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The U.S. Postal Service on Wednesday announced plans to expand access to its last-mile delivery network, which the new postmaster general hopes will provide a boon to the financially struggling agency.  “In the logistics business, the most expensive part of delivery is generally the ‘last mile’ portion of a route. As part of our universal…

Andy Jassy, Amazon’s chief executive, told employees that the company needed to ‘maximise potential for customers and Amazon over the long term’ © Michael Nagle/Bloomberg Amazon has announced a management shake-up, including the departure of its artificial intelligence chief, as the company prioritises catching up to rivals on their advanced chips and large language models….

Stocks dropped sharply Wednesday as jitters about the booming artificial intelligence sector once again returned to the top of investors’ minds. The catalyst for the tumble was, once again, a story about the cloud computing giant Oracle. Before the opening bell rang, The Financial Times published a story headlined: “Oracle’s $10bn Michigan data centre in…

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Hundreds of new laws are taking effect in California in the new year. Here is a partial list. CONSUMERS (SB 1053) Plastic Bag Ban Plastic bags are on the way out in California. The state is expanding its ban on single-use plastic bags to include all plastic bags. The original law…

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Please enable JavaScript if it is disabled in your browser or access the information through the links provided below. December 17, 2025 Federal Reserve Board withdraws 2023 policy statement and issues new policy statement regarding the treatment of certain Board-supervised banks that facilitates responsible innovation For release at 4:00 p.m. EST The Federal Reserve Board…

(These are the market notes on today’s action by Mike Santoli, CNBC’s Senior Markets Commentator. See today’s video update from Mike above.) The market’s ability to absorb the unwind of the AI-infrastructure trade is being tested more urgently; its efforts to rotate away from danger by moving to banks, value stocks and consumer cyclicals hitting…

Taco Bell is bringing back the cult-favorite Quesarito nationwide starting December 18, following years of nonstop fan demand. The internet immediately erupted, with fans, celebrities, and comment sections calling the return “a miracle.” The comeback also revives the legendary 2014 moment when a Quesarito ad accidentally overshadowed Nikola Jokić’s NBA draft pick. If you’ve ever…

The Powerball jackpot leaped to an estimated $1.5 billion after no one won Wednesday night’s pot of gold of approximately $1.25 billion. The winning numbers for that grand prize were 25, 33, 53, 62 and 66 with a Powerball of 17. The new jackpot has an estimated cash value of $686.5 million, Powerball said.  The…

15 hours ago Michael RaceBusiness reporter Interest rates have been cut to 3.75%, the lowest level in almost three years, but further reductions are set to be a “closer call”, the Bank of England has said. In a knife-edge vote, policymakers voted 5-4 in favour to lower rates from 4% reflecting concerns over rising unemployment…

In this article MU Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Micron Technology offices in San Jose, California, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Micron Technology reported fiscal first-quarter results on Wednesday that beat Wall Street expectations for sales and earnings per share, and provided a strong…

Ventura Foods is recalling thousands of cases of salad dressings sold at retailers including Costco and Publix because the condiments could contain “foreign objects,” according to an alert from the Food and Drug Administration. More than 3,500 cases of different varieties of salad dressing could be contaminated by “black plastic planting material” in granulated onion, an ingredient…

People shop at a grocery store in Brooklyn on Dec. 12, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Wall Street is awaiting Thursday’s release of the November consumer price index report, as it will mark the first reading for the period since the record-setting U.S. government shutdown ended last month. According to…

Megan LawtonBusiness reporter AFP via Getty Images The phrase “ghost jobs” might sound like something from Halloween, but it refers to the practice of employers advertising vacancies that don’t exist. In some cases the positions may have already been filled, but in others the job might not have ever been available. It’s a real and…

Abstract Mazdutide is a once-weekly glucagon and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor dual agonist developed for the treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2D) 1. This study assessed the efficacy and safety of mazdutide versus dulaglutide in participants with T2D on background oral anti-diabetic drugs. In this randomised phase 3 study, 731 participants with T2D were randomised 1:1:1…

Abstract The dynamic three-dimensional (3D) organization of the human genome (the 4D nucleome) is linked to genome function. Here we describe efforts by the 4D Nucleome Project1 to map and analyse the 4D nucleome in widely used H1 human embryonic stem cells and immortalized fibroblasts (HFFc6). We produced and integrated diverse genomic datasets of the…

WASHINGTON (TNND) — If parents file and fill out a new tax form, their child can get $1,000 through the new Trump account program. Parents with a child that was born in 2025 or a child coming in 2026 will have to use the IRS Form 4547 if they want to establish the savings plan….

A California judge ruled late Tuesday afternoon that Tesla engaged in “deceptive marketing” in reference to its Full Self-Driving system, and that Tesla’s license to sell and produce cars in the state should be revoked for 30 days. However, the California DMV has said it will give Tesla 60 days to comply and fix its…

Canada’s population dropped by 76,068 between July and October – a contraction driven mainly by limits on immigration, the federal statistics agency has said. The decrease was due mainly to a drop in non-permanent residents, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday, and comes after Ottawa set a goal to restrict temporary residents to 5% of the…

—Phase 2b BiRCh Study of Brensocatib in CRSsNP Did Not Meet Primary or Secondary Efficacy Endpoints; Safety Consistent with Previous Studies; Insmed Discontinues CRSsNP Program— —Company Acquires Phase 2 Ready Monoclonal Antibody for Potential Respiratory and Immunological & Inflammatory Indications— BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Dec. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Insmed Incorporated (Nasdaq:INSM), a people-first global biopharmaceutical company…

Former Ohio State University students suing the school for failing to protect them from being sexually abused by a campus doctor demanded Wednesday that billionaire Les Wexner’s name be removed from a football facility he helped fund because, they allege, he has avoided being served with a subpoena to testify about Dr. Richard Strauss. The…

Hauenstein pioneered the transformation of Delta’s global network, pricing and premium strategy over two decades. Joe Esposito, a 35-year Delta veteran, has been named E.V.P. – Chief Commercial Officer, overseeing network planning, revenue management, sales and loyalty. Staff Writer Dec 17, 2025 4:00pm In a memo to Delta people, Delta CEO Ed Bastian announced that…

In this article CART Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Cheng Xin | Getty Images Shares of grocery delivery service Instacart dropped about 7% in extended trading on Wednesday, following a report that said the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has begun an investigation into the company’s pricing practices. The FTC sent a civil investigative demand…

Dec. 17, 2025 This is a new approach for using more than 18,000 entry points <!– –> WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service today announced that it will open up entry to its valuable last mile delivery network. Shippers large and small will be able to access the more than 18,000 USPS delivery destination units…

Fourth Quarter | December 17, 2025 Lingering pessimism, uncertainty further weigh on oil and gas activity What’s New This Quarter Special questions focus on capital spending in 2026, the oil price firms use for budgeting, employee headcount, the expected impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on well breakevens, lightweight proppant use in well completions, whether oil and…