The battered bond market starts 2025 facing some difficult issues about debt

• Crypto, Roaring Kitty and 'fartcoin': Market speculation picks up to start 2025

  Many speculative pockets of the stock market surged in early trading Thursday, the first session of the new year.
  
  CNBC - 1d

• Debt consolidation loan vs. debt consolidation program: Which will be better in 2025?

  Both options can help you pay off your credit card debt faster, but one may be a better choice than the other now.
  
  CBS News - 16h

• Mortgage rates inch up to start the year at a near six-month high. Will the housing market become more affordable in 2025?

  The 30-year mortgage rate averaged at 6.91%, Freddie Mac said in its latest weekly survey on Thursday.
  
  MarketWatch - 21h

• Chinese stock market slump deepens with bond yields hitting record lows as PBOC reportedly signals rate cuts

  Economic data on tap appeared thin on Friday, while investors in Asia continue to assess China's monetary easing policy, political chaos in South Korea.
  
  CNBC - 23h

• Paris faces uncertain 2025 as Macron admits snap elections destabilized France

  As France enters the new year, there's little hope that the political and economic uncertainty that's been plaguing Paris for months will disappear in 2025.
  
  CNBC - 1d
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  Bird flu, brain rot and booze – the health issues you’ll be hearing more about in 2025 | Devi Sridhar

  Will there be another pandemic, how will the world deal with social media, and is any alcohol good for you? Here’s what I think. Blink and another year goes by: but 2025 brings a chance for a fresh ...
  
  The Guardian - 2d

• What we're watching: GOP leaders face debt-limit fight

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• Microsoft expects to spend $80 billion on AI-enabled data centers in fiscal 2025

  Over half of Microsoft's $80 billion in spending will take place in the U.S., Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith wrote in a Friday blog post.
  
  CNBC - 9h

• Republican Mike Johnson elected House speaker after dramatic vote reversals

  President-elect Donald Trump congratulated Johnson, who eked out election as speaker of the House after a first ballot was kept open for more than an hour.
  
  CNBC - 11h

• Trump sentencing set for Jan. 10, judge leans toward no jail, no probation, no fine

  Donald Trump is the first U.S. president ever to be convicted of a crime.
  
  CNBC - 9h

• GM, Ford report best annual U.S. sales since 2019 as auto recovery continues

  Both General Motors and Ford Motor on Friday reported their best annual U.S. new vehicle sales since 2019.
  
  CNBC - 10h

• Biden blocks U.S. Steel takeover by Japan's Nippon Steel, citing national security

  U.S. Steel's stock opened down more than 7% in trading Friday following the president's announcement.
  
  CNBC - 10h

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  Where the next financial crisis could emerge

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  U.S. Government to Award $306 Million for Bird Flu Monitoring

  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 61 human bird flu cases in the U.S. since April.
  
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• Take these steps to set financial goals for your family in 2025 — and reach them

  How you and your partner can make saving easier, spending harder, and teamwork second nature.
  
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• Cramer's week ahead: nonfarm payrolls, PMI and earnings from Albertsons

  CNBC's Jim Cramer on Friday walked investors through next week's market action.
  
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  TikTok Knew Livestreams Exploited Minors, Suit Claims

  A Utah lawsuit alleges that TikTok was aware livestream posed risks to children.
  
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