Exclusive: EU Commissioner defends scrapping diesel and petrol car ban  Euronews.com Carmakers sour on EU’s ‘disastrous’ petrol engine rule changes  Financial Times Europe's auto industry future may be electric even after EU climbdown  Reuters Europe May Roll Back Combustion Engine Ban  The New York Times The Guardian view on another green U-turn in Brussels: going slow on car-industry targets is a road to nowhere  The Guardian

Micron forecasts surging revenue as computer memory demand for AI remains high  CNBC Micron stock pops 10% as AI memory demand soars: 'We are more than sold out'  CNBC Micron forecasts blowout earnings on booming AI market, shares rise  Yahoo Finance Micron just had its Nvidia moment. What comes next for the stock?  MarketWatch Micron Logs Sales Jump, Sees Further Growth as AI Demand Outpaces Supply  The Wall Street Journal

Quirky Inflation Report Leaves Treasury Yields Steady  The Wall Street Journal 10-year Treasury yield slides after much lighter November inflation than expected  CNBC Equities fall with US Treasury yields after data, oil sinks  Reuters Dollar Edges Up, CPI Awaited  TradingView — Track All Markets U.S. Treasury Yields Decline. CPI Data Unlikely to Be a Game Changer.  Barron's

Washington’s biggest polluter ordered to keep burning coal by Trump administration  KUOW Trump's Energy Department coal plant order in Washington sparks state officials' outrage  KOMO TransAlta Gets Energy Department Order to Keep Washington Coal-Fired Plant in Operation for 90 Days  The Wall Street Journal DOE orders WA coal plant to continue operating despite state ban  The Seattle Times Trump Administration orders last coal power plant in WA to remain open  The Spokesman-Review

Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Launches First-Ever National Advanced Air Mobility Strategy to Unlock the Future of Flight  Department of Transportation (.gov) The Electric: The First Flying Electric Taxis Next Year Are Likely to Act More Like Planes Than Helicopters  The Information Archer Moves to Launch Air Taxi Trials In U.S. Cities Under White House Executive Order as DOT Unveils National AAM Strategy  Yahoo Finance Joby: U.S. Government’s Advanced Air Mobility Plan is Pivotal Step Toward Commercial Launch  Joby Aviation U.S. Plans for Autonomous AAM Flight by 2035  AVweb

U.S. FDA Approval of RYBREVANT FASPRO™ (amivantamab and hyaluronidase-lpuj) Enables the Simplest, Shortest Administration Time for a First-Line Combination Regimen when combined with LAZCLUZE® (lazertinib)  Johnson & JohnsonView Full Coverage on Google News

Next Fed Chair in ‘No-Win Scenario’ as Selection Process Draws to a Close  The New York Times Trump Praises Waller and Bowman, Says Fed Pick Coming in Weeks  Bloomberg.com Finalists for top Fed job want to cut rates, but diverge from there  Reuters Exclusive | Trump Set to Interview Fed’s Christopher Waller for Chair  The Wall Street Journal Trump officials privately raise doubts about Hassett for Fed chair  Politico

American Airlines sets the stage for summer with 15 new routes  American Airlines Newsroom LIVE at 10AM: Lincoln Airport Authority to make special announcement  KOLN | Nebraska Local News, Weather, Sports | Lincoln, NE American Airlines adds 7 new flights from Phoenix in summer 2026  AZ Family American Airlines is adding two routes at DFW Airport. Here’s where it will fly  Dallas News Lincoln Airport adds American Airlines flights to three new destinations  KLKN-TV

PJM Auction Procures 134,479 MW of Generation Resources  PJM Inside Lines PJM capacity prices hit record high as grid operator falls short of reliability target  Utility Dive Costs on Key US Grid Hit New Record, Testing Affordability  Bloomberg.com Prices in biggest US power grid auction hit new record, signaling higher utility bills ahead  Reuters Biggest US Power Auction Set to Deepen Affordability Concerns  Yahoo Finance

