• Mortgage Interest Rates Today, December 9, 2023 | Latest Jobs Report Points to Lower Rates in 2024 - Business Insider

    Molly Grace

    These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. Mortgage rates have been dropping this month, and they could fall further next year as inflation slows.

  • 'I believe in this': A 52-year-old Austin man says he has no retirement savings and $50K-$60K in bad debt — and now he's seemingly stuck in a pyramid scheme. Here's the reality check he got - Yahoo Finance

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  • China's consumer prices fall fastest in 3 years, factory-gate deflation deepens - Reuters

    Reuters

    China's consumer prices fell the fastest in three years in November while factory-gate deflation deepened, indicating rising deflationary pressures as weak domestic demand casts doubt over the economic recovery.

  • McDonald's Reveals CosMc's Official Menu - HYPEBEAST

    Sophie Caraan

    Featuring sweet and savory food options, as well as customizable drinks.

  • Norway wealth fund pushes Tesla for union recognition, will keep its stake - Reuters

    Terje Solsvik

    U.S. automaker Tesla Inc <a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/companies/TSLA.O" target="_blank">(TSLA.O)</a> should respect fundamental labour rights including collective bargaining, Norway's $1.5 trillion sovereign wealth fund said, while adding it would…

  • US approves CRISPR gene-editing to treat sickle cell disease - DW (English)

    Deutsche Welle

    The treatment uses the revolutionary gene-editing tool CRISPR to permanently change DNA in the patient's blood cells. Sickle cell disease is a life-threatening illness that medical science has struggled to address.

  • Shari Redstone weighs options for Paramount as Skydance eyes bid for studio - Financial Times

    Christopher Grimes, Anna Nicolaou, James Fontanella-Khan

    Hollywood production company’s shares up nearly 40% over month as deal speculation mounts

  • Light Rail services suspended, video shows 'fire event' - WBAL TV Baltimore

    Josh Starkey

    Maryland Transit Administration officials said Light Rail services will be suspended in order to expedite inspections and repairs following a fire incident.

  • Sam Altman Accused of "Psychologically Abusive" Behavior - Gizmodo

    Lucas Ropek

    New reports paint the OpenAI CEO as a manipulative liar who liked to go behind people's backs.

  • Microsoft Says No Stake In OpenAI As Tie-Up Faces Antitrust Probe - NDTV

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    With global regulators examining Microsoft Corp's $13 billion investment in OpenAI, the software giant has a simple argument it hopes will resonate with antitrust officials: It doesn't own a traditional stake in the buzzy startup.

  • S&P 500 and Nasdaq notch highest closes since early 2022 - Reuters

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  • Stocks are taking off on a 'liquidity rally' and will rocket to new highs in 2024, Fundstrat says - Yahoo Finance

    Jennifer Sor

    The Fed looks primed to slash interest rates by 100 basis-points next year, fueling a "liquidity rally" in stocks, Fundstrat says.

  • Stellantis to lay off thousands at Jeep plants, blames California emissions regulations - Fox Business

    Breck Dumas

    Stellantis announced it is laying off potentially thousands of employees at two U.S. Jeep plants in the coming months, blaming the move in part on California's emissions regulations.

  • Amtrak and Partners Receive Federal Grants to Improve and Expand Passenger Rail Across America - Amtrak Media

    Kyle Anderson

    Amtrak and its partners have been awarded more than $2.1 billion to improve existing routes and advance plans to expand Amtrak service across the country.

  • The gold market has a big hill to climb as prices lose 3% after hitting all-time highs - Kitco NEWS

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    Kitco News' general-interest stories takes a look at what is making headlines in the marketplace and how that is impacting precious metals prices

  • Experts raise concerns about U.S. commitment to GPS modernization - SpaceNews

    Sandra Erwin

    Experts raise concerns about U.S. commitment to GPS modernization

  • Once high-flying SmileDirectClub, valued at $8.9 billion just 4 years ago, to shut down after last-minute push to save it collapses - Fortune

    Jeremy Hill, Bloomberg

    The company, which filed for bankruptcy in September, had been negotiating a deal for its founders to provide fresh capital and buy it out of Chapter 11.

  • Cantaloupe-related salmonella outbreak total deaths hits eight - Fox Business

    Aislinn Murphy

    The total deaths linked to a cantaloupe-related salmonella outbreak hit eight. The FDA said three people have died in the U.S., while the Public Health Agency of Canada has counted five.

  • UPS gives workers their jobs back in deal with Teamsters - WDRB

    Chris Otts

    The Teamsters had threatened to strike in Louisville, the home of UPS' global air hub, in retaliation for the move to dismiss about 35 "specialists" and "admins" who work at

  • Crypto lawyer wants to depose Changpeng Zhao for civil case - Cointelegraph

    Turner Wright

    An attorney in a lawsuit against former Changpeng Zhao and Binance has petitioned a Florida court to let his firm depose the former CEO, citing testimony “crucial” to civil cases.