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Can Venezuela settle its debts? - Financial Times
Nicolás Maduro’s removal has opened the door to a huge and complex debt workout
'Out of stock': What went wrong at luxury retailer Saks? - BBC
Saks Global, which owns Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus, is expected to imminently file for bankruptcy protection, leaving questions about the retailer's future.
Texas proposes 13,000% licensing fee hike on retailers who sell hemp-derived THC - The Texas Tribune
Hemp advocates say raising annual licensing fees for retailers from $150 to $20,000 and for manufacturers from $250 to $25,000 would shutter small businesses.
Investor Michael Burry Reveals Options Bet Against Oracle - Yahoo Finance
Burry owns put options on Oracle shares, he said in a Substack post after markets closed on Friday. Burry, who revealed bearish bets against AI chipmaker...
Palantir Billionaire Peter Thiel Bought 2 Stocks Warren Buffett and Bill Gates Sold. Who's Right? - Yahoo Finance
These billionaires are at odds with one another on two stocks near and dear to Gates and Buffett.
Trump order targeting defense contractor pay, stock buybacks is ‘full of ambiguity’ - Federal News Network
"It is going to be very interesting to determine how they measure whether a company is performing," Stan Soloway said.
Why Market Basket is the second-best grocery store chain in the country, according to a new ranking - CBS News
Market Basket is America's No. 2 grocery store chain for a second year in a row, a new ranking finds.
Diesel was mistakenly distributed instead of regular unleaded at many Colorado gas pumps - The Colorado Sun
The Division of Oil and Public Safety started receiving complaints Thursday after diesel was loaded from a Sinclair terminal in Henderson
Jeep and Chrysler kill plug-in hybrid models for 2026 - The Detroit News
Stellantis said it will focus more on mild plug-less hybrids and its new range-extended hybrid technology.
Federal Reserve Board announces the designation of the Chairs and Deputy Chairs of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks for 2026 - Federal Reserve Board (.gov)
The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the designation of the chairs and deputy chairs of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks for 2026. Each Reserve Bank has
Healthy Returns: What to expect from pharma at the JPM conference - CNBC
At the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference, drugmakers are expected to roll out key business and drug pipeline updates and splashy M&A deals.
Meta signs deals with three nuclear companies for 6-plus GW of power - TechCrunch
Two smaller companies, Oklo and TerraPower, along with Vistra, a large energy company, just signed agreements with Meta.
Bessent says Argentina peso bet was 'homerun deal' - BBC
The US Treasury Secretary said the US no longer held pesos in its exchange stabilisation fund.
Elon Musk's X limits some sexual deepfakes after backlash, but xAI's Grok still makes them - NBC News
Elon Musk’s controversial Grok artificial intelligence model appears to have been restricted in part on one app, while remaining largely unchanged on another
Chevron Could See $700 Million-a-Year Boost From Venezuelan Oil - Yahoo Finance
Chevron, the only US oil major currently operating in Venezuela, has a “differentiated opportunity among peers to increase production,” Jason Gabelman, an...
Dollar Defies Trump Turmoil, Rising With Focus on the Fed’s Path - Yahoo Finance
Traders ratcheted up their bets against the US currency heading into the new year, wagering it would be dragged down again as the Federal Reserve cuts...
BNY Extends Digital Cash Capabilities for Institutional Clients - BNY
BNY extends digital cash capabilities with tokenized deposits for on-chain, near real-time settlement – advancing programmable cash for institutions.
GM hit with $6 billion in charges as EV incentives cut and emissions standards fade - abcnews.go.com
General Motors will be hit with charges of about $6 billion in its fourth quarter after sales of electric vehicles sputtered when the U.S. cut tax incentives to buy them and also eased auto emissions standards
Andreessen Horowitz raises $15 billion for new funds - Axios
It's a major boost for the U.S. VC market, after its weakest fundraising year since 2017.
Kroger Announces the Sale of Vitacost.com, Inc. - Kroger
The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) today announced the sale of its subsidiary, Vitacost.com, Inc., an eCommerce retailer of health and wellness products, to iHerb. The transaction closed on January 8. "As we shared earlier this fiscal year, we are reviewing all non-co…