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U.S. car maker wins 2025 sales race with 2.8 million vehicles sold

Car buying patterns in 2025 have been all over the place as consumers and the industry have adjusted to the automotive tariffs that dominated the conversation this year.
While the U.S. eventually got tariff burdens down to 15% for most of its trade partners, for much of the year, importers were paying 25% on autos and auto parts.
While carmakers made it clear that they would not raise prices in response to the tariffs, the threat of increased prices caused consumers to flock to car dealerships.
Ford used incentives and th

Earlier this week, Norway’s Norges Bank Investment Management backed all five of Metaplanet’s bitcoin-focused capital restructuring proposals ahead of the December 22 Extraordinary General Meeting, including plans for share buybacks, dividends, and new preferred share issuance to raise US$150 million from institutional investors.
This support from one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds highlights growing institutional interest in Metaplanet’s bitcoin accumulation model and its unconventional balance sheet plans.
Next, we’ll examine how Norges Bank’s endorsement and Metaplanet’s pu

Trump launches flurry of attention-grabbing moves as polls show his approval slipping

(Bloomberg) -- Bonus checks. New holidays. A return to the moon.
In the span of less than 24 hours, President Donald Trump unveiled a series of initiatives with widespread appeal — with promises of more to come — as he also contends with falling popularity and economic uncertainty.
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Every animal with a brain needs sleep — and even a few without a brain do, too. Humans sleep, birds sleep, whales sleep and even jellyfish sleep.
Sleep is universal “even though it’s actually very risky,” said Paul-Antoine Libourel, a researcher at the Neuroscience Research Center of Lyon in France.
When animals nod off, they're most vulnerable to sneaky predators. But despite the risks, the need for sleep is so strong that no creature can skip it altogether, even when it's highly inconvenient.
Animals that navigate extreme conditions and environments have evolved to sleep in extreme ways —

Chestnut farmers are struggling to produce robust crop yields due to the effects of Earth's warming.
According to Ekathimerini, summer droughts across villages near Mount Pelion in Greece have disrupted chestnut production.
Giorgos Nanos, a professor at the Arboriculture Laboratory of the University of Thessaly's School of Agricultural Sciences, said, "This year is one of the worst for chestnut producers in Pelion," per the publication.
In 2024, Reuters reported that chestnut production in Greece dropped by 90%. It seems the situation has not improved since then. Many people in the area dep

Strive, a Nasdaq-listed firm and the 14th-largest public holder of Bitcoin, is pushing back against MSCI’s plan to remove companies with significant digital-asset exposure from its global indexes.
Key Takeaways:
Strive says MSCI’s plan to exclude crypto-heavy firms would shut investors out of key growth sectors.
JPMorgan warns Strategy could face up to $2.8B in losses under the proposal.
Strive argues BTC-focused firms are vital to AI infrastructure and structured finance, making the cutoff unfair.

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DEA veteran indicted in alleged $12 million scheme tied to Mexican cartel

A former high-level Drug Enforcement Agency agent was indicted on and federal charges of conspiring to traffic drugs and launder millions of dollars for a Mexican cartel.
Paul Campo, who was a DEA agent for nearly 25 years, and his ****** ociate Robert Sensi, are accused in a new indictment unsealed Friday of converting cash into cryptocurrency to buy 220 kilograms of cocaine, worth $5 million, and launder $750,000 in proceeds from drug sales for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, or CJNG. The State Department design

Strategy won’t be forced to sell Bitcoin if stock drops, Bitwise CIO says

Strategy has $1.4 billion in cash, no debt due until 2027, and Bitcoin's price is above the company’s cost basis, making a sale unlikely, argues Matt Hougan.
Strategy (MSTR) won’t be forced to sell Bitcoin to stay afloat if its share price drops, and those who say otherwise are “just flat wrong,” says Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan.
“There is nothing about MSTR’s price dropping below NAV [net ******* et value] that will force it to sell,” Hougan argued in a note on Tuesday, pointing to chairman Michael

Bill Gates sounds alarm about 'significant reversal in child deaths'

“It doesn’t have to be like this.” That’s how Bill Gates, chair of the Gates Foundation, opens the 2025 Goalkeepers Report, “We Can’t Stop at Almost.” The Microsoft cofounder sees a turning point after decades of progress in reducing childhood mortality. “The death of a child is always a tragedy,” he continues. “But there’s something especially devastating about a child dying of a disease we know how to prevent.”
For the first time this century, the report finds, the number of children dying before their fifth birthday is

