Chinas home-price slump dragged on in November, the latest chapter in a yearslong downturn that policymakers have promised intensifying efforts to address.
New-home prices in 70 cities, excluding st… [+287 chars]

China’s home-price slump dragged on in November, the latest chapter in a yearslong downturn that policymakers have promised intensifying efforts to address.

Bloomberg

China Home-Price Slump Persists as Authorities Vow Stability - Bloomberg.com

Chinas retail sales grew at the weakest pace since the crash caused by Covid while investment slumped further, underlining growing risks to the economy after several months of deterioration.
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China’s retail sales grew at the weakest pace since the crash caused by Covid while investment slumped further, underlining growing risks to the economy after several months of deterioration.

China’s Retail Sales Weaken to Worst Since Covid as Growth Slows - Bloomberg.com

There’s something painfully American about the arc of iRobot, the company that taught your vacuum to navigate around the furniture. Founded in 1990 in Bedford, Massachusetts by MIT roboticist Rodney … [+4793 chars]

iRobot survived three decades of competition, but couldn't survive European regulators killing its Amazon buyout. Now it's being taken over by its own supplier in bankruptcy court.

TechCrunch

How iRobot lost its way home - TechCrunch

Early Nvidia investors have been rewarded handsomely, watching the AI chip giant rise to become the world’s most valuable company. Naturally, those who missed the b...

Tipranks.com

Looking for the Next NVDA? Top Analyst Flags 3 Quantum Computing Stocks to Buy (RGTI, IONQ, QBTS) - TipRanks

Information in Investors Business Daily is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as an offer, recommendation, solicitation, or rating to buy or sell securities. … [+1064 chars]

A video Sunday showed a Model Y driving without occupants in Austin.

Investor's Business Daily

Tesla Model Y Drives Without Occupants. What We Know. - Investor's Business Daily

Ciji Green's daughter, Maisie, was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy, causing her muscles to waste away. The disease is often fatal before age 2 without treatment. In 2019, a genetic therapy was… [+6422 chars]

A mom was overjoyed when she learned a gene therapy treatment could save her child's life, until she found out no one would cover the $2 million price tag.

CBS News

A mom was overjoyed when she learned a drug could save her baby's life. Then she learned it cost $2 million. - CBS News

A death investigation is underway after a woman was found dead inside a Dollar Tree freezer on Sunday morning, City of Miami Police said.
Around 8 a.m., Miami Police officers responded to the Dollar… [+1239 chars]

Around 8 a.m., police officers responded to the business after an employee called saying that there was a deceased woman inside.

Investigation underway after woman found dead inside Dollar Tree freezer, Miami Police say - CBS News

Guy HedgecoeAragón, north-eastern Spain
Spain gets more than half of its electricity from wind and solar
On the edge of the sleepy town of Figueruelas, a single, vast wind turbine spins around, cas… [+6896 chars]

The current government is politically weakened and the opposition wants more use of fossil fuels.

BBC News

Spain's commitment to renewable energy may be in doubt - BBC

Stock futures were little changed on Sunday night following a mixed week on Wall Street amid a big rotation out of tech and into parts of the market trading at lower valuations. Traders also braced f… [+1244 chars]

The moves come after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite fell last week, as Oracle and Broadcom led a rotation away from artificial intelligence stocks.

CNBC

Stock futures are little changed as big week of economic data kicks off: Live updates - CNBC

Bitcoin BTC
$89,350.10 drifted below $89,000 on Sunday during quiet trading, with investors showing limited appetite for risk ahead of a busy week of economic data and central bank events.
The larg… [+2806 chars]

Bitcoin traded below $89,000 in quiet Sunday trading as crypto markets consolidated ahead of U.S. inflation data and central bank events.

CoinDesk

Bitcoin Below $89K, Markets Turn Cautious Ahead of U.S. Data and BOJ Decision - CoinDesk

Fintech startup Mesa has shut down its Homeowners Card, which awarded points to cardholders for paying their mortgages.
A message on the Mesa website states that as of December 12, all Mesa Homeowne… [+1781 chars]

Fintech startup Mesa has shut down its Homeowners Card, which awarded points to cardholders for paying their mortgages.

Mesa shuts down credit card that rewarded cardholders for paying their mortgages - TechCrunch

The Federal Reserve had its last meeting of 2025 on December 10 and, as FedWatch predicted, the Central Bank delivered its third straight interest rate cut. This time, rates dropped by a quarter poin… [+4062 chars]

The Federal Reserve had its last meeting of 2025 on December 10 and, as FedWatch predicted, the Central Bank delivered its third straight interest rate cut. This time, rates dropped by a quarter point, which means we go into 2026 with the benchmark rate in th…

24/7 Wall St.

The Fed's December Rate Cut Means Social Security Retirees Could Be In for a COLA Surprise - 24/7 Wall St.

WASHINGTON (AP) A leading candidate to be President Donald Trumps choice for Federal Reserve chair said that he would present the presidents views to Fed officials for their consideration but they co… [+2364 chars]

A leading candidate to be President Donald Trump’s choice for Federal Reserve chair says he would present the president’s views to Fed officials for their consideration but they could reject them if they chose when making decisions on interest rates. Hassett’…

Associated Press

Hassett says Federal Reserve can reject Trump’s views if he is chair - AP News

Donald Trumps top economic adviser hinted that the president has no reason to suspect that the economy is anything less than perfect.
National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett was questioned … [+2222 chars]

Kevin Hassett admitted that Trump’s glowing view of the economy is led by a list of “individual items” that the administration has already made “a bunch of progress on.”

Daily Beast

Trump’s Econ Goon Lets Slip That President Is Fed Flattering Numbers - The Daily Beast

“The Elliott” will be a 6-story, mixed-use property, with 271 apartments and about 15,000 square feet of retail space. It will replace the Fillmore Gardens shopping center on Columbia Pike, east of W… [+1566 chars]

The Arlington County Board gave final approval at its Saturday meeting to a major redevelopment project at 2601 Columbia Pike in Arlington, Virginia.

WTOP

Long-abandoned strip mall in Arlington to get a new life - WTOP

Santa-suited revelers once again filled downtown San Francisco, as the yearly tradition (some might say travesty) that is SantaCon kicked off midday Saturday in Union Square. Begun in 1994 as a Cacop… [+6557 chars]

Santa-suited partyers once again filled downtown San Francisco Saturday, as the yearly tradition that is Santacon kicked off at noon in Union Square.

SFGate

The best photos from San Francisco's SantaCon 2025 - SFGATE

Dan Levine loves watching his guests light up when they see his DVD-lined bookcases and drawers in his Brooklyn apartment. Its as if theyve traveled back in time to 2006, he said.
It is a really pow… [+92 chars]

Consumers of all ages are looking to discs to get offline and away from algorithms, and for a younger generation, it’s seen as “vintage.”