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 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 TikTok signs deal to give U.S. operations to Oracle-led investor group  NPR

Trump's social media venture strikes $6B merger deal with fusion power company  Politico Truth Social Parent to Merge With Nuclear Fusion Firm in $6 Billion Deal  The New York Times How Trump Spun a Social Network Into a Nuclear-Fusion Company  The Wall Street Journal Not a ‘game changer’: What to know about Trump’s nuclear fusion deal  Politico Trump Media announces $6 billion merger with fusion company TAE Technologies; DJT stock soars 33%  CNBC

CPI Cools In A Big Way, Shocking Wall Street (Live)  Investor's Business Daily CNBC Daily Open: Best not to put too much stock in U.S. CPI report for November  CNBC Inflation cooled in November to 2.7%, but economists say to take it with ‘the entire salt shaker’  CNN US says price increases eased last month but data may be distorted and Americans aren't feeling it  AP News November CPI Report Raises Doubts About US Inflation Data  Bloomberg.com

Nike shares fall sharply as weak China sales dent faith in turnaround  Financial Times Nike shares fall 10% as China sales plunge, tariffs hit profits  CNBC Nike’s Struggles Continue, but Turnaround Plan May Be Working  The New York Times Nike (NKE) Surprises Wall Street With Jump in Quarterly Revenue  Bloomberg.com Nike fails to contain margin bleed amid tariffs, turnaround, as shares fall  Reuters

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 jackpot climbs to $1.5 billion after no winner Wednesday  NBC 6 South Florida $1.1 billion Powerball® jackpot up next this Monday  Powerball Lottery hopefuls return to Sacramento store that sold nearly $2M Powerball ticket  KCRA

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 Instacart to pay $60 million to settle FTC claims it deceived customers  CNBC 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