TikTok owner agrees to sell US business  BBC TikTok has signed the deal to spin off its US entity with American investor group  CNN China's ByteDance signs deal to form joint venture to operate TikTok US app  Reuters TikTok Says It Signed Agreements to Create New US Joint Venture  Bloomberg.com TikTok Signs Agreements With Investors in Step Toward Avoiding a U.S. Ban  The New York Times

Trump Media bets on fusion energy with $6 billion TAE deal  Reuters Trump Media announces $6 billion merger with fusion company TAE Technologies; DJT stock soars 33%  CNBC How Trump Spun a Social Network Into a Nuclear-Fusion Company  The Wall Street Journal Trump Media announces $6 billion merger with nuclear fusion company  ABC News Why Trump’s social media company is merging with a fusion power firm  The Washington Post

Delayed inflation data shows price pressures easing, in boost to Trump  Politico Inflation cooled in November to 2.7%, but economists say to take it with ‘the entire salt shaker’  CNN CNBC Daily Open: Best not to put too much stock in U.S. CPI report for November  CNBC November CPI Report Raises Doubts About US Inflation Data  Bloomberg.com Consumer prices rose in November. See which of your grocery items went up  WLWT

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 Powerball winning numbers for Dec. 17, as jackpot pushes $1.5 billion  CourierPostOnline.com $1.1 billion Powerball® jackpot up next this Monday  Powerball Did anyone win Powerball last night, Dec. 17? Latest winning numbers  Greenville Online

Instacart to Pay $60 Million in Consumer Refunds to Settle FTC Lawsuit Over Allegations it Engaged in Deceptive Tactics  Federal Trade Commission (.gov) Instacart to pay $60 million in refunds after feds allege it deceived customers  CBS News Exclusive: FTC probes Instacart's AI pricing tool, source says; shares drop  Reuters Why you might pay more than your neighbor for the same exact grocery item  Click2Houston Instacart to pay $60 million to settle FTC claims it deceived customers  CNBC

Michigan regulators sign off on DTE agreement for massive data center  Detroit Free Press ‘Uniquely evil’: Michigan residents fight against huge data center backed by top tycoons  The Guardian Michigan’s largest AI data center can move ahead after DTE wins key approval  MLive.com Massive AI data center near Ann Arbor approved for 19-year power deal  Crain's Detroit Business More than 100 rally against data centers at Michigan Capitol  Lansing State Journal