Amazon Investing Another 10 Billion in Ohiobased Data Centers

Mega Millions Christmas Eve drawing yields no winner as jackpot grows to $1.15 billion

No winner came forward on Christmas Eve to claim the $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot, but a handful of people will still be looking at a ho-ho-whole lot of green.

NBC News - 24m

Mega Millions jackpot hits $1 billion for Christmas Eve drawing

The Mega Millions jackpot has soared to an estimated $1 billion for the drawing on Christmas Eve. It's only the seventh time in the game's history the jackpot has hit that mark. Dave Malkoff has more.

CBS News - 6h

The Mega Millions jackpot is now $1 billion — but that’s not the only reason lottery sales could see a holiday spike

Christmas also fuels one form of lottery playing in particular.

MarketWatch - 6h

10-year Treasury yield hits fresh 7-month high during holiday-shortened session

Treasury yields declined on Tuesday, reversing early gains after the 10-year briefly touched its highest intraday level in seven months during a holiday-shortened Christmas Eve session.

MarketWatch - 11h

Elon Musk’s xAI Raises $6 Billion in New Funding

“A lot of compute is needed,” Mr. Musk said in a post about the financing, in which BlackRock, Fidelity and Sequoia participated.

The New York Times - 11h

10 of the best sports photos of 2024: Iconic images from the Olympics, Super Bowl and more

It was an incredible year in sports, which means 2024 saw a plethora of iconic images from around the world that captured the biggest moments from the Olympics, the Super Bowl and much more. Check ...

Yahoo Sports - 13h

MLB aggrieved fan index: The 10 fan bases in 2024 who have the right to be most frustrated

Did your favorite team disappoint you this year? We break down how mad you have a right to be.

ESPN - 14h

Amazon and Starbucks Workers are on Strike. Trump Might Have Something to do With It

The President-elect was no fan of unions during his first term, though observers suggest he may be more accommodating on labor issues when he returns to office.

Inc. - 1d

From Amazon warehouse to port strikes, shippers and the DOT are preparing for an unpredictable 2025

Amazon worker labor action amid the holidays, and the threat of a ports strike in January, has shippers preparing for a chaotic start to 2025.

CNBC - 1d

The 10 Best Movies You Missed in 2024

From The Bikeriders to The Order, these are the movies you should watch before the year is through.

Wired - 1d

Nordstrom Family Reaches $4 Billion Deal to Take Retailer Private

The department-store chain agreed to be acquired by members of the founding family and Mexican retailer El Puerto de Liverpool.

The Wall Street Journal - 1d

Prosus to Buy Latin American Online Travel Agency Despegar for $1.7 Billion

The investment group, which is Tencent’s largest shareholder, aims to serve 100 million customers across local e-commerce, travel and fintech sectors following the acquisition.

The Wall Street Journal - 1d

Trump and Musk Want to Cut Billions From the Budget. It Won’t Be Easy.

Efforts to cut government spending and eliminate waste are dwarfed by the rising costs of the social safety net programs and interest expenses.

The New York Times - 11h

Mega Millions jackpot hits $1 billion ahead of Christmas Eve drawing

The Mega Millions jackpot is estimated to be $1 billion -- which would make it the seventh-largest in the game's history.

ABC News - 12h

'Stressed' Amazon driver abandons 80 packages in Mass. woods during holiday shipping rush

Dozens of Amazon packages were discovered abandoned in the woods of a Massachusetts town mere days before Christmas, but it wasn't the Grinch stealing presents — it was a delivery driver who said ...

NBC News - 13h

Fantasy Football Week 17 Waiver Wire: Bryce Young looks to have another stellar outing vs. Bucs

Here's who you should be targeting heading into Week 17

CBS Sports - 14h

Both sides of Amazon scored big wins this year that should carry over into 2025

A fast-growing advertising business was the icing on the cake in 2024.

CNBC - 15h

Questions Emerge About Data Used by China to Defend Against Doping Allegations

China and the World Anti-Doping Agency say that positive tests for a banned drug among elite Chinese swimmers were a result of unwitting contamination. But the science behind that assertion is not ...

The New York Times - 20h

Did Elon Musk kill a bill blocking investments in China to help Tesla?

Democrats have accused the Tesla CEO of influencing the government-funding bill to his own benefit.

MarketWatch - 21h

Israeli parliament extends state of emergency for another year

Yahoo News - 21h

Russia's economy is set to lose another source of income that Ukraine controls

Yahoo News - 23h

UK mobile users had least reliable experience in G7 in 2024, data shows

Research highlights impact of poor network performance on consumers

Financial Times - 1d

French PM names new government, hoping to avoid another no-confidence vote

Centrist François Bayrou had promised a ‘national interest government’ across the middle political ground but ended up leaning to the conservative right. The French prime minister has announced his ...

The Guardian - 1d

MLB rumors: Rays add former Silver Slugger, Mets eyeing outfield market, Phillies acquire another arm

Here are the latest from baseball's hot stove

CBS Sports - 1d

Anti-vaccine group with ties to RFK Jr. saw another windfall last year, records show

Del Bigtree's Informed Consent Action Network, which advocates against polio, measles, hepatitis and Covid vaccines, brought in $23 million last year, tax records show.

NBC News - 1d

Mega Millions jackpot nears $1 billion for Christmas Eve lottery drawing

A Mega Millions player may win a big jackpot on Christmas Eve. The lottery prize for the December drawing is at an estimated $970 million.

CBS News - 1d

10-year Treasury yield ends at 7-month high to kick off holiday-shortened week

Treasury yields advanced on Monday, with the key 10-year rate approaching 4.6% after data showed U.S. consumer confidence pulled back in December.

MarketWatch - 1d

‘I’ve always been very good with money’: Should I put my wife on the title of my home, investment property and my late father’s house?

“If I die and she sells the properties, would she have to pay a lot of capital-gains taxes, especially on the houses we don’t live in?”