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class='format-authors'>Eric Katz</span> </li> <li class="story-meta-date"> <time datetime="2024-11-25T21:06:00+00:00" >November 25, 2024</time> </li> </ul> <div class="rule-dots-1 dots-0 d-sm-none river-item-divider"></div> </div> </div> <div id="tsp-ticker-module"> <div class="tsp-title"> <div class="row header title"> <div class="col text-center">TSP TICKER</div> </div> </div>  <div class="tsp-content d-none d-md-block"> <div class="row header"> <div class="col-3">FUND</div> <div class="col">G</div> <div class="col">F</div> <div class="col">C</div> <div class="col">S</div> <div class="col">I</div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-3">NOV 29 CLOSE</div> <div class="col">$18.6861</div> <div class="col">$19.8166</div> <div class="col">$95.2050</div> <div class="col">$96.9849</div> <div class="col">$43.1145</div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-3">DAILY CHANGE</div> <div class="col positive"> 0.0068 </div> <div class="col positive"> 0.0868 </div> <div class="col 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