Trump instructs 'representatives' to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds, aiming to lower rates - CNBC

GM takes $6 billion hit as cost of backing away from EVs - CNN

Merck in talks to buy cancer drugmaker Revolution Medicines - Financial Times

Why Are Grok and X Still Available in App Stores? - WIRED

CrowdStrike stock breaks its win streak. But the reason is not what you may think - CNBC

Sean Combs Requested a Pardon in a Letter, but Trump Is Unimpressed - The New York Times

Glencore and Rio Tinto resume talks on $260bn mining megadeal - Financial Times

Hundreds of nonconsensual AI images being created by Grok on X, data shows - The Guardian

Grok assumes users seeking images of underage girls have “good intent” - Ars Technica

Stock Market Today: Defense Stocks Rally; Dow Gains — Live Updates - The Wall Street Journal

Ford debuts plan to leapfrog key Tesla tech - Yahoo Finance

Sycamore is changing LLC name to "Club West Brewing," signaling a rebrand - Axios

Stock Market Today: Dow Gains Steam; Defense Stocks Rally; Alphabet Tops Apple In Market Cap (Live Coverage) - Investor's Business Daily

Google and AI startup to settle lawsuits alleging chatbots led to teen suicide - The Guardian

Pro Pick: Stephanie Link says this oil stock is cheap and poised to benefit from the data center boom - CNBC

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Bloom Energy, Costco Wholesale, Alphabet & more - CNBC

Trump Says He Has Made Up His Mind on His Fed Chair Pick - The New York Times

OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health to review your medical records - BBC

Make the most of your TRICARE pharmacy benefit in 2026 - TRICARE Newsroom (.mil)

Apple’s John Ternus Could Be Tim Cook’s Successor as CEO - The New York Times

Why Trump is going after institutional homebuyers: They dominate markets like Atlanta, Jacksonville - CNBC

Used vehicle pricing expected to increase 2% in 2026, a historically stable rate - CNBC

Press Release: PayPal Powers Microsoft’s Launch of Copilot Checkout - PayPal Newsroom

Paramount Stands By $30 Per Share Offer for Warner Bros. Discovery Despite Rejections - The Hollywood Reporter

Slightly more Americans file for jobless benefits in the last week of 2025, but layoffs remain low - abcnews.go.com

Snowflake Announces Intent to Acquire Observe to Deliver AI-Powered Observability at Enterprise Scale - Snowflake AI Data Cloud

Paramount sticks with $30-per-share bid as WBD backs Netflix deal - CNN

US Trade Gap Shrinks to Smallest Since 2009 on Imports Drop - Bloomberg.com

Wall St mixed as tech retreats; defense firms gain on Trump's budget hike call - Reuters

Trade deficit in October hits smallest since 2009 after Trump's tariff moves - CNBC

Paramount Skydance Continues to Insist Its Warner Bros. Discovery Offer at $30/Share Is Better Than Netflix’s Deal - Variety

Paramount Reaffirms $30 A Share Cash Offer For Warner Bros. Discovery - Deadline

CrowdStrike to Acquire SGNL to Transform Identity Security for the AI Era - CrowdStrike

19 CES gadgets you can buy right now - Engadget

Treasury Yields, Dollar Rise on Labor Data - The Wall Street Journal

PARAMOUNT REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO DELIVERING SUPERIOR $30 PER SHARE ALL-CASH OFFER TO WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY SHAREHOLDERS - Investor Relations | Paramount

Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in the stock market Thursday - CNBC

U.S. Trade Deficit Fell to Lowest Level Since 2009 as Tariffs Reshape Trade - The New York Times

CES 2026: Hyundai Motor Group leverages Group capabilities to lead the AI Robotics industry - hyundai.com

The weirdest tech we've seen at CES 2026 so far - Engadget

Treasury Secretary Bessent says more Fed rate cuts are 'only ingredient missing' for stronger economy - CNBC

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, October 2025 - Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) (.gov)

EPAM and Cursor Announce Strategic Partnership to Build and Scale AI-Native Teams for Global Enterprises - EPAM

Trump's defense spending plans, Venezuelan oil, Ford's eyes-off driving push and more in Morning Squawk - CNBC

10h

Archer To Build Next Wave of Aviation AI Technology With NVIDIA IGX Thor - Archer Aviation

10h

Oil rises as market focuses on Venezuela and US sanctions plans - Reuters

10h

Dow Jones Futures Fall; Lockheed, Defense Giants Bounce On $1.5 Trillion Trump 'Dream Military' - Investor's Business Daily

10h

Layoff pace in December hit lowest level since mid-2024, Challenger says - CNBC

10h