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• Buoyed by Trump, U.S. dealers are optimistic on everything except electric vehicles sales

  Cox reports there's a "renewed optimism" among U.S. car dealers heading into 2025, fueled by Donald Trump's election and positive trends in interest rates.
  
  CNBC - 19h
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  Australia to force tech giants to keep paying for news

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  BBC News - 7h
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  U.S. Importers Accelerate Shipments Ahead of Trump Tariffs

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  Starbucks’ CEO Thinks the 30-Second Rule Is the Key to Success. Science Agrees

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• Biden heading back to U.S. from Angola after highlighting American investments

  President Biden has wrapped up his historic trip to Angola after touring a port on Wednesday where the U.S. has invested billions. CBS News White House reporter Willie James Inman has more.
  
  CBS News - Dec. 4

• 'Realistic' green policies good for the U.S., Aramco CEO says, with Trump to return to White House

  Trump has pledged to "end Biden's delays in federal drilling permits and leases that are needed to unleash American oil and natural gas production."
  
  CNBC - Dec. 3
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  DNC hopes to highlight success ahead of post-election meeting

  The Democratic National Committee is hoping to highlight down-ballot successes last month as it hosts a key post-election meeting.
  
  ABC News - Dec. 3

• Top tech stocks are ‘cash machines,’ so keep buying, says the dean of valuation

  Aswath Damodaran, the NYU Stern School of Business finance professor, says big tech stocks are “insanely profitable,” and should be bought in case of pullbacks.
  
  MarketWatch - Dec. 3

• China's AI balancing act — beating the U.S. but keeping the tech from threatening Beijing's rule

  Prominent AI scientist Max Tegmark said the narrative of a geopolitical battle between the U.S. and China racing to build the smartest AI is a "suicide race."
  
  CNBC - Dec. 3

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