• Leavitt Hails New Debilitating US Weaponry: 'Stop and Read This'
  
  The capture of Nicolas Maduro has apparently unveiled a new, mysterious, and overwhelmingly powerful tactical weapon to modern warfare."Stop what you are doing and read this… ????????????????????," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt wrote Saturday on X,...
• Mortgage Rates Drop to Lowest Level in Nearly 3 Years
  
  Mortgage rates fell sharply on Friday after President Donald Trump said he is directing mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds, a rare federal push into the housing-finance pipeline that is already reshaping rate expectations and...
• Pediatricians Fear New Vaccine Rules Will Cost Lives
  
  Dr. Molly O'Shea has noticed growing skepticism about vaccines at both of her Michigan pediatric offices and says this week's unprecedented and confusing changes to federal vaccine guidance will only make things worse.
• Google Founders Quit California Over Billionaires Tax Proposal
  
  As a proposed ballot initiative threatens to impose a one-time wealth tax on the state's richest residents, billionaire Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are scaling back their ties to California.
• NASA, SpaceX Set Target Date for Crew-11's Return
  
  NASA ?on Friday said the space agency and SpaceX are targeting to undock the agency's SpaceX Crew-11 mission ?from the International Space Station no ?earlier than 5 p.m. Eastern time Jan. 14, pending ?weather conditions.
• Ackman: Trump's 10% Credit Card Rate Cap 'a Mistake'
  
  U.S. ?hedge fund manager Bill Ackman said on Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump's call for a one-year ?cap on credit card interest rates ?at 10% starting on Jan. 20 "is a mistake."
• N.Y. Sues Trump WH Over Pause on Offshore Wind Projects
  
  New ?York's attorney general sued the Trump administration Friday for suspending construction on two major offshore wind projects that the state says it needs to power 1 million homes and reduce its reliance on fossil fuels.
• Bessent: Treasury Can Cover Tariff Refunds
  
  The U.S. Treasury has more than adequate funds to pay any tariff refunds ordered if the Supreme Court rules against President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs, but any repayments would be spread out over weeks or even a year, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Reuters.
• Bessent Says Overseas Money Transfers Are Fine If People Can Prove Origin of Funds
  
  The U.S. Treasury Department's plan to increase scrutiny of overseas ?transfers of money should not harm people who can prove the funds did not come from social service payments, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Reuters on Friday.
• Bessent: Australia, India Invited to G7 Minerals Talks
  
  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Australia ?and several other countries would join a meeting of finance ministers from the Group of Seven advanced economies that he is hosting in Washington on Monday to discuss critical minerals.
• Exxon Mobil CEO: Venezuela's Resources Offer 'Opportunity'
  
  ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods said the company needs to deploy a technical team to Venezuela to assess the condition of the country's deteriorated oil infrastructure, signaling early interest in a potential return following the capture of Venezuela's longtime strongman.
• FCC Approves SpaceX Plan to Deploy Additional 7,500 Starlink Satellites
  
  The Federal Communications Commission said on Friday it has approved SpaceX's request to deploy another 7,500 second-generation Starlink satellites as it works to boost internet service worldwide.
• Meta Lines up Massive Supply of Nuclear Power to Energize AI Data Centers
  
  Meta has cut a trio of deals to power its artificial intelligence data centers, securing enough energy to light up the equivalent of about 5 million homes.
• Luigi Mangione Fights Death Penalty at Key Federal Court Hearing
  
  Luigi Mangione returned to federal court Friday for a pivotal hearing in his fight to bar the government from seeking the death penalty against him in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
• Amazon Pharmacy Selling Wegovy Weight-Loss Pill
  
  Amazon Pharmacy said on Friday it now offers Novo Nordisk's Wegovy pill through insurance plans as well as through a cash-pay option. Eligible customers with ?commercial insurance may pay $25 for a one-month supply, while ?customers without insurance can access the Wegovy...
• Bob's Discount Furniture Files for US IPO
  
  Furniture store chain Bob's Discount Furniture, backed by private equity firm Bain Capital, filed for an initial public offering ?in the United States Friday.
• DeepSeek's New AI Model to Focus on Coding
  
  Chinese ?AI startup DeepSeek is expected to launch its next-generation AI model V4, featuring strong coding capabilities, in mid-February, The Information reported Friday.
• Defense Firms Seek Legal Advice Over Trump's Clampdown on Payouts
  
  ?Defense contractors are seeking legal advice after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to tie share buybacks, dividends, and executive pay to weapons delivery schedules, three sources said.
• Luigi Mangione Fights Death Penalty Charge in Court
  
  Luigi Mangione, accused ?of gunning down a health insurance executive, will appear in federal court on Friday in a hearing over whether he should face the possibility of the death penalty if convicted. Mangione, 27, is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealth CEO Brian...
• Musk's AI Bot Grok Limits Image Generation on X to Paid Users
  
  Elon Musk's startup xAI has restricted the image generation function on its ?Grok chatbot on social media platform X to paid subscribers, after the tool's use of AI to create sexualized images sparked a widespread backlash. The chatbot's image generation had allowed users on...
• N.Y. AG Demands Instacart Hand Over Price Test Info
  
  New York Attorney General Letitia James demanded information from Instacart Thursday, saying it may have violated the state's law requiring online retailers to disclose when they use consumers' information to set prices.
• GM to Take $6 Billion Writedown on EV Pullback
  
  General Motors said Thursday it would take a $6 billion charge to unwind some electric-vehicle investments, the latest car company to pull back from EVs in response to the Trump administration's policies and fading demand.
• OpenAI Earmarks $50B for Employee Stock Grant
  
  OpenAI last fall set aside an employee stock grant pool equivalent to 10% of the company, valued at $500 billion in October, The Information ?reported Wednesday.
• Oil Firms Seek Billions for Seized Venezuela Assets
  
  Western oil companies say Venezuela owes them tens of billions of dollars for earlier investments, claims that are resurfacing as the Trump administration pushes for expanded U.S. energy involvement in the country.
• Trump: Raytheon 'Least Responsive' Defense Contractor
  
  Trump: Raytheon 'Least Responsive' Defense ContractorPresident Donald Trump Wednesday escalated his warning to U.S. defense contractors by singling out Raytheon, accusing the firm of putting shareholders ahead of military readiness and threatening to cut off government...

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