President Donald Trump announced a major reset of federal fuel economy standards on Wednesday, rolling back Biden-era regulations that would have pushed automakers toward electric vehicles.
The move will save American families an average of $1,000 per new car purchase, the White House said. The policy reversal represents Trump’s latest effort to combat what he calls “hidden cost-of-living increases” from the previous administration. His reset of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards marks a significant victory for traditional automakers struggling to meet aggressive EV targets.
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Bitcoin treasury firm Twenty One Capital, Inc. has received shareholder approval for its business combination with Cantor Equity Partners (CEP), with CEP shareholders voting in favor of the proposed merger and all related proposals.
The transaction is expected to close around December 8, pending completion of closing conditions outlined in regulatory filings with the SEC. Upon completion of the business combination and ***** ociated PIPE financing, the merged entity will operate under the Twenty One Capital name.
The company's Class A common stock is anticipated to begin trading on the New Y

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The Trump administration is proposing new fuel economy standards for vehicles that would roll back efficiency rules implemented under former President Biden.
Under the Transportation Department proposal, which was unveiled at a White House event on Wednesday, automakers would need to meet less stringent vehicle mileage requirements.
Federal fuel economy rules are overseen by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under what's known as the CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) Standards. Enacted by Congress in 1975, th

Alongside Walmart and Dollar Tree, value-oriented chain Dollar General just posted one of its strongest quarters in years. And just as with those other retailers, the results point to a consumer economy under significant strain.
The discount giant on Thursday reported almost 5% sales growth to almost $11 billion, with same-store sales up 2.5%. This kind of trade-down activity, which sees shoppers moving from middle-of-the-price-point chains to more value-oriented stores, is often ****** ociated with economic downturns.
In other words, Dollar General's quarter shows that Americans are still b

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“Rich Dad Poor Dad” author Robert Kiyosaki has surprised followers by dumping his Bitcoin holdings for real estate cash flow businesses.
Kiyosaki said on Nov. 21 on X that he sold $2.25 million worth of Bitcoin at about $90,000 per coin. He had purchased those coins at about $6,000 per coin, he said. The sale came amid a market crash that has seen Bitcoin tank nearly 40% from its price record of $126,000 to, at one point, trade just above $80,000 in a matter of weeks.
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Shopify experienced an outage as online shoppers hunted for deals on Cyber Monday.
The online shopping platform said just before 10 a.m. EST on Dec. 1 that it was investigating after some of its merchants reported issues accessing point of sale and admin systems.
"We're aware of an issue with Admins impacting selected stores, and are working to resolve it," Shopify said in a post on X, adding that real-time updates would be available on its status website.
According to the outage tracking website Downdetector, more than 4,000 users reported issues using Shopify as of 11 a.m. EST.
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The crypto market opened December with the kind of sharp reversal investors had hoped was behind them, as Bitcoin (BTC-USD) fell as much as 6% to below $86,000 in early Asia trading and pulled Ether and Solana into deeper losses. The move lands just weeks after roughly $19 billion in levered bets were wiped out in early October, a shock that hit days after Bitcoin touched its record high of $126,251. Even after shedding 16.7% in November, Bitcoin briefly reclaimed levels above $90,000 last week, but traders now say the rebound could be fading. Sean Mc

The image of a paleontologist meticulously brushing away dirt to reveal ancient bones might evoke mental pictures of a bygone era. However, even in the 21st century, our planet continues to surprise us with extraordinary glimpses into its prehistoric past. From remarkably preserved mammoths frozen in time to colossal dinosaur footprints forever etched in stone, these discoveries challenge our understanding of ancient life and spark our imaginations.
Prehistoric discoveries aren't confined to dusty museum exhibits and textbooks; they are happening right now, pushing the boundaries of what we t

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SEOUL, Dec 1 (Reuters) - South Korea's exports rose in November for a sixth consecutive month, beating market expectations, as chip sales hit a record on strong technology demand while autos also ‌jumped after a U.S. trade deal.
Exports from Asia's fourth-largest economy, a bellwether for global ‌trade, rose 8.4% from the same month a year earlier to $61.04 billion, trade data showed on Monday, stronger than a median 5.7% increase tipped in a Reuters poll of economists.
That was also faster than a 3.5% rise ⁠in October.
Semiconductor exports rose 38.5%‌ to a record monthly high of $17.26 bi

MicroStrategy CEO Phong Le has, for the first time, acknowledged that the company could sell its 649,870 BTC holdings under specific crisis conditions.
This marks a significant shift from Chairman Michael Saylor's long-standing "never sell" philosophy and signals a new chapter for the world's largest corporate Bitcoin holder.
MicroStrategy has confirmed a scenario almost no one thought possible: the potential to sell Bitcoin, its core treasury ******* et. Speaking on What Bitcoin Did, CEO Phong Le outlined the precise trigger that would force a Bitcoin sale:
First, the company’s stock must

