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Christmas 2025: Restaurants open on holiday include Red Lobster, McDonald's, Denny's, IHOP - Axios
Few national restaurant chains are open Christmas but expect to find local Chinese restaurants serving.
Don't make these mistakes when planning your family's inheritance - Business Insider
More money, more problems? Billionaires are passing down trillions to their kids. Here's what they are doing wrong.
Chinaβs offshore yuan breaks major benchmark as appreciation momentum builds - South China Morning Post
For the first time since 2024, the currency strengthened past the threshold of seven per US dollar β and did it again the next day.
Stocks Rise to Record, Precious Metals Advance: Markets Wrap - Bloomberg.com
A relatively quiet session on Wall Street before Christmas saw stocks hitting all-time highs, with more signs the jobs market is not quickly deteriorating supporting bets on a soft economic landing.
Fire-weather alert in Colorado knocked out timekeeping across the internet - WRAL
The disruption affected radio broadcasts and internet time servers used by nearly every internet-connected device, including the one you are reading this article on.
Apple CEO Tim Cook Discloses $3 Million Nike Buy With Dow Giant At 7-Month Low - Investor's Business Daily
The Dow giant dived on its latest earnings but insiders are now scooping up shares.
Obamaβs former top economic advisor says he feels 'a tiny bit bad' for Trump because gas prices are low, but consumer confidence is still plummeting - Fortune
βConsumers are just in this, whatever the highest price is, is the price they're going to focus on,β Harvard professor Jason Furman said.
Average US long-term mortgage rate ticks down to 6.18% this week - ABC News
The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage ticked down modestly this week, remaining in the same narrow range of the past two months
Waymo explains why its robotaxis got stuck during the SF blackout - TechCrunch
The company also said its robotaxis navigated more than 7,000 dark stoplights successfully on Saturday.
FDA issues recall for frozen shrimp that may be contaminated with cesium-137 - ABC News
Here's what stores are open, and which ones are closed, on Christmas - NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
From department stores to grocers, many companies across the U.S. close early on Christmas Eve and shut their doors entirely on Christmas Day.
Anonymous couple leaves $1,000 Christmas tips at two Syracuse diners (video) - Syracuse.com
They left envelopes for two servers. Each read 'Happy Holidays' and contained 10 crisp $100 bills.
Big US banks add $600bn in value as deregulation spurs gains - Financial Times
Moves to allow higher leverage and overhaul stress tests have driven increase in market capitalisation
Dean shares recipe for Homemade Eggnog - WGN-TV
WGN Entertainment Reporter Dean Richards is sharing a delicious recipe for homemade eggnog. Homemade Eggnog Ingredients: Directions: Whisk the egg yolks and sugar together in a medium bowl until light and creamy. In a separate saucepan over medium-high heat, β¦
Powerball hits $1.7 billion for Christmas Eve drawing, 4th-largest jackpot in U.S. history - NBC News
The Powerball jackpot for Christmas Eve has grown to $1.7 billion after no winner was called Monday night, becoming the fourth highest jackpot in Powerball history.
How a fast-moving $50 cash relief program buoyed needy families when SNAP payments were paused - ABC News
GiveDirectly got $50 gift cards out to SNAP recipients during last monthβs shutdown through a new approach to cash assistance
It's too late for some last-minute tax moves β but these can be tackled with days to go in 2025 - CNBC
There's still time to boost your refund or reduce your tax bill for 2025. But your last chance is Dec. 31.
For Texas bakery, the traditional holiday fruitcake is no joke - NBC News
CORSICANA, Texas β In a holiday full of classic confections β candy canes, gingerbread and sugarplums β there's one that's showing up less often: fruitcake.
Noche Buena: The Mexican beer you can only buy at Christmas - BBC
Mexico is the world's largest exporter of beers. But one of its most beloved brews is only found inside the country and traditionally available for just a few weeks each year.
Bitcoin Misses Out on Wall Street Cheer to Stall Near $87,000 - Yahoo Finance
As traditional markets move into the final days of the year with a burst of seasonal optimism, the worldβs largest cryptocurrency has barely stirred...