House Democratic leader gets in fiery clash as he defends ACA tax credit extension plan

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Friday rejected as “ridiculous” an accusation that Democrats want to let pivotal Obamacare subsidies lapse in order to deal a political blow to Republicans. “Shame on you,” Jeffries, D-N.Y., said at one point as he pushed back on that notion in a fiery exchange with CNBC’s Becky Quick on … Read more

Eli Lilly hits $1 trillion market value, a first for a health-care company

A sign with the company logo sits outside of the headquarters of Eli Lilly in Indianapolis, Indiana, on March 17, 2024. Scott Olson | Getty Images Eli Lilly reached a $1 trillion market capitalization on Friday, the first health-care company in the world to join the exclusive club dominated by tech firms.  Eli Lilly briefly hit … Read more

Windows Broken Into Become Earrings in One Woman’s Quest to Keep Glass Out of Landfills

Sydney Jones in front of her Odd Commodity stall – credit, oddcommodityshop.com Car break-ins in the Bay Area are down, but not out. From each one of these ugly surprises, local artisan Sydney Jones creates a surprising amount of beauty. Using a kitchen-top kiln, she takes advantage of safety glass’ crystalline structure to quickly turn … Read more

Amazon cut thousands of engineers in its record layoffs, despite saying it needs to innovate faster

The Amazon Puget Sound Headquarters is pictured on Oct. 28, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. Stephen Brashear | Getty Images Amazon‘s 14,000-plus layoffs announced last month touched almost every piece of the company’s sprawling business, from cloud computing and devices to advertising, retail and grocery stores. But one job category bore the brunt of cuts more … Read more

S&P 500 futures point to more selling as Nvidia falls, bitcoin continues rout: Live updates

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 20, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images S&P 500 futures fell on Friday as pressure on Nvidia and other artificial intelligence stocks persisted, as did that on bitcoin, following a massive intraday reversal … Read more

Canadian Burger Joint Gets Cash Apology When Alabama Man Mistook it for His Local Restaurant

Submitted by Darcy Clarke A couple from Nova Scotia was left with their jaws on the floor after they received $40 and an apology letter all the way from Alabama. The letter was penned by a man who searched for his local Bentley’s Burgers and mistakenly found theirs, ordering a doomed pair of burgers for … Read more

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says Kyiv ‘geared up for clear and honest work’ as U.S. pushes for progress on peace plan

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy outside the West Wing of the White House on October 17, 2025, in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images News | Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that Kyiv is “geared up for clear and honest work” to develop a peace plan … Read more

Global investors battle between long- and short-term wins amid Nvidia volatility

Global investors are bracing for a battle between long and short-term wins amid a dramatic sell-off in artificial intelligence-related stocks.  AI darling Nvidia buoyed an otherwise deflated market when it reported strong earnings after the bell on Wednesday, sending its own stock soaring and carrying related names alongside it. However, the rally quickly reversed on Thursday with Nvidia ultimately … Read more