Black Friday retail sales soared this week with billions of dollars spent despite a jittery economy, prompting President Donald Trump to celebrate the “Trump ******* p.”
Savvy shoppers in the U.S. spent a record $11.8 billion online on the year’s biggest shopping day, jumping up 9.1 percent from 2024, according to Adobe ******* ytics, which tracks e-commerce sales.
U.S. shoppers also spent more in the days leading up to Black Friday, with a record-setting $6.4 billion on Thanksgiving, up from $6.1 billion in 2024.
Top areas that saw an uptick in sales include video games and consoles, elect

Hondurans vote in election shadowed by Trump aid threats

Hondurans are casting their ballots in a general election that is being dominated by threats from US President Donald Trump.
There are five presidential candidates on the bill, but the poll is essentially being seen as a three-way race between former defence minister Rixi Moncada of the leftist Libre party, TV host Salvador Nasralla from the centrist Liberals, and businessman Nasry "Tito" Asfura, of the right-wing National Party.
Trump has thrown his support behind Asfura and threatened to cut financial aid to the Central American n

US retail sales on Black Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year, climbed 4.1% compared with last year, according to data released Saturday by Mastercard SpendingPulse. Online shoppers alone spent $11.8 billion, up 9.1% from 2024, according to data collection platform Adobe **** ytics.
But those gains don’t account for higher prices due to inflation, so actual spending could be flat.
“We have 3% inflation, so maybe (the 4.1% increase in spending) is a real increase of just 1% or so, which is not that much of an increase,” Rick Newman, who writes The Pinpoint Press, a newsletter on the U

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It's just about the most wonderful time of the year. If you're like me, you spent Thanksgiving stuffing your face with enough turkey, gravy, and sides to fill a small swimming pool and, after a brief nap, started looking for the best Black Friday tech deals to score some savings on this year's holiday gifts.
But Black Friday is no longer as simple as rushing into a big box store and trampling your neighbor to grab the last big-screen TV on sale.
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Scouts 'surprised and deeply saddened' by Hegseth's proposal to cut ties

Scouting America responded on Tuesday to a reported memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seeking to cut ties with the organization, saying it was “surprised and disappointed” by the potential policy change, as the military has given its support to the Scouts since 1937.
“The Scouting movement has had a strong relationship with our nation’s military going back more than a century,” according to the group. “From the tremendous support of the West Virginia National Guard at our National Jamborees to Scout troops that

Tesla's (TSLA) Europe woes are only getting worse.
According to the European Automobile Manufacturers' **** ociation (ACEA), Tesla electric vehicle registrations (a proxy for sales) in Europe fell to just 6,964 units in October, a 48.5% drop compared to a year ago. Meanwhile, total EV registrations in the region, which includes the UK and the European Free Trade **** ociation, rose 32.9% in October, with overall registrations regardless of powertrain up 4.9%.
October's total marks the 10th straight month of declining Tesla sales in Europe. Meanwhile, the overall market share of EVs in the br

DOJ says Kristi Noem made decision to deport men to El Salvador despite judge's order

The Justice Department acknowledged Tuesday that it was Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem who decided to proceed with the deportation of 100 Venezuelan men to a notorious prison in El Salvador despite a judge’s order to keep them in U.S. custody.
The disclosure came in response to demands by U.S. District Judge James Boasberg that the administration identify the officials involved in authorizing an unprecedented deportation operation in March that sent the men to a prison known for abusive treatment

Nov. 26 (UPI) -- On this date in history:
In 1789, U.S. President George Washington declared Nov. 26, 1789, to be Thanksgiving Day. It was the first U.S. holiday by presidential proclamation.
In 1922, in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, British archaeologists Howard Carter and George Carnarvon became the first humans to enter King Tutankhamen's treasure-laden tomb in more than 3,000 years.
In 1941, U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull submitted U.S. proposals to ******* anese peace envoys in Washington.
In 1948, the first commercial Polaroid camera was sold. The inventor of the device and foun

Indiana lawmakers will meet over redistricting after state Senate reverses course

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The Indiana General ***** embly will meet in December to talk about redistricting after all, despite initial resistance from the state Senate.
Minutes after House Speaker Todd Huston announced plans to still meet on Dec. 1, Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray reversed course from his prior stance and announced the Senate will convene a week later, on Dec. 8, to vote on whatever redistricting proposal the House sends them.
Just a week earlier, President Do