremy all came to the Ronald McDonald House on Dec. 21 and 22 — it’s certainly not the holiday the family had in mind, but they’re making the best of it, Audrey said. Leilani’s case of C3 glomerulopathy is a severe one, Audrey said, so she could be getting her first kidney transplant next year. Leilani Gianchetta, 11, relaxes with her mom Audrey and 2-year-old brother Gietano, in a sitting room at the Ronald McDonald House near downtown Boise. “She can only have two sets of kidneys,” Audrey said, holding back tears. “Essentially her diagnosis has a 10-year prognosis ... no matter how many transplants she gets, the disease will stay in her body, so it will eventually attack each transplant.” The Ronald McDonald House does make Christmas special, Audrey said. Kids write letters to Santa Claus and typically get what they ask for, thanks to employees’ hard work. This year, Leilani wanted an American Girl Doll, so the house special ordered one to come for Christmas, Audrey said. The house has fun activities and treats for kids to enjoy on most of the days leading up to Christmas, Audrey said, which helps families cope with visits to the hospital during the holidays. Leilani’s diagnosis turned the Gianchettas’ lives upside down. Leilani, who used to play softball and go to school every day, has had to give most things up. “Her immune system is so weak from her medications that she can’t go to school anymore,” Audrey said. Recently, Leilani got a port so doctors can give her medications without having to give her so many IV’s. According to Audrey, Leilani is constantly getting labs and blood work done at the hospital. One of her 15 daily medications costs over $1,000 every month after insurance, Audrey said. “Her dad (Jeremy) doesn’t get to come up with us very much ... he works two or three jobs at a time to pay for everything,” Audrey said. But Leilani says that being away from family is the worst part. The exterior of the Ronald McDonald House near downtown Boise, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. “It feels like you’re staying here forever,” she said. “It’s kind of difficult when you’re here, your best friend’s all the way over there and so is your family.” Her best friend, 9-year-old Colbie Markgraf, lives two doors down from Leilani’s family in Mountain Home. Colbie’s mom, Kyra Markgraf, comes by the Ronald McDonald House a couple of times a week to keep Audrey and Leilani company. “We’re family,” Kyra said, tearing up a little. “Watching her life get turned upside down...that’s been really hard.” And watching the distance affect Colbie and Leilani’s friendship has been a difficult thing to navigate too, Kyra said. “I think (Leilani) feels like she’s losing her best friend,” Kyra said. “Colbie is in school, so she’s gone all day and doesn’t get home until 4 p.m., and by that time, it’s time to do homework, eat dinner...they don’t see each other much anymore.” That distance wears on Leilani, who said the Ronald McDonald House is amazing, but can get lonely. Still, she always has her mom by her side. “My mom is always with me whenever I go,” Leilani said, smiling. “She’s positive, she’s supportive, she’s the best.” Leilani Gianchetta, 11, discusses her time at the Ronald McDonald House, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. That support and love that Leilani says she feels is “because of God.” “All the positives and all the prayers have helped,” she said. Leilani was recently visited by the Make-A-Wish Foundation and is planning to wish for a trip to Hawaii. According to its impact report, the Idaho Ronald McDonald House served 1,879 families in 2023 and provided nearly 8,000 nights of lodging to families. Canyon County represents about 10% of the families this particular home serves — second only to Twin Falls County. Folks typically turn up after being referred to the house by a social worker, doctor, nurse or health care provider. The average length of stay for families is 12 days, Bakken said, but the house currently has a family that’s been staying there for 16 months. In 2023, there were over 14,000 volunteer hours put in to support families at the house. The Idaho house was established in 1988, initially with four rooms dedicated to housing folks with sick children in the St. Luke’s hospital next to it. The new Ronald McDonald House, built in 2020, sits just next to the old one and has 47 rooms for folks with sick children. Every service at the home is free of charge, Bakken said, but to stay at the house folks have to have a child who is being treated at the hospital. To stay for longer periods of time, folks have to live outside of Ada County.

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