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US economic growth accelerates in third quarter
US GDP grew at a 4.3% annualized rate in Q3, topping forecasts as consumer spending jumped despite shutdown headwinds.
US lawmakers want disclosure of license reviews for Nvidia H200 chip sales to China
WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Two senior Democratic lawmakers on Monday asked the U.S. Commerce Department to disclose details and any approvals of ongoing license reviews for potential sales to Chinese firms of Nvidia’s second-most powerful AI chips. President Donald Trump this month said he would allow sales of Nv[...]
Alphabet to buy clean energy developer Intersect in $4.75 billion deal amid AI push
Dec 22 (Reuters) – Alphabet said on Monday it would buy clean energy developer Intersect for $4.75 billion in cash, plus assumed debt, as tech giants spend billions to expand the computing and power capacity necessary for developing artificial intelligence. Big Tech has ramped up investments in energy firms as U.S. power g[...]
Warner Bros bidding war and red hot M&A market has dealmakers working through holidays
NEW YORK, Dec 22 (Reuters) – A flurry of multi-billion-dollar deals has bankers and advisers from Wall Street to Canary Wharf packing laptops next to presents and warning family and friends their holiday vacations over the next two weeks will be cut short. There have been $463.6 billion in mergers and acquisitions announce[...]
Stocks rise on Wall Street as AI stocks turn higher again
US stocks rose Friday, with tech and AI shares lifting the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to weekly gains, even as investors weighed inflation, tariffs and slowing growth.
Georgia regulators approve huge electric generation increase for data centers
Georgia regulators approved a $16.3 billion Georgia Power expansion to supply electricity to data centers, a move critics say could leave customers paying higher bills if demand projections fail.
Head of workplace rights agency urges white men to report discrimination
The head of the EEOC urged white men to report alleged race or sex discrimination linked to DEI programs, sparking criticism over agency priorities and civil rights enforcement.
Sony buys a majority stake in the ‘Peanuts’ comic for $457 million from Canada’s WildBrain
Sony is buying a 41% stake in the Charles M. Schulz comic “Peanuts” and its characters including Snoopy and Charlie Brown from Canada's WildBrain in a $457 million deal.
Trump signs order to ease US marijuana regulations, sparking industry hopes
WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an order directing the loosening of federal regulations on marijuana, a move that could further reverse decades of tough-on-weed policy. Trump’s order instructs the attorney general to quickly move ahead with reclassifying marijuana. If tha[...]
Trump Media bets on fusion energy with $6 billion TAE deal
Dec 18 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is getting into the fusion power business through a $6 billion merger of his social media firm and Google-backed TAE Technologies, announced just days after industry leaders met with U.S. Energy Department representatives to urge federal funding. The all-stock deal announced o[...]
US consumer prices increase less than expected in November
U.S. CPI rose 2.7% in November, below forecasts, lifting bets on a January Fed rate cut after shutdown-hit data and markets rallied.
US House Republicans block move for quick vote on health subsidy extension
WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) – An expanded U.S. federal healthcare subsidy that grew out of the pandemic looked all but certain to expire on December 31, as Republicans on Wednesday blocked a last-ditch effort by Democrats to maintain it. By a vote of 204-203, the House voted to stop the last-minute move by Democrats, aide[...]
