• Juan Soto Agrees to Record $765M, 15-Year Contract With Mets
  
  Star outfielder Juan Soto and the New York Mets have agreed to a record $765 million, 15-year contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.
• Housing Prices Could Rise 4 Percent Next Year
  
  The median asking price for a home in the United States will likely go up by about 4% next year, according to a report by Redfin, an online real estate brokerage firm.
• Returns Costing Retailers $890B in 2024
  
  According to a new report from the National Retail Federation and return management company Happy Returns, returned goods are projected to cost retailers $890 billion in 2024.
• Hunt for Elusive CEO Killer Yields New Evidence, But Few Answers
  
  Police don't know who he is, where he is, or why he did it.As the frustrating search for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's killer got underway for a fifth day Sunday, investigators reckoned with a tantalizing contradiction: They have troves of evidence, but the shooter...
• Trump Says He Will Not Try to Replace Fed's Powell
  
  President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Sunday he will not try to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell upon taking office in January."No, I don't think so," Trump said in an interview on NBC News' "Meet the Press with Kristen Welker." He told...
• Inflation Report Poses Test as Fed Meeting Looms
  
  An inflation report in the coming week will test the strength of the record-setting U.S. stocks rally and provide a crucial piece of data that could factor into the Federal Reserve's plans for rate cuts.The S&P 500 on Friday was on pace for its third-straight weekly gain,...
• Trump's Antitrust Cops Won't Fear Capitalism
  
  Within minutes of Donald Trump's election as President of the United States, Dow Futures soared by over 1,200 points, signaling Wall Street's anticipation of a new era of economic growth.
• S&P, Nasdaq End Higher as Rate Cut Seems in View
  
  The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 rose to record closing highs Friday following upbeat forecasts from Lululemon Athletica and other companies and as U.S. jobs data fueled expectations the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates this month.
• Let's Make America Great, and Normal Again
  
  President-elect Donald J. Trump promised to make America great again during the next four years. He should also strive to make America normal again. Our children deserve it, and it would vastly improve the moral health of the nation.
• 3 Under-the-Radar Dividend Aristocrats
  
  Dividend Aristocrats are stocks in the S&P 500 Index that have grown their dividends for at least 25 consecutive years.
• Ram's Powerful Hurricane Engine Propels the 1500 Limited to New Heights
  
  The 2025 Ram 1500 Limited continues to solidify Ram's reputation as a leader in the full-size pickup truck segment, offering an impressive balance of power, luxury, and innovation.
• Wall St Week Ahead: Inflation Report Poses Test for Stock Rally
  
  An inflation report in the coming week will test the strength of the record-setting U.S. stocks rally and provide a crucial piece of data that could factor into the Federal Reserve's plans for rate cuts.
• Yellen Warns Against Weakening Financial Watchdog
  
  U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday warned it was "crucial" that a panel charged with monitoring financial risks be able to continue its work as worries grow President-elect Donald Trump's administration will again weaken the body.
• Chipotle Raises Prices After Promising Bigger Portions
  
  Chipotle is raising its U.S. prices to offset inflation and to compensate for a promise to increase portion sizes.
• Adequately Fund US Defense or Dollar Loses Status
  
  When the Berlin Wall fell, optimism emerged that integrating China and Russia into the World Trade Organization and other elements of the western economic system would promote democratic reforms.
• STOP Paying the Mile Tax It's ILLEGAL!
  
  Did you know that it is illegal to charge drivers of vehicles by the mile? It is actually unconstitutional. That hasn't stopped Many states from moving forward o enacting these laws and taxing money from taxpayers.
• S&P, Nasdaq Hit Intra-Day Records on Rate-Cut Bets
  
  The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hit intraday record highs on Friday as traders increased bets on a Federal Reserve rate cut this month following robust November nonfarm payrolls data, while a drop in UnitedHealth shares weighed on the Dow.
• Trump May Cancel USPS Electric Mail Truck Contract
  
  Donald Trump's transition team is considering canceling the United States Postal Service's contracts to electrify its delivery fleet, as part of a broader suite of executive orders targeting electric vehicles, according to three sources familiar with the plans.
• Inflation Risk Greater Than Job Losses: Fed Official
  
  The U.S. continues to face a greater risk from underlying inflation than from any weaknesses in the labor market, despite recent progress, a senior Federal Reserve official said Friday.
• Execs' Names Wiped From Sites After CEO's Murder
  
  Health insurance companies removed executive leadership names from their websites after the assassination of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare.
• US Appeals Court Upholds TikTok Law Forcing Its Sale
  
  A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday upheld a law requiring Chinese-based ByteDance to divest its popular short-video app TikTok in the United States by early next year or face a ban.
• Harris' $1.5B Campaign Blunder Is Exactly What She Would Have Done to Our Economy
  
  Now that the election has passed and the campaign post-mortem reporting has begun, it's clearer than ever that America dodged a significant financial bullet.
• Walmart, Amazon Holiday Spending Rise as Target, Best Buy Stumble
  
  Walmart Inc., Amazon.com and fast-growing e-commerce sites Shein and PDD Holding's Temu saw record-breaking sales on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, according to spending data, suggesting that they may finish the holiday season on a much stronger note than Target and Best...
• Investors Raise Bets on US Rate Cut After Jobs Data
  
  Investors raised their bets on the prospect of a U.S. rate cut this month, after payrolls data showed job growth came in roughly in line with expectations in November, while the euro was flat versus the dollar as political turmoil gripped France.
• Nippon Steel Sets Sights on Growing Overseas Market
  
  The signs at Nippon Steel read: "The world through steel," underlining why Japan's top steelmaker is pursuing its $15 billion bid to acquire U.S. Steel.

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