TikTok owner agrees to sell US business  BBC TikTok has signed the deal to spin off its US entity with American investor group  CNN TikTok Signs Agreements With Investors in Step Toward Avoiding a U.S. Ban  The New York Times Scoop: TikTok signs deal for sale of U.S. unit after yearslong saga  Axios TikTok signs deal to give U.S. operations to Oracle-led investor group  NPR

Delayed inflation data shows price pressures easing, in boost to Trump  Politico Trust these numbers? Economists see a lot of flaws in delayed CPI report showing downward inflation  CNBC CPI Report With Shutdown Voids Raises Doubts About US Inflation Data  Bloomberg.com US says price increases eased last month but data may be distorted and Americans aren't feeling it  AP News Consumer prices rose in November. See which of your grocery items went up  WCVB

Trump Media is merging with a Google-backed fusion energy company in a deal worth $6 billion  Engadget Truth Social Parent to Merge With Nuclear Fusion Firm in $6 Billion Deal  The New York Times DJT Stock Rises More Than 40%, Biggest Gain Since January 2024  The Wall Street Journal Not a ‘game changer’: What to know about Trump’s nuclear fusion deal  Politico Why Trump’s social media company is merging with a fusion power firm  The Washington Post

Why the $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot is the latest in a growing list of stratospheric lottery payouts  ABC News Powerball numbers for Wednesday, December 17, 2025: No jackpot winner  Detroit Free Press Lottery hopefuls return to Sacramento store that sold nearly $2M Powerball ticket  KCRA Three New York stores sell $1 million Powerball tickets as jackpot grows to $1.5B  Syracuse.com Powerball jackpot jumps to about $1.5 billion, the seventh highest in U.S. history  Los Angeles Times

Monetary policy statement (with Q&A)  European Central Bank European markets close higher following central bank bonanza  CNBC ECB upgrades growth outlook, closing door to more cuts  Reuters ECB Holds Rates With Growth Firmer and Inflation Near Target  Bloomberg.com Monetary policy decisions  European Central Bank

Deepening our collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy  OpenAI NVIDIA, US Government to Boost AI Infrastructure and R&D Investments Through Landmark Genesis Mission  NVIDIA Blog DOE Partner on Genesis: AI for Science  Google DeepMind Amazon, Google, Microsoft partner with US Energy Department to drive innovations through 'Genesis Mission'  Seeking Alpha Microsoft, Google Among 24 Firms Joining US AI ‘Genesis Mission’  Bloomberg.com