Amazon
Wall St rises in first trading session of 2025; Tesla slides
Wall Street’s main indexes rose in the first trading session of 2025 as investors pinned their hopes on a fresh political landscape and more interest rate cuts.
Air Jordan
Apple to pay $95 million to settle Siri privacy lawsuit
Apple agreed to pay $95 million in cash to settle a proposed class action lawsuit claiming that its voice-activated assistant violated users’ privacy.
Aditi Hardikar
Chinese Hackers Breach U.S. Treasury Systems, Access Unclassified Documents
A China state-sponsored actor affiliated with the Chinese Government recently hacked the U.S. Treasury Department’s workstations in a “major incident,” the agency announced on Monday.
Bill Gates
Trump: ‘Bill Gates Asked To Come’ To Mar-a-Lago
According to President-elect Donald Trump, controversial Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates purportedly requested to spend Friday night at his Mar-a-Lago property in Florida.
apparel
US holiday retail sales stronger than last year, Mastercard says
Holiday shoppers opened their wallets at the last minute in search of good deals on online platforms in a sign that household finances remain healthy.
ad revenue
Apple seeks to defend Google’s billion-dollar payments in search case
Apple has asked to participate in Google’s upcoming U.S. antitrust trial over online search, saying it cannot rely on Google to defend revenue-sharing agreements that send the iPhone maker billions of dollars each year.
Abril Elfi
Musk: Do Not Donate To ‘Wokepedia’
Elon Musk has urged his X followers to not donate to Wikipedia until “they restore balance to their editing authority,” referring to it as “Wokepedia.”
7-year-old
Florida: Christmas Show Drones Fall On Crowd, Multiple Injuries Reported Including Minor In ER
Multiple injuries have been reported after several drones at a Christmas show in Florida collided mi-air and fell from the sky, allegedly hitting numerous people, including a 7-year-old boy who is now in the emergency room.
automobiles
Nissan And Honda To Merge, Forming World’s Third-Largest Automaker
A massive move in the auto industry has taken place as Honda and Nissan have announced plans to merge, forming the world’s third-largest automaker by sales.
$4 trillion market valuation
Apple approaches $4 trillion valuation as investors bet on AI momentum
Apple is closing in on a historic $4 trillion stock market valuation, powered by investors cheering progress in the company’s long-awaited AI enhancements.