‘Appetizer economy’: Food inflation is on restaurant table as diners go smaller with menu choices

Spending on restaurant appetizers is booming during this period of food inflation as consumers find creative ways to cut back even as they continue to dine out.
How Goldman Sachs sees the next year playing out for stocks

A new year is around the corner, and Goldman Sachs expects the stock market to stay strong.
Homeowners are losing thousands in equity thanks to weakening prices

Weaker prices mean homeowners are starting to lose equity after several years of huge gains.
Epstein files: Trump, Clinton, Bill Gates, Steve Bannon, others in newly released photos

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released the photos to pressure the Trump administration to release files about Jeffrey Epstein.
Jim Cramer’s top 10 things to watch in the stock market Friday

Investors continue their rotation out of tech and into value areas of the market as the Dow heads for a higher open while the Nasdaq lags.
Here are Friday’s biggest analyst calls: Broadcom, Citigroup, Costco, Micron Technology, Amazon, Disney, Boeing & more

Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Friday.
For investors all-in on Magnificent 7-led market, ‘equal weight’ is trending as stock call for 2026

With the S&P 500 Index concentrated in a handful of tech stocks, the equal-weight market approach is getting more attention in portfolio planning for 2026.
Fed’s Goolsbee says he’s uncomfortable front-loading too many rate cuts

Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee spoke Friday morning on CNBC.
Torrential rains unleash widespread flooding, evacuations in Pacific Northwest

Heavy rains drenching the Pacific Northwest triggered flooding on Thursday, closing dozens of roads and prompting evacuations of thousands of people.
JPMorgan upgrades Citigroup as profitability improves

JPMorgan’s new price target implies that shares of Citigroup could rise 11% from here.