U.S. State Department issues ‘worldwide caution’ alert as tensions in the Middle East soar
The State Department has directed U.S. citizens who are looking for help leaving Israel, the West Bank, Gaza and Lebanon to fill out a crisis intake form.
New York AG demands evidence review after top Trump exec is accused of lying in fraud trial
The office of NY Attorney General Letitia James cited a report accusing former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg of lying under oath.
Republican path to elect House speaker unclear after party rejects Jim Jordan in two separate votes
There is growing discussion among Republicans about empowering Rep. Patrick McHenry as speaker until the party coalesces around a permanent replacement.
Discord expands online marketplace as it tries to justify $15 billion valuation
Discord is experimenting with new revenue streams two years after raising capital at a $15 billion valuation
Kohl’s holiday look previews the retailer’s plans to snap out of sales slump
The holiday season is the first overseen by Kohl’s new CEO, Tom Kingsbury, and chief merchant Nick Jones.
JPMorgan upgrades this residential solar energy stock after recent sell-off
The firm upgraded shares to overweight from neutral, citing an attractive risk/reward profile.
‘They crushed it.’ Analysts cheer Netflix’s strong third-quarter earnings
The streaming service’s better-than-expected quarterly results revived analysts’ enthusiasm.
Tesla story ‘broken?’ Analysts cut their price targets on the electric car maker after disappointing third-quarter earnings
Several analysts reduced their price targets after the company reported a miss on top and bottom lines in the third quarter.
Hardball tactics by Jim Jordan allies are backfiring with detractors in House speaker’s race
Several GOP lawmakers, and one member’s spouse, reported a barrage of calls and messages pushing them to back Jordan, R-Ohio, in his struggling candidacy.
Anthropic’s AI chatbot Claude is posting lyrics to popular songs, lawsuit claims
Universal Music has sued AI startup Anthropic over copyright infringement, per a Wednesday filing.
