China's retail sales rose just 1.3% year-on-year in November 2025, according to CNBC. The figure represents the slowest growth since December 2022. Analysts had expected growth of 2.8%, matching October's rate of 2.9%. Industrial production climbed 4.8% in November from a year
Paramount Skydance launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros Discovery on December 8, 2025. The company offered shareholders $30 per share in all cash. According to NBC News, this values the entire company at $108.4 billion. The bid came just days after Netflix announced its deal to acquire
According to CNBC, Costco reported earnings per share of $4.50 on Thursday, December 11, surpassing analyst expectations of $4.27. The warehouse retailer generated revenue of $67.31 billion for its fiscal first quarter ended November 23, exceeding the $67.14 billion projected by LSEG analysts. Net income reached
CZR Exchange, a next-generation cryptocurrency trading platform headquartered in the Cayman Islands, today reported strong global momentum and accelerating usage of the CZR Wallet, the platform’s fully decentralized, self-custodial Web3 wallet. As adoption increases, the CZR Wallet is reinforcing CZR Exchange’s position as a leading hybrid exchange — delivering
McDonald's removed an artificial intelligence-generated Christmas advertisement in the Netherlands on December 10 after criticism on social media. According to Yahoo Finance, the 45-second commercial titled "the most terrible time of the year" showed Santa in traffic and a cyclist falling in snow. The message encouraged
The European Commission opened an antitrust investigation into Google on Tuesday over the company's use of online content for artificial intelligence purposes. CNBC reports that regulators are examining whether Google breached EU competition rules. The probe focuses on content from web publishers and videos uploaded to YouTube. EU
Polarise Protocol marks the arrival of AI-powered SocialFi infrastructure: the industry's first full-stack protocol where every social interaction becomes an AI-optimized, yield-generating primitive with instant liquidity. Strategically backed by institutional leaders including Digital Currency Group, Coinbase Ventures, Crypto.com, Coinlist, Gate.io, HTX, Polygon, Dapper Labs, Hashkey Capital,
Paramount Skydance launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros Discovery on Monday. The company offers $30 per share in cash for all outstanding shares. This values the entire company at $108.4 billion. According to CNBC, Paramount went directly to shareholders after Warner Bros Discovery rejected previous offers. The
According to CNN, the container ship Istanbul Bridge completed a maiden voyage through the Northern Sea Route in September 2025. The vessel traveled from China to Europe in 18 days. This journey reduced typical transit times by more than half compared to the Suez Canal route. The ship carried cargo
The New York Times filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Perplexity AI on December 5, 2025. According to CNBC, the suit was filed in the Southern District of New York. The newspaper accuses Perplexity of unlawfully scraping its content to power the AI startup's search products. The complaint
The European Commission fined X €120 million ($140 million) on Friday for breaching transparency requirements under the Digital Services Act. According to CNBC, this represents the first non-compliance decision issued under the legislation adopted in 2022. The penalty targets three specific violations: deceptive design of the platform's paid
For most of the past decade, crypto exchanges positioned themselves as gateways into digital assets: a place to buy tokens, check charts, and make the occasional trade. But as the market has evolved, so has the role these platforms play. Traders today want a single environment where they can manage
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According to CNBC, Micron Technology announced on December 3, 2025, it will exit the consumer memory business. The company plans to discontinue its Crucial brand. Shipments will continue through February 2026. Sumit Sadana, Micron's business chief, stated the company made this decision to support larger strategic customers in
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One year ago, entrepreneur Charlie Rothkopf introduced CZR Exchange to the world during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, marking the debut of a bold and innovative player in the global crypto market. Today, Rothkopf celebrates the platform’s remarkable rise: over 50,000 users and more than $1 billion in
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The "Trumpstein" meme coin calls for full transparency surrounding the Epstein files — and has a high-profile supporter. A founding member of OneRepublic — who’s standing to be California’s next lieutenant governor — has thrown his support behind a new political meme coin. Tim Myers has endorsed “Trumpstein Coin,
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The Prada Group completed its acquisition of Versace on December 2, 2025, in a deal valued at 1.25 billion euros, or approximately $1.4 billion. According to NBC News, the Milan-based luxury group received all required regulatory clearances to finalize the purchase from Capri Holdings. The transaction brings together
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Bitcoin and Ethereum fell on Monday as digital assets resumed their recent sell-off. According to CNBC, Bitcoin dropped to around $84,305 by 11:25 a.m. ET, a decline of nearly 8%. Ethereum fell approximately 10% to $2,732. Solana decreased about 10% to around $124, while other tokens
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According to CNBC, China's manufacturing purchasing managers' index rose to 49.2 in November from 49.0 in October. The National Bureau of Statistics released the data on Sunday, November 30, 2025. The reading matched economist forecasts in a Reuters poll but stayed below the 50-point threshold
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According to CNBC, CME Group halted trading across foreign exchange, commodities, and stock futures on November 29, 2025. The outage lasted more than 11 hours. A cooling system failure at CyrusOne data centers in the Chicago area caused the disruption. Trading stopped around 03:00 GMT. Markets remained frozen until
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According to CNBC, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology released findings on November 26, 2025, showing that artificial intelligence can already replace 11.7% of the U.S. labor market. The research, produced in collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, represents approximately $1.2 trillion in wages across finance,
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CNBC host Jim Cramer defended Nvidia on November 25, 2025, after shares fell 6% to their lowest level in nearly three months. The drop followed reports that Meta Platforms may use Google's tensor processing units in its data centers starting in 2027. Nvidia closed at $175.60 in
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Novo Nordisk announced on November 25, 2025, that its late-stage trials testing semaglutide for Alzheimer's disease failed to meet the primary goal of slowing cognitive decline. According to CNBC, the Danish pharmaceutical company's shares fell to a four-year low following the announcement. The two Phase 3
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* Bitso announced plans to accelerate its on-chain expansion with a multi-platform perps aggregator by Q1 2026. * The community of more than 9 million customers will have access to a Bitso Onchain token in 2026. * The exchange will unveil Season 0 on December 1st to boost points until the launch of
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Sunday at the G20 summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. According to The Japan Times, the leaders agreed to deepen cooperation across security, economy, and investment. The meeting lasted 35 minutes and began at 1:40 pm local time.