America's Farm Recession Is Here. One Early Response Is Sending Billions to Farmers. - The Wall Street Journal

Forget the stock-market tumble, the Fed made the right move in a wild week - MarketWatch

Could This Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Be the Next Nvidia? - The Motley Fool

Retailer Party City files for bankruptcy, will wind down 700 stores - Reuters

Party City, which has been struggling since the COVID-19 pandemic, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States on Saturday for the second time in two years as it plans to wind down its retail and wholesale operations.

Big Lots set to liquidate its 900 stores after planned sale falters - The Washington Post

Tepid home goods sales, online competition and a brand identity crisis have taken their toll on the discount retailer, analysts say.

Mega Millions jackpot surges to $944 million after no winner Friday - ABC News

FDA approves weight-loss drug Zepbound to treat sleep apnea - The Washington Post

It marks the first medication for certain patients with the condition.

Oregon regulators approve rate increase for Portland General Election starting Jan. 1 - KATU

The Public Utility Commission of Oregon granted Portland General Electric a 3.3% general rate increase on Friday.

US judge finds Israel's NSO Group liable for hacking in WhatsApp lawsuit - Reuters

WhatsApp in 2019 accused NSOI of accessing its servers without permission to install the Pegasus software on people's mobile devices.

Elon Musk Crashing Trump’s Jeff Bezos Dinner at Mar-a-Lago Mocked as ‘Deranged’ - Yahoo Entertainment

"Everybody wants to be my friend!" Trump exclaimed on Truth Social the morning after the dinner The post Elon Musk Crashing Trump’s Jeff Bezos Dinner at Mar-...

Amazon and Starbucks workers are on strike. Trump might have something to do with it - The Associated Press

Amazon delivery drivers and Starbucks baristas are on strike in a handful of U.S. cities as they seek to exert pressure on the two major companies to recognize them as unionized employees or to meet demands for an inaugural labor contract. Strikes during busy…

Qualcomm wins a legal battle over Arm chip licensing - The Verge

A federal jury determined that Qualcomm didn’t breach its agreement with Arm following the chipmaker’s 2021 acquisition of Nuvia.

Novo Nordisk Stock Crashes More Than 20% After Disappointing Obesity Drug Data. Eli Lilly Shares Soar. - Barron's

12 days of OpenAI: The Ars Technica recap - Ars Technica

Did OpenAI’s big holiday event live up to the billing?

JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, BofA facing federal lawsuit over Zelle payment network fraud - New York Post

A federal regulator sued JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Bank of America on Friday, claiming the banks failed to protect hundreds of thousands of consumers from rampant fraud on the popular payment…

S&P 500 Gains and Losses Today: Index Rebounds After Encouraging Inflation Data - Investopedia

The S&P 500 jumped 1.1% on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, as signs of decelerating inflation provided some reassurance heading into the year-end holidays.

The 17 best last-minute Christmas gifts that will arrive in time for December 25 - Yahoo Life

Stanley! Kate Spade! Charlotte Tilbury! It's not even slim pickings — this stuff is actually good. Sensational stuff can make it under the tree in time.

FedEx Is Breaking Up. Wall Street Loves the Idea. - Barron's

The Fed cut interest rates but mortgage costs jumped. Here's why - CNBC

The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate spiked after the Federal Reserve cut rates. Experts say expectations for rate cuts in 2025 fueled the jump.

Volkswagen agrees deal to avoid Germany plant closures - BBC.com

VW and a union have, however, agreed to cut more than 35,000 jobs across the country by 2030.