• Fabrizio Poll: Backing National AI Standard Boosts Candidates
  
  Congressional candidates who support a single national standard for artificial intelligence to protect children and empower parents gain a decisive political advantage according to polling conducted by Fabrizio Ward for Building Americas Future.
• New Auto Loan Deduction Offers Savings for Buyers
  
  A new federal tax deduction tied to auto loans could reduce costs for buyers according to an analysis by Anderson Economic Group.
• Trump's 79 Percent Increase in GDP Growth Rate - 5 Ways He Did It
  
  In the final weeks of the 2025 calendar year President Donald Trump and his allies are touting what they call a historic economic achievement a 79% increase in the rate of U.S. GDP growth since the fourth quarter of 2024 the final full quarter of the Biden administration.
• Weiss to CBS News Staff: Trust Requires Tough Editorial Calls
  
  Bari Weiss editor-in-chief of CBS News defended her decision to delay a "60 Minutes" segment telling staff the move was part of an effort to address declining public trust by applying stricter standards of fairness and completeness.
• Retail Seasonal Hiring Falls, Even for Santas
  
  Demand for seasonal and temporary workers declined this holiday season extending even to once-reliable roles such as mall and party Santas.
• Crypto Finds a Place on Gen Z Wish Lists Despite Swings
  
  Younger Americans are showing cautious openness to receiving cryptocurrency as a Christmas gift even as digital assets continue to experience sharp price swings.
• Dow, S&P 500 Close at Record Highs as Santa Rally Starts
  
  Stocks closed higher on Wednesday with each of the major indexes recording their fifth straight session of gains as the Dow Industrials and SP 500 registered closing record highs in a broad rally during a holiday-shortened session.Indexes have been climbing in recent...
• Christian Artists Climbing the Charts in Pop's Mainstream
  
  It is one of the most surprising music stories of the year. While streams of new music - releases from the last 18 months - were down from last year one genre is on the rise Christian and gospel music according to industry data and analytics company Luminates 2025...
• Investigators Probe Wreckage of Deadly Nursing Home Explosion
  
  Construction crews and drones searched the rubble of a Pennsylvania nursing home Wednesday a day after a powerful explosion killed at least two people collapsed part of the building and left several residents unaccounted for.Emergency responders from across the region had...
• Trump Order Gives Hemp Industry Leverage in Looming Ban Fight
  
  President Donald Trump boosted the hemp industry with an executive order to fast-track marijuana rescheduling and pursue Medicare coverage for CBD as Congress weighs restrictions that could wipe out many hemp-derived products.
• WSJ: Beijing Fears Its Own AI
  
  Despite viewing artificial intelligence crucial to the countrys economic and military future the Chinese Communist Party reportedly also sees the technology as a threat.
• Trump Says 'I Love AI' as Boom Bets Fuel Bubble Fears
  
  The stock market was jittery in early November as investors again questioned whether Big Techs massive artificial intelligence spending was outpacing reality.
• US Weekly Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Fall
  
  The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits unexpectedly fell last week but the unemployment rate likely remained high in December amid sluggish hiring.Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 10000 to a seasonally adjusted 214000...
• AI Spending, Strong Corporate Profits, Fed Rate Cuts Seen as Key to 2026 Stock Market 
  
  The U.S. stock market is closing the books on a third straight year of double-digit percentage gains. A fourth stellar year in 2026 may be a tall order requiring strong earnings a dovish Federal Reserve and strong artificial intelligence spending.The bull market for U.S....
• Report: US Will Delay Tariffs on China Chips to 2027
  
  US trade officials determined that China should be punished for employing unfair tactics to dominate the semiconductor industry but will wait 18 months to impose tariffs American authorities said Tuesday.A US Trade Representative USTR investigation concluded Chinas...
• US Agency Probes Tesla Model 3 Emergency Door Release
  
  The U.S. auto safety regulator said on Wednesday it has opened a defect investigation into Tesla Model 3 compact sedans over concerns that emergency door release controls may not be easily accessible or clearly identifiable in an emergency.The Office of Defects...
• Economist Acemoglu to Newsmax: AI Faces Trillion-Dollar Gamble
  
  Nobel Prize-winning economist Daron Acemoglu told Newsmax that artificial intelligence might have a path to profitability but warned it is an increasingly unlikely one given the staggering capital required to build and maintain the infrastructure behind the technology.
• Kevin Hassett to Newsmax: 94% of Economists Underestimated Trump
  
  Kevin Hassett director of the National Economic Council said Wall Street economists have repeatedly underestimated President Donald Trumps economic agenda pointing to new data showing the U.S. economy grew at a robust 4.3% annual rate in the third quarter.
• US Bars 5 Europeans Over Tech Censorship Push
  
  The State Department announced Tuesday it was barring five Europeans it accused of leading efforts to pressure U.S. tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints.
• LendingTree Survey: Holiday Debt Highest Since 2022
  
  Rising prices and persistently high interest rates are driving more Americans to put holiday purchases on credit cards leaving many consumers with balances that could take months or longer to repay according to a new survey from LendingTree.
• Trump: Good Economic News No Longer Lifts Markets
  
  President Donald Trump bemoaned "The Trump Rule" in a post on his Truth Social account Tuesday noting the stock market did not have a robust day despite positive economic news.
• S&P Closes at Record High as Growth Stocks Advance
  
  U.S. stocks rose Tuesday and the SP 500 notched a closing record after a flurry of economic data that included a reading of economic growth pushed bond yields higher and elevated growth names.
• US Pressures Allies Over Rules Targeting American Tech
  
  The Trump administration is stepping up pressure on foreign governments over digital regulations that it argues unfairly target American technology companies making protection of U.S. innovation and market access a central part of its trade strategy.
• Soaring Price of Gold Signals Economic Crisis
  
  As dollar weakens Americans face rising borrowing costs more volatile prices and less purchasing power.
• Trump Admin to Resume Student Loan Wage Garnishment
  
  Under the Trump administration the Department of Education will resume wage garnishment for federal student loan borrowers in default beginning in early January restarting a major enforcement tool that has largely been dormant...

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