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- AI was behind over 50,000 layoffs in 2025 — here are the top firms to cite it for job cuts - Some of the world's biggest tech companies cited AI as part of their layoff and restructuring strategy in 2025.
- Epstein files: A number of documents, including Trump photo, reportedly removed from DOJ release site - A missing photo shows a desk displaying a large assortment of framed pictures and other items. Among them is a picture showing President Donald Trump's face.
- Here are 5 key events that drove the stock market last week - Stocks finished higher Friday, lifted by the volatile artificial intelligence trade, leading the market to the upside for the week.
- What the Christmas movie ‘Elf’ can teach us about today's cost of living - To live like the New York-based family in the movie "Elf" today, it would take millions. Here are the biggest financial lessons from the film.
- How Build-A-Bear went from a penny stock to a retail winner - Build-A-Bear Workshop's business plummeted during the pandemic, but under CEO Sharon Price John, the company has undergone a significant turnaround.
- Roomba's bankruptcy may wreck a lot more than one robot vacuum maker - Roomba's bankruptcy should serve as a warning sign to many small companies that big tech may not be able to come to the rescue, say M&A experts.
- Abel takes over for Buffett in less than two weeks. Wall Street has some advice for new Berkshire CEO - With Warren Buffett's planned departure as Berkshire Hathaway's CEO less than two weeks away, some on Wall Street have advice for incoming CEO Greg Abel.
- Lucid's big SUV arrives with high expectations, and big risks - Lucid Motors says its Gravity SUV will sell far better than its Air sedan. But Lucid is losing money, and the rollout has been challenging.
- Google was at risk of losing its dominance — until it promoted this AI executive - Josh Woodward, a 16-year Google veteran, is tasked with running the Gemini app and going head-to-head with OpenAI in the booming generative AI market.
- Nine of the largest pharma companies ink deals with Trump to lower drug prices - President Donald Trump has pushed to lower drug prices for Americans, which are on average nearly three times higher than overseas.