Markets have turned their sights on how President Donald Trump’s administration arrived at the figures behind the sweeping tariffs on U.S. imports declared Wednesday, which sent global financial markets tumbling and sparked concerns worldwide.

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In early sign of an intensified focus on trade, President Donald Trump said Monday that tariffs could be levied against Mexico and Canada as soon as early February. cnb.cx/40svBib

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday lowered its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point, the third consecutive reduction and one that came with a cautionary tone about additional reductions in coming years. www.cnbc.com/2024/12/18/f...

James Webb telescope just dropped its latest image, Neptune, and its rings.

Police in Pennsylvania are questioning a man on Monday in connection with the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

The man, identified by the NYPD as 26-year-old Luigi Mangione, was found with a gun that is similar to the one used to kill Thompson. cnb.cx/49BuVuX

As a kid, Jack Cowin shoveled snow, delivered newspapers and sold Christmas cards for cash. By the time he reached his 20s, it was burgers instead of cards.

Fast forward to today: The 82-year-old is a billionaire, thanks to his fast food empire.

Working in Rockefeller Center during the holidays is all fun and games until you’re subjected to “All I Want For Christmas Is You” blasting up into your office from outside. All. Day.

Shell casings found at the scene where the UnitedHealthcare CEO was shot dead by a masked gunman in front of a busy New York hotel had the words “deny,” “defend” and “depose” written on them, a senior New York City law enforcement official briefed on the investigation confirmed to NBC News.

Apple is currently using Amazon Web Services’ custom artificial intelligence chips for services like search and will evaluate if the company’s latest AI chip can be used to pre-train its models like Apple Intelligence.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk lost his bid to get his 2018 CEO pay package reinstated on Monday when a judge upheld her prior ruling that the compensation plan was improperly granted.

The package, worth about $56 billion, was the largest compensation plan in U.S. history for a public company executive.

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