Why your chocolate is getting smaller, more expensive and less chocolatey
Christmas treats are getting eaten away by 'shrinkflation' and the Grinch even has an eye on the cocoa content.
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NYNext’s Holiday Gift Guide
Mark Cuban, Jeff Klein, Daniel Boulud and more share the gifts they’re giving — and hoping for — this holiday season.
High prices sap holiday cheer as many Americans cut back on purchases: survey
A new AP-NORC poll finds this holiday season is financially stressful for a broad swath of US consumers.
Cannabis stocks spike on reports Trump plans to ease federal pot restrictions
The rally marked one of the biggest single-day moves for cannabis stocks in years, snapping a prolonged slump.
Trump leaning toward Kevin Warsh or Kevin Hassett to be next Fed chief: report
Trump said he thought the next Fed chair should consult with him opn where to set interest rates.
EU backs indefinite freeze on Russia's frozen cash ahead of loan plan for Ukraine
After almost four years of Russia's full-scale war, Kyiv is running out of cash, and needs an estimated €135.7bn over the next two years.
Lululemon’s shares spike on CEO’s resignation — as founder warns of potential proxy battle
Lululemon Athletica's shares spiked Friday after the company’s CEO Calvin McDonald announced his resignation amid declining US sales, with its founder putting the board on notice about a potential proxy battle.
No 10 says it backs pubs as landlords bar Labour MPs in tax protest
The government says it delivered a £4.3bn support package for pubs and restaurants in the Budget.
Disney CEO Bob Iger raises red flags about Netflix-Warner Bros. Discovery deal’s impact on consumers
Iger weighed in as Netflix and Paramount Skydance square off in a high-stakes battle for control of Warner Bros. Discovery.
Dow tumbles after hitting record high, while Broadcom latest to fuel AI bubble fears
Friday's losses erased weekly gains for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq.
Penn student paper mocked for ‘year in review’ article spotlighting alums Luigi Mangione, Charlie Javice
Mangione is facing trial for theassassination of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson; Javice was sentenced to prison for defrauding JPMorgan.
Saks Fifth Avenue stylist who worked for Boston Red Sox wives stole $430K worth of merch: cops
Suhail Kwatra, 43, self-styled “Fashion Whisperer of Boston” whose clientele included the wife of Red Sox legend David Ortiz, denies the allegations.
Crafters warn of imported 'tat' at festive fairs
Some stallholders and event organisers are angry about cheap goods being sold as 'handmade' items.
Honesty box 'helps us thank our generous community'
A family raising money to fund a suitable home for their son is among those driving a revival in honesty boxes.
Fed chief frontrunner Kevin Hassett will do whatever it takes to push through Trump’s MAGA-nomics
Trump is obsessed with lowering short-term interest rates, and while the office's current occupant just cut them a bit, Trump wants them cut more.
Creative industries 'incredibly worried' about OpenAI-Disney deal
The $1bn deal will let fans generate videos and images of more than 200 Disney characters on ChatGPT and Sora.
Lululemon boss to step down early next year
Calvin McDonald's decision to leave at the end of January comes amid a run of poor sales for the firm in the US.
Inside 1789’s $2 billion bet on ‘patriotic capitalism’
"Defense tech and re-industrialization of the United States are probably now the most important part of the overall patriotic capitalism bucket," Omeed Malik said of 1789's investment ethos.
Nationwide fined £44m for 'ineffective' crime controls
The building society failed to monitor its customers' activity effectively between 2016 and 2021, the regulator says.
Gatwick Airport drop-off charge rises to £10
Drop-off fees will rise from £7 to £10 at the West Sussex airport from 6 January.
'No empty shelves at Christmas' as Guinness workers strike
About 90 workers at a Guinness canning factory in Belfast have walked out in protest over pay.
UK economy shrank unexpectedly by 0.1% in October
The impact of the JLR cyber-attack continued to affect output, while analysts say spending was hit by Budget uncertainty.
'We fundraised all year so our kids could experience a panto'
Some theatres tell the BBC panto season can make up almost half of their annual income.
Food parcels help thousands at Christmas
A charity is ramping up its operation in the run up to Christmas to help tackle food poverty.
How unwanted coats are changing lives this winter
Some 20,000 unwanted coats will be collected, distributed and gifted to those in need.
'It's ruined my life': Flat-owner says building work by freeholder has left her homeless
A botched roof extension caused the ceiling to collapse at Kate Morris’s top-floor flat.
Venezuela says Trump wants its oil. But is that the case?
The South American nation's output has plummeted and restoring its former glory would be a heavy lift.
NYC financial giants in talks to manage Ukraine’s postwar reconstruction fund: sources
Larry Fink's BlackRock, Marc Rowan's Apollo Global Management and Henry Kravis's KKR are in talks to manage a US investment fund to bankroll postwar reconstruction in Ukraine, The Post has learned.
Jared Kushner eyes Apollo, KKR to join Ukraine’s postwar reconstruction fund: sources
Larry Fink's BlackRock, Marc Rowan's Apollo Global Management and Henry Kravis's KKR are in talks to manage a US investment fund to bankroll postwar reconstruction in Ukraine, The Post has learned.
Trump signs order to block states from enforcing own AI rules
California's governor Gavin Newsom issued a strongly-worded statement in response to the executive order.
