Apartment rents are on the verge of declining due to massive new supply (www.cnbc.com)
European Union regulators accuse Apple of breaching the bloc's tech rules (www.cnbc.com)
54% of young Americans say food costs are the biggest strain on their finances (www.cnbc.com)
UAW will not expand strikes at Detroit automakers after last-minute GM proposal (www.cnbc.com)
WHO says soda sweetener aspartame may cause cancer, but it's safe within limits (www.cnbc.com)
Elon Musk claims Optimus robots could make Tesla a $25 trillion company — more than half the value of the S&P 500 today (www.cnbc.com)
Dutch government says it may stop using Facebook over privacy concerns (www.cnbc.com)
The Dutch government said Friday that it may be forced to stop using Facebook after a warning from the Netherlands’ privacy regulator about the Meta owned social media platform’s privacy risks....
Why China poses a growing threat to the U.S. auto industry (www.cnbc.com)
Chinese automakers pose a growing threat to their American counterparts — even without selling directly to consumers in the U.S. market....
Meta and Microsoft say they will buy AMD's new AI chip as an alternative to Nvidia's (www.cnbc.com)
The secret life of Jimmy Zhong, who stole – and lost – more than $3 billion (www.cnbc.com)
The secret life of Jimmy Zhong, who stole – and lost – more than $3 billion::CNBC obtained never-before-seen body camera footage that shows how investigators linked Jimmy Zhong to the Silk Road hack
Microsoft and Sony sign deal to keep Activision’s Call of Duty on PlayStation (www.cnbc.com)
Microsoft and Sony sign deal to keep Activision’s Call of Duty on PlayStation::Microsoft and Sony have signed an agreement to keep Activision’s best-selling Call of Duty series available on PlayStation, after the conclusion of the deal.
Amazon hit with $5.9 million fine for violating California labor law (www.cnbc.com)
Trump appeals New York civil fraud verdict (www.cnbc.com)
KEY POINTS...
Saudi Arabia opens its first-ever alcohol store — but it's only accessible to a select group (www.cnbc.com)
Saudi Arabia has opened its first alcohol store in the diplomatic quarter of its capital Riyadh, two sources told CNBC....
The Buy Now, Pay Later holiday debt hangover has arrived, as consumers wonder how they'll pay bills (www.cnbc.com)
More retirement savers are borrowing from their 401(k) plan. Those are ‘leading indicators of economic stress,’ expert says (www.cnbc.com)
EU charges Microsoft with 'abusive' bundling of Teams and Office, breaching antitrust rules (www.cnbc.com)
U.S. workers are less satisfied with nearly every aspect of their jobs than they were a year ago, survey finds (www.cnbc.com)
Walmart, Delta, Chevron and Starbucks are using AI to monitor employee messages (www.cnbc.com)
Walmart, Delta, Chevron and Starbucks are using AI to monitor employee messages::Aware uses AI to analyze companies’ employee messages across Slack, Microsoft Teams, Zoom and other communications services.
Turkey hikes interest rate again to 45% after inflation nears 65% (www.cnbc.com)
Turkey’s central bank on Thursday hiked its key interest rate by another 250 basis points to 45%....
OpenAI quietly removes ban on military use of its AI tools (www.cnbc.com)
OpenAI quietly removes ban on military use of its AI tools::OpenAI has quietly walked back a ban on the military use of ChatGPT and its other artificial intelligence tools.
Tesla drivers had highest accident rate, BMW drivers highest DUI rate, study finds (www.cnbc.com)
Tesla drivers had highest accident rate, BMW drivers highest DUI rate, study finds::Tesla drivers had 24 accidents per 1,000 drivers during the period from mid-November 2022 to mid-November 2023, according to a study by Lending Tree.
Alaska Airlines says it's buying Hawaiian Airlines in $1.9 billion deal (www.cnbc.com)
Black Friday shoppers spent a record $9.8 billion in U.S. online sales, up 7.5% from last year (www.cnbc.com)
Black Friday e-commerce spending popped 7.5% from a year earlier, reaching a record $9.8 billion in the U.S., according to an Adobe Analytics report, a further indication that price-conscious consumers want to spend on the best deals and are hunting for those deals online....
U.S. to offer another round of free at-home Covid tests starting Monday (www.cnbc.com)
The Biden administration on Monday said it is offering another round of free at-home Covid tests to U.S. households ahead of the holiday season, when more people gather indoors and the virus typically spreads at higher levels....
