The United States has redefined what qualifies as "healthy" food for the first time in 30 years, striking items like white bread from the list while welcoming nutrient-rich options such as eggs and s… [+2580 chars]

The United States has redefined what qualifies as "healthy" food for the first time in 30 years, striking items like white bread from the list while welcoming nutrient-rich options such as eggs and salmon, officials said Thursday.

ScienceAlert

FDA Rewrites Rules of 'Healthy' Foods For First Time in 30 Years - ScienceAlert

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SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices fell on Friday on worries about demand growth in 2025, especially in top crude importer China, putting global oil benchmarks on track … [+2025 chars]

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices fell on Friday on worries about demand growth in 2025, especially in top crude importer China, putting global oil benchmarks ...

Yahoo Entertainment

Oil falls on demand growth concerns, robust dollar - Yahoo Finance

ABC News

Starbucks workers union announces pre-Christmas strike in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle - ABC News

Google had cut the number of top management roles by 10% in its push for efficiency, CEO Sundar Pichai told employees in an all-hands meeting on Wednesday.
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Google has been on an efficiency push and chopping down senior manager positions, CEO Sundar Pichai told staff on Wednesday.

Business Insider

Google cut manager and VP roles by 10% in its efficiency push, CEO Sundar Pichai said in an internal meeting - Business Insider

A previously undisclosed allergen has triggered a recall on a limited number of the yellow-bag Lays potato chips in two states in the upper Northwest.
Frito-Lay issued a recall on 13-ounce bags of i… [+198 chars]

Lay’s Classic Potato Chips are being recalled in Oregon and Washington because they contain undisclosed milk, which can be life-threatening to those with allergies.

The Washington Post

Frito-Lay recalls potato chips over undisclosed allergen - The Washington Post

U.S. stock futures fell slightly on Thursday evening as traders anticipate the latest reading of the Federal Reserve's favorite inflation gauge.
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All three major averages are on track for sharp losses on the week.

CNBC

Stock futures tick lower as traders await the Fed’s preferred inflation reading: Live updates - CNBC

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday confirmed that a shortage of Eli Lillys obesity drug tirzepatide has been resolved, a move that will soon put a stop to companies making cheaper copies of… [+988 chars]

The FDA on Thursday confirmed that a shortage of Eli Lilly’s obesity drug tirzepatide has been resolved, a move that will put a stop to companies making cheaper copies.

STAT

FDA confirms shortage of weight loss drug tirzepatide is over, gives compounders a grace period - STAT

Nike’s results beat modest estimates on Thursday and its shares jumped briefly, but the company soon dashed investor hopes and sent shares lower when a top executive predicted revenues would fall by … [+3276 chars]

Analysts said CEO Elliott Hill faces tough critics and a long slog to claw back lost market.

New York Post

Nike CEO says sneaker giant ‘lost its obsession with sport,’ vows to revive iconic brand - New York Post 

S.E. Cupp, David Urban and Adam Kinzinger join The Lead

SE Cupp: Trump will make Musk irrelevant "real quick" - CNN

NEW YORK CITYOn December 19 thousands of Amazon workers organizing with the Teamsters launched a cascade of unfair practice strikes from coast to coast at the logistics giant. 
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Police cracked down on striking drivers in Queens who blocked deliveries.

In These Times

NYPD Arrests Workers During Historic Amazon Strike - In These Times

Barron's

Why Treasury Yields Are Rising Again - Barron's

<ul><li>The S&amp;P 500 slipped 0.1% on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, as stocks struggled to recover from the prior day's sell-off despite upbeat data on economic growth.</li><li>Frozen potato distributor… [+3143 chars]

The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, as stocks struggled to recover from the prior day's sell-off despite upbeat data on economic growth.

Investopedia

S&P 500 Gains and Losses Today: Darden Restaurants Stock Sizzles After Sales Beat - Investopedia

The Dow Jones Industrial Average narrowly rebounded on Thursday from its 10-day slide. That losing streak, capped by a Federal Reserve-spurred meltdown on Wednesday, was the 30-stock, blue-chip index… [+4218 chars]

Investors shrugged off the meltdown on Thursday. A few Dow laggards rebounded.

Investor's Business Daily

Dow Jones Stocks: 10 Biggest Losers Of The Dow's 10-Day Losing Streak - Investor's Business Daily

Accenture (ACN) on Thursday beat Wall Street's targets for its fiscal first quarter but cut its earnings outlook for the full year ahead. Still, ACN stock advanced after the report.
The global manag… [+2561 chars]

Accenture Tops Quarterly Targets But Lowers Earnings Outlook - Investor's Business Daily

FedEx (FDX) saw fiscal second-quarter earnings come in slightly above analyst expectations Thursday as the company also announced plans to spin off its freight business into a separate public company… [+3126 chars]

FedEx stock has outperformed UPS in 2024.

FedEx Stock Soars After Announcing Freight Spin Off; Mixed Q2 Earnings - Investor's Business Daily

Speaking in an interview with Yahoo Finance, Senator Cynthia Lummis outlined a plan to authorize the Federal Reserve to purchase and hold Bitcoin, integrating it as a key asset in the country’s finan… [+1232 chars]

Senator Lummis outlined a plan to authorize the Federal Reserve to purchase and hold Bitcoin, turning it into a key asset in the country's financial strategy

Crypto.news

Congress discussing bill to allow Fed to hold Bitcoin: Lummis - crypto.news

Do you use text messages for multi-factor authentication? You should probably switch to a different method, especially with everything we’re learning about a recent hack that’s been dubbed the “worst… [+2937 chars]

Even the U.S. government is telling Americans to use encrypted apps.

Gizmodo.com

Feds Warn SMS Authentication Is Unsafe After ‘Worst Hack in Our Nation’s History’ - Gizmodo

Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos has become the latest billionaire to meet Donald Trump at his Florida resort.
He was seen entering Mar-a-Lago on Wednesday night on his way to din… [+2643 chars]

The Amazon and Blue Origin founder is one of several tech leaders who has made the trip to Mar-a-Lago.

BBC News

Bezos is the latest billionaire to meet Trump in Florida - BBC.com

(TNND) Big Lots is preparing to close all remaining locations, following the closure of hundreds of stores and filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the company announced on Thursday.
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Big Lots is preparing to close all remaining locations, following the closure of hundreds of stores and filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.