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Will the A.I. Boom Continue to Drive Up Stocks in 2026? The New York TimesWall Street Ends 2025 Grinning Despite Some Gloom Bloomberg.comWall Street ends 2025 near record highs after year of economic upheaval The GuardianStock market ends 2025 with double-digit gains ABC News
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Rose Parade organizers brace for near-certain rain as strong storm soaks SoCal Los Angeles TimesA New Year's storm is renewing flood and debris flow threats in California CNNLive updates: Storm to bring heavy rain to Southern California ABC7 Los AngelesTracking the storm: Southern California braces for heavy rain, flooding FOX 11 Los Angeles
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Gold Forecast 2026: Why Macro Forces and Technical Breakouts Point to $6,000 FXEmpire'We're in a metals war': Gold, silver track their best year since 1970s as volatility grips trade Yahoo FinanceSilver shines in 2025 global market spotlight as softs, oil lag ReutersSilver, gold and copper trounced stocks. Here's what a key chart level suggests could be ahead for 2026. MarketWatch
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Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Adjusts Imports of Timber, Lumber, and Their Derivative Products into the United States The White House (.gov)Trump postpones tariff hikes on furniture, kitchen cabinets for a year CNNTrump Delays New Tariff Hike on Furniture, Kitchen Cabinets Bloomberg.comTrump delays tariff hike for upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets by one year Reuters
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Kennedy Center reportedly changed rules before vote to add Trump's name The GuardianKennedy Center changed board rules months before vote to add Trump's name The Washington PostNew Year's Eve Concerts at Kennedy Center Are Canceled After Trump's Renaming The New York TimesKennedy Center renaming prompts a new round of cancellations NPRFrom battleships to buildings: Trump's name is everywhere Reuters
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Disruption. It's coming for the U.S. dollar in the form of digital currency. Last week the Biden administration detailed a broad plan for adopting a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the coming years. The Departments of Energy, Commerce, the Treasury, and other agencies weighed in on how to manage and regulate a CBDC.
The government is reacting in part to the explosive growth of digital currencies. About three out of ten U.S. adults currently invest in some form of cryptocurrency, or "crypto," like Bitcoin or Ethereum. These digital "coins" rely on a decentralized network of computers to verify financial transactions, cutting out third parties like banks or credit cards.
The good, the bad, and the ugly of crypto
Advocates of crypto point to its affordability, efficiency, and its ability to reach consumers with little or no access to traditional banking services. With just a mobile phone or a crypto ATM, consumers can easily send and receive digital currency, even across international borders.
On the other hand, crypto is still largely unregulated and volatile. Investors in Bitcoin, for example, saw returns of over 70% in 2021, but the currency is down almost 60% year to date. And if you send your payment to the wrong account (called a "digital wallet") there may be no way to retrieve it. Crypto has also been used for money laundering, fraud, and to fund terrorism. Several
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