AI shopping could drive $263 billion in holiday sales. Walmart and Target are racing to get in

Consumers are turning to AI chatbots like ChatGPT for gift discovery, reviews and price matching, potentially driving billions in sales this holiday season.
Putin can fund Ukraine war for years to come, ex-official says as Trump’s resolve is tested

Ukraine and its allies are scrambling to keep Trump onside as the U.S. piles pressure on Kyiv to make a peace deal.
Josh Brown says this ETF is a good way to play the broadening out of the market away from the AI trade

Oracle led a pullback in AI stocks Thursday, but an exchange-traded fund tracking the S&P 500 was still flying high, making it an attractive bet for investors.
This airline ETF is breaking out. How to trade it using charts

Jay Woods breaks down the technicals on this airlines ETF.
AI-led tech slide extends into third day as Oracle, Nvidia, fall in premarket trading

AI-related names have made losses since Oracle’s mixed results on Wednesday.
UK economy unexpectedly shrunk before Budget

The U.K. economy unexpectedly contracted in the three months to October, according to official figures released Friday.
Thailand dissolves parliament, heightening political turmoil as Trump seeks to salvage ceasefire with Cambodia

The escalation broke the ceasefire brokered in July by Trump who threatened to halt trade talks with the two countries unless they ended the fight.
Dow futures are higher after notching fresh records: Live updates

Investors on Thursday poured into cyclical stocks that are considered more sensitive to the economy, a day after the Fed cut rates for the third time this year.
Reddit challenges Australia’s under-16 social media ban in High Court filing, says law curbs political speech

Reddit filed a legal challenge seeking to either declare the law invalid, or exclude the platform from the provisions of the law
Broadcom stock reverses lower on a misinterpretation of what the CEO said on the earnings call

Investors were apparently not satisfied with Broadcom CEO Hock Tan’s answer to an important question.