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1. Paramount Skydance launches hostile bid for WBD 'to finish what we started,' CEO Ellison tells CNBC

2. Pressure builds on Apple and CEO Tim Cook with holiday executive shake-up

3. Former Trump lawyer Alina Habba resigns as New Jersey U.S. attorney after disqualification

4. Trump announces $12 billion aid package for farmers caught up in trade war

5. Apple's chip boss squashes exit rumors, says he's not leaving the company

6. Google to launch first of its AI glasses in 2026

7. Home sellers are giving up at 'unusually high rate,' says new Realtor report

8. McDonald’s will assess if franchisees are offering value for customers under new standards

9. NextEra working with Exxon to develop gigawatt data center for hyperscaler

10. Berkshire Hathaway's Todd Combs, investment lieutenant to Buffett and Geico CEO, is leaving for JPMorgan

11. Waymo crosses 450,000 weekly paid rides as Alphabet robotaxi unit widens lead on Tesla

12. Tiger Global launches new fund eyeing $2.2 billion raise as it takes more disciplined approach

13. The ultimate guide to teaching your children the money skills they’ll need for life

14. Boeing closes key acquisition of a major supplier — plus, Nvidia gets good news on China chips

15. Confluent stock soars 29% as IBM announces $11 billion acquisition deal

16. NextEra to build 15 gigawatts of power for data centers by 2035

17. United maintains elite status requirements for 2027, but here's what's changing

18. Ray Dalio says Middle East is becoming a 'Silicon Valley of capitalists’

19. BlackRock bets on ‘pick and shovel’ trade, singling out clear winners in AI spending spree

20. Trump says Zelenskyy 'hasn't read U.S. peace proposal' as tensions mount