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Decreasing tariff revenue threatens Trump's goal of using income to slash $38 trillion national debt - Fortune

Earlier this month, Trump called the country’s mounting debt "peanuts" compared to the money he was bringing in from custom duties.

Surprising problem is frustrating customers, costing restaurants millions, experts say - MLive.com

The restaurant industry has a penny problem.

Stocks are selling off Friday. Is it fatigue, or something else? - MarketWatch

The S&P 500 is now in danger of a weekly loss

Stephen Colbert asks why The Late Show was canceled if Paramount can offer Warner Bros. $108 billion - Entertainment Weekly

Stephen Colbert is wondering why 'The Late Show' was canceled for financial reasons if CBS' parent company Paramount can offer $108 billion to acquire Warner Bros.

Ripple Secures Federal Approval to Establish National Trust Bank - Business Wire

Oracle’s $300 Billion AI Bet Has Fast Become a Bubble Barometer - Bloomberg.com

Silicon Valley is in the midst of another epic boom, and Larry Ellison has Oracle right at the center of it, for better or worse.

Oracle denies report on OpenAI data center delays - Yahoo Finance

Oracle denied on Friday a media report that it was delaying OpenAI-related data centers, following investor worries over its debt-fueled AI infrastructure...

Cannabis Stocks Soar on Reports White House Plans to Reclassify Pot - The Wall Street Journal

FDA Approves Two Oral Therapies to Treat Gonorrhea - fda.gov

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved two new oral medicines to treat a common sexually transmitted infection called gonorrhea.

Jim Cramer says buy the sharp decline in Broadcom. Here's why - CNBC

CNBC's Jim Cramer told investors on Friday to buy the sharp, post-earnings sell-off in Broadcom shares.

Europe Gives Up On Its 2035 Internal Combustion Engine Ban - Jalopnik

The European Commission throws in the towel on planned 2035 combustion engine ban, global EV sales see their slowest growth since February of 2024, and more.

Costco Earnings Reveal 4.5 Million Pies Ahead of Thanksgiving. The Stock Ticks Lower. - Barron's

Bessent resets financial watchdog with deregulatory mandate - Politico

The Treasury secretary said the Financial Stability Oversight Council would shift focus from “prophylactic” policies to a more deregulatory approach.

White House issues federal agency guidance against "woke" AI - Axios

The Trump administration released guidance for federal agencies to try to ensure that the AI models they buy aren't spitting out "woke" responses.

Costco Tops Earnings Estimates But Stock Fails to Gain Traction - Barron's

Oracle Slides by Most Since January on Mounting AI Spending - Bloomberg.com

Oracle Corp. shares plunged the most in almost 11 months after the company escalated its spending on AI data centers and other equipment, rising outlays that are taking longer to translate into cloud revenue than investors want.

OpenAI releases GPT-5.2 after “code red” Google threat alert - Ars Technica

Company claims new AI model tops Gemini and matches humans on 70% of work tasks.

Wall Street is starting to worry about a 'lost decade' for US stocks - Business Insider

Bloated valuations and an aging bull market are two things that could hold back the S&P 500 for the next decade, forecasters say.

Lululemon CEO Calvin McDonald to depart in January as retailer struggles to compete, woo shoppers - cnbc.com

Lululemon's CEO Calvin McDonald will leave the athleisure retailer at the end of January as sales in its largest market sag and consumers flee to competitors.

Live coverage: Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by 0.25%, Powell warns there's 'no risk-free path' - Yahoo Finance

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points at its final meeting of 2025, with investors focusing on the outlook for 2026.