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1. Disappointing holiday season: December retail sales were flat, falling well short of estimate

2. Trump Commerce Sec. Lutnick admits visiting Epstein island during family vacation

3. Paramount sweetens WBD bid, but stops short of raising its per-share value

4. Elon Musk’s xAI loses co-founder Tony Wu in latest senior departure

5. Jeffrey Epstein has sparked a political crisis threatening the UK government. Here's what's happening

6. Kalshi says Super Bowl trading volume surpassed $1 billion

7. Michael Saylor downplays Strategy credit risk as bitcoin tumbles: 'We'll refinance the debt'

8. 'Impossible': Taiwan pushes back against Washington’s 40% chip supply relocation goal

9. Housing affordability package set to advance in Congress amid home-cost concerns

10. EPA set to revoke 'endangerment finding' that underpins all climate regulation

11. GOP Sen. Johnson slams Dems' 'obnoxious' judicial warrant demand as another shutdown looms

12. How affordability led to a chasm between stock prices, consumer optimism

13. Coca-Cola forecasts modest growth amid demand concerns

14. Spotify pops 15% on strong user growth, earnings beat

15. Alphabet calls out new AI-related risks, as it taps debt market to fund build-out

16. Why we're not ready to dump this steakhouse stock despite sticky beef inflation

17. CVS tops quarterly estimates, reaffirms profit outlook as turnaround plan takes effect

18. Tesla exec Raj Jegannathan leaves automaker after 13 years

19. U.S. urges ships to stay 'as far as possible' from Iran's waters in Strait of Hormuz after boarding attempts

20. Trump bashed Epstein to Palm Beach police during first investigation, called Maxwell 'evil,' record shows