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1. ‘New cards on the battlefield’: U.S., Iran ratchet up rhetoric with peace talks in limbo

2. Apple incoming CEO John Ternus faces a defining challenge: Fixing the company's AI strategy

3. Oil falls as investors assess mixed messaging on Iran peace talks ahead of ceasefire deadline

4. Amazon 'strong-armed' Levi's, Hanes to hike prices on rival sites, California DA says

5. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer leaves Trump cabinet, Keith Sonderling takes over

6. JPMorgan expands $1.5 trillion economic security splurge into Europe

7. Amazon to invest up to another $25 billion in Anthropic as part of AI infrastructure deal

8. Nvidia supplier Victory Giant sees shares soar 60% in Hong Kong debut

9. Tim Cook reactions: Sam Altman, Palmer Luckey react to Apple CEO move

10. Kash Patel sues The Atlantic for $250 million over alcohol abuse claims

11. Japan scraps ban on lethal weapons exports in major shift of pacifist policy

12. Chair nominee Kevin Warsh says Fed must ‘stay in its lane’ to maintain independence

13. Strait of Hormuz ship traffic briefly rose and then slowed after weekend attacks

14. Kevin Warsh would be the first tech bro Fed chair. How Silicon Valley shaped him

15. A rare disease left her partially paralyzed, now she's running the Boston Marathon

16. Eli Lilly taps into its GLP-1 windfall, while Honeywell sheds a lower-margin unit

17. Marvell pops on report it will help Google with custom AI chips. Broadcom shares sink

18. Investors are misreading news about the Iran war, analysts say as markets whipsaw

19. Hormuz disruptions hit China’s Christmas capital — and holiday spending

20. Sandwich chain Jersey Mike's confidentially files for IPO