Law firms Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader set to merge in record $3.6bn deal  Financial Times Cadwalader to Merge With Hogan Lovells, Creating Powerhouse (1)  Bloomberg Law News Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader plan merger to create law firm with $3.6 bln in revenue  Reuters $3.6B Hogan Lovells, Cadwalader Deal To Form Top 5 Firm  Law360 Cadwalader, Hogan Lovells Intend to Create $3.6B Merged Firm  Law.com

Bank of Japan Set to Hike Rates to 30-Year High Friday. Why That’s Bad for the US.  Barron's Asia-Pacific markets rise as investors await Bank of Japan decision  CNBC Bank of Japan set to raise interest rates to 30-year high  Reuters USD/JPY Forecast: What’s Next for the Yen After the BOJ Decision?  FOREX.com Why Investors Are Worried About Japan’s Bond Market  Bloomberg.com

Apple announces changes to iOS in Japan  Apple Apple Makes Changes to iOS Software in Face of Stricter Japanese Rules  Bloomberg.com Apple opens iPhone to alternative app stores in Japan  Reuters Complying with Japan’s Mobile Software Competition Act  blog.google Apple opens up its App Store to competition in Japan  Yahoo Finance

Founder of bankrupt Irving-based subprime auto lender Tricolor charged with fraud  NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth Executives at subprime auto lender Tricolor face fraud charges following bankruptcy  CNN Tricolor’s Excel Guy Failed to Fix All Numbers in Alleged Fraud  Bloomberg.com Former executives of bankrupt used car dealer Tricolor indicted  NBC News Subprime auto lender CEO arrested on federal fraud charges, faces up to life in prison  Dallas News

North Korea stole billions in crypto in 2025, new research says  NBC News 2025 Crypto Theft Reaches $3.4 Billion  Chainalysis North Korea just had its biggest year ever stealing cryptocurrency  Yahoo Finance Most Influential: The Lazarus Group  CoinDesk North Korea-Linked Hackers Steal $2.02 Billion in 2025, Leading Global Crypto Theft  The Hacker News

PADCEV™ Plus Keytruda® Significantly Improves Survival for Patients with Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Regardless of Cisplatin Eligibility  PfizerView Full Coverage on Google News

Salvation Army's holiday donation drive is struggling, officials say  CBS News Ringing the bell with gratitude and purpose  Concord Monitor Red Kettle Campaign in final days  Spectrum News Red Kettle donations down, Salvation Army Savannah Corps needs help  WTOC Struggling Chambersburg Salvation Army seeks help to meet $133K holiday goal  fox43.com

Trump's rush to build nuclear reactors across the U.S. raises safety worries  NPRView Full Coverage on Google News

Evaluating chain-of-thought monitorability  OpenAI Why Monitoring AI Chain-of-Thought Improves Model Reliability: Insights from OpenAI  Blockchain News OpenAI Releases Advanced Framework for Measuring Chain-of-Thought (CoT) Monitorability in AI Models  Blockchain News Chain-of-Thought Monitorability in AI: OpenAI Introduces New Evaluation Framework for Transparent Reasoning  Blockchain News Evaluating Chain-of-Thought Monitorability in AI: OpenAI's New Framework for Enhanced Model Transparency and Safety  Blockchain News

Tesla faces 30-day car sale ban for misleading use of 'Autopilot' branding, California DMV warns  ABC7 Los Angeles California threatens Tesla with sale suspension over marketing practices  Al Jazeera California Judge Finds Tesla's Autopilot Marketing Misleading, DMV Sets Compliance Deadline  Nasdaq California regulator puts on hold an order to suspend Tesla sales  The Guardian Tesla Stock Is Diving. It Isn’t Because of California.  Barron's

Insmed Provides Clinical and Business Update  Insmed Incorporated Investor Relations Cracking its growth story, Insmed’s nasal inflammation study fails  statnews.com INSM Stock Plummets on Sinus Study Failure, Adds New Pipeline Asset  Yahoo Finance High-flying Insmed stumbles with rhinosinusitis trial failure for Brinsupri  Fierce Pharma Insmed shares slide after DPP1 inhibitor falls short in rhinosinusitis study  FirstWord Pharma