Day: December 21, 2025
Asia-Pacific markets poised for gains ahead of China’s key lending rate decision
19 November 2025, China, Shanghai: Boats sail past downtown Shanghai on the Huangpu River. The tallest building on the skyline is the Shanghai Tower (rear). Bernd von Jutrczenka | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to climb Monday as investors look toward benchmark lending rate decisions coming out of China later in the […]
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Stock futures rise as traders look ahead to holiday-shortened week: Live updates
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., Dec. 17, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters U.S. stock futures rise on Sunday night ahead of a shortened holiday week, as traders deliberate whether tech can regain its footing before the year’s end. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose […]
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Why the chocolate in your holiday candy could be ‘fake’ this year
Planet A Foods’ ChoViva chocolate alternative Planet A Foods If you’re unwrapping chocolate this holiday season, it might not contain any actual cocoa. Market turbulence, ethical concerns and sustainability questions have sparked a movement among some chocolate makers to scrap cocoa in favor of alternative ingredients — prompting calls that the real deal could soon […]
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UK stocks outperformed Wall Street this year — and investors see more upside ahead in 2026
An AI bull run has driven stocks to new highs in America this year. But the country’s major indexes have been outperformed by U.K. stocks in 2025 so far. Political and economic uncertainty hasn’t stopped London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index from gaining more than 21.1% so far this year, ahead of the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite […]
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Epstein files: DOJ restores image showing Trump after backlash
The Department of Justice on Sunday restored online a photo from the Jeffrey Epstein files that contained images showing President Donald Trump after backlash over its removal. The image, which contained two separate photos showing Trump, had been removed by the DOJ from public view after being published on the department’s website on Friday. The […]
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Waymo pauses robotaxi service in San Francisco after blackout chaos — Musk says Tesla car service unaffected
Alphabet-owned Waymo has suspended its driverless ride-hail service in the San Francisco Bay Area after blackouts plagued the city Saturday afternoon. “We have temporarily suspended our ride-hailing services in the San Francisco Bay Area due to the widespread power outage,” a Waymo spokesperson tells CNBC. “Our teams are working diligently and in close coordination with […]
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Disney’s ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ disappoints with weak $88 million domestic opening
Still from Disney’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash.” Disney The opening weekend for Disney’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash” was less of a blaze and more of a simmer. And that’s the expectation for the full theatrical run of the third installment in James Cameron’s Avatar franchise. During its first three days in theaters, “Fire and Ash” […]
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To lower crypto investment risk, the market is starting to diversify its digital asset bets
Volatility is nothing new for crypto investors, and 2025 has been a wild ride, with bitcoin climbing above $125,000 in October before experiencing several sharp drops — peak to trough, a decline of over $40,000 from its record high. “Crypto is a volatile asset class, and in some sense, there is no avoiding that volatility,” […]
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Fed’s Hammack says there’s no need to change interest rates for months, WSJ reports
Beth Hammack, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, center, speaks with attendees at the Columbus Metropolitan Club in Columbus, Ohio, US, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Brian Kaiser | Bloomberg | Getty Images Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack said she saw no need to change U.S. […]
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Xbox is losing the console race by miles. It’s part of Microsoft’s big gaming pivot
The Xbox booth during the Gamescom video games trade fair at the Trade Fair Center in Cologne, Germany, Aug. 20, 2025. Ina Fassbender | Afp | Getty Images Microsoft’s Xbox has had a tumultuous year. A slew of layoffs, price hikes and studio closures have led many to declare — not for the first time […]
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