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1. Apple sales surge 16% on ‘staggering’ iPhone demand

2. Trump says he will announce a replacement for Powell as Fed chair Friday morning

3. Microsoft lost $357 billion in market cap as stock plunged most since 2020

4. Trump, two sons, Trump Org sue IRS, Treasury for $10 billion over tax records leak

5. Trump backs Senate government funding deal that includes DHS extension

6. Elon Musk's $20 billion spending plan signals 'Tesla of yesterday is gone'

7. Software stocks enter bear market on AI disruption fear with ServiceNow plunging 10%

8. Amazon could invest up to $50 billion in OpenAI in coming weeks, source says

9. Asia-Pacific shares advance after Trump says he will name new Fed chair

10. World’s largest sovereign wealth fund made $247 billion in 2025, driven by tech and banking rally

11. A Waymo hit a child near an elementary school. The NHTSA is investigating

12. Cramer says Microsoft and Meta's earnings offer a clear lesson: Don't give up on the tech giants

13. Trade deficit soared 94% in November and was higher than a year ago, despite tariff efforts

14. Apartment rents just dropped to the lowest level in 4 years

15. Man poses as FBI agent to try to free Luigi Mangione from jail, source says

16. How Trump's tariffs, and forced labor, led China to new record trillion-dollar trade surplus: Supply chain data

17. Southwest shares jump most since 1978 as airline predicts profits could quadruple this year

18. What's next for Apple stock after big iPhone sales everywhere, even China

19. American Airlines to fly to Venezuela for first time since 2019, marking return of U.S. service

20. York Space starts trading at $38 per share as CEO touts 'Golden Dome